Stefan Stanchev
Bulgarian footballer
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Stefan Stanchev (Bulgarian: Стефан Станчев; born 26 April 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rodopa Smolyan.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stefan Nikolaev Stanchev | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Smolyan, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
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| Team information | |||
Current team | Rodopa Smolyan | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Levski Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Levski Sofia | 19 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | Botev Plovdiv | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | Minyor Pernik | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2021 | Cherno More | 151 | (2) |
| 2021– | Rodopa Smolyan | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2020 | |||
Career
Levski Sofia
Stanchev comes directly from Levski Sofia's youth academy. After the establishment of the second team of Levski, he became a part of the new-formed PFC Levski Sofia B. During the first season of the Doubles League, Levski became a champion.
Stanchev made his official debut for Levski's senior team on the 13 June 2009 in a match against Pirin Blagoevgrad. The result of the match was 1-1.
On 7 January 2010, Stanchev started training with Levski again. On 20 March 2010, he was in the starting line-up for Levski and played the full 90 minutes, earning praise for his performance in the 3–0 home win against Slavia Sofia. On 27 March 2010, he played in his first Eternal Derby against CSKA Sofia, but was withdrawn in the 39th minute after sustaining an injury.[2]
Pirin loan
On 2 August 2009, Stanchev was loaned out for one year to Pirin Blagoevgrad together with his team-mate Ivan Tsachev. However, after half a season, Stanchev returned to Levski. For Pirin, he made 10 appearances, playing in the A PFG.
Botev Plovdiv
On 28 June 2012, he signed a contract with Botev Plovdiv for 1 years plus an option for a year's extension. His first appearance in an official match came on 11 August 2012, in the 3–0 home win over Slavia Sofia. Stanchev had difficulties securing a starting spot for himself. In January he was released.
Cherno More Varna
On 5 June 2013, Stanchev signed with Cherno More Varna.[3]
Career stats
As of 15 December 2018[update]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2009–10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| Minyor Pernik | 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| Cherno More | 2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 158 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 176 | 1 | |
Honours
Club
- Levski Sofia
- Cherno More