Filip Kolev
Bulgarian footballer
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Filip Kolev (Bulgarian: Филип Колев; born 29 January 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maritsa Plovdiv.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Filip Plamenov Kolev | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Spartak Varna | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Spartak Plovdiv | 19 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | Inter Leipzig | 23 | (13) |
| 2022 | Yantra Gabrovo | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv II | 15 | (7) |
| 2023 | Spartak Pleven | 7 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Asenovets | 26 | (7) |
| 2024–2025 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 23 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Bulgaria U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bulgaria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:19, 8 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Kolev began his career in the local Lokomotiv Plovdiv academy.[1] In the summer of 2017 he was called for the summer camp of the team for the first time.[2] He left the club in 2019 and later joined Spartak Varna. In October 2020 he returned to his local city to join Spartak Plovdiv.[3] On 15 February 2022 he joined Yantra Gabrovo, returning in Bulgaria after a season spent with the German NOFV-Oberliga Süd team Inter Leipzig.[4] He briefly returned to Lokomotiv, but this time for the second team. He spent a half season in Loko II, before leaving for Spartak Pleven in January 2023.[5] On 5 June 2023 he left Spartak Pleven.[6]
In June 2025, he was released from Maritsa.[7]
International career
In April 2019 Kolev received his first call up for Bulgaria U18 team for two friendly matches.[8][9]