Vasil Dobrev (footballer)
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 Dobrev while playing for Fratria in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasil Nikolaev Dobrev | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Burgas, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Volov Shumen | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Chernomorets Burgas | ||
| 2014–2016 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Septemvri Sofia | 58 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Pirin Razlog (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Arda Kardzhali (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Spartak Varna (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | Slavia Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Botev Vratsa | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Septemvri Tervel | 11 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Fratria Varna | 51 | (2) |
| 2025– | Volov Shumen | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Bulgaria U19 | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bulgaria U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:48, 25 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2019 | |||
Vasil Dobrev (Bulgarian: Васил Добрев; born 5 January 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Volov Shumen.[2]
Dobrev made his debut for the team on 16 October 2016 in league match against Vitosha Bistritsa.[3] He completed his professional debut in the First League on 27 August 2017 in a 4:1 win over Cherno More.[4]
On 10 September 2019 he signed for Spartak Varna, on loan from Septemvri until end of the season. [5] He later joined Slavia Sofia, before joining Botev Vratsa in August 2020.[6] In December he was released from the club.[7]
Dobrev decided to focus on his study in Medical University of Varna. On 5 October 2022, after almost 2 years break, he joined the Third League team of Septemvri Tervel.[8] In July 2023 he moved to the ambiciuos team Fratria Varna in Third League.[9] He became a starting regular and helped his team to promote to Second League. At the start of 2024–25 season, and after Denys Vasin retirement, he was named as the new captain of the team.[10] On 20 June 2025 he left Fratria to join Volov Shumen in Third League.[11]
International career
Youth levels
Dobrev was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[12] Playing in all three matches, Bulgaria qualified for the knockout phase.[13]
