Stanislav Shopov
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 Shopov in 2022 with CSKA Sofia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanislav Tihomirov Shopov | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Osijek | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2018 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Botev Plovdiv | 39 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Heerenveen | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | CSKA Sofia | 85 | (10) |
| 2024 | CSKA Sofia II | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Osijek | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Bulgaria U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Bulgaria U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Bulgaria U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Bulgaria U21 | 19 | (2) |
| 2023– | Bulgaria | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:01, 27 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:02, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Stanislav Tihomirov Shopov (Bulgarian: Станислав Тихомиров Шопов; born 23 February 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for HNL club Osijek.
Club
Shopov began his youth career at Botev Plovdiv, at age seven.[1] On 10 May 2018, Shopov signed his first professional contract with the club.[2] He made his first-team debut on 15 May 2018 in a 2–0 win over Vereya Stara Zagora, coming on as a substitute in the latter minutes of the game.[3]
On 6 October 2020, Shopov signed a two-year contract with the option of another season with Dutch Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.[4][1]
In June 2022, Shopov joined CSKA Sofia.[5]
International
In March 2023, Shopov was called up to the Bulgaria national team as a replacement for the injured Dominik Yankov, becoming part of the squad for the Euro 2026 qualifiers against Montenegro and Hungary.[6] He earned his first cap on 27 March 2023, in the 0:3 away loss against the latter, coming on as a late second half substitute for Ilia Gruev.[7]
