Aleksandar Aleksandrov (footballer, born April 1986)

Aleksandar Aleksandrov

Personal information
Full name	Aleksandar Dragomirov Aleksandrov
Date of birth	13 April 1986
Place of birth	Shumen, Bulgaria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Levski Sofia
Number	5
Youth career
	Volov Shumen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2005	Chernomorets Burgas	27	(0)
2005–2013	Cherno More	217	(5)
2014–2015	Ludogorets Razgrad	24	(0)
2015	Ludogorets Razgrad II	3	(0)
2016–	Levski Sofia	5	(0)
National team^‡
2006–2007	Bulgaria U21	6	(1)
2013–	Bulgaria	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:12, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Aleksandar Dragomirov Aleksandrov (Bulgarian: Александър Драгомиров Александров; born 13 April 1986 in Shumen) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Levski Sofia.^[1]

Career

Aleksandrov's first club was Volov Shumen. In June 2003, while he was 17 years old, Aleksandrov signed with Chernomorets Burgas and made his debut in the A Group. In the summer of 2005, due to the big financial crisis at the club, he was released and several weeks later he accepted the offer from Cherno More Varna.

Cherno More

Aleksandrov made his league debut for Cherno More on 17 September 2005, appearing as a substitute in a 4–0 home win against Belasitsa Petrich. On 29 April 2006, he scored his first goal and the winner in Cherno More's away game at Pirin Blagoevgrad, a 1–0 win. In his first season playing for Cherno More, he made 21 appearances in the A PFG.

His second goal for the club came in a 2–1 win over Chernomorets Burgas on 20 October 2007, his first goal at Cherno More's Ticha stadium.

On 1 November 2008, Aleksandrov scored Cherno More's second goal in their 3–0 victory over Sliven 2000. On 29 November, he scored his second goal of the 2008–09 season in a 4–0 home win against Minyor Pernik.

On 5 April 2011, Aleksandrov was sent off against CSKA Sofia in a 2–0 defeat of the Bulgarian Cup, his first red card in a Cherno More shirt. Two weeks later, he signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Cherno More until 2013.^[2]

Ludogorets Razgrad

Aleksandrov signed with Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad in January 2014^[3] and made his first A Group appearance for the team on 30 March 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–1 home draw against Botev Plovdiv.^[4]

International career

Between 2006 and 2008 Aleksandrov played for the Bulgaria national under-21 football team. In March, 2008, the Bulgarian national coach Plamen Markov called Aleksandar in the Bulgaria national football team for the friendly match with Finland. Lyuboslav Penev gave him his debut on 30 May 2013 in an away friendly against Japan when Aleksandar came on as a substitute for the injured Iliya Milanov. On 7 February 2015, he played the full 90 minutes of the 0:0 draw with Romania in a non-official friendly match.^[5] On 28 March 2015, he was a starter and remained on the pitch over the course of the entire match in the 2:2 tie with Italy in a Euro 2016 qualifier, which marked new manager Ivaylo Petev's official debut.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2015

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chernomorets Burgas	2003–04	13	0	0	0	–	–	13	0
	2004–05	14	0	1	0	–	–	15	0
	Total	27	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
Cherno More	2005–06	21	1	2	0	–	–	23	1
	2006–07	26	0	2	0	–	–	28	0
	2007–08	27	1	4	0	1	0	33	1
	2008–09	20	2	1	0	5	0	26	2
	2009–10	23	0	3	0	4	0	30	0
	2010–11	23	0	3	0	–	–	27	0
	2011–12	29	1	1	0	–	–	30	1
	2012–13	30	0	2	0	–	–	32	0
	2013–14	18	0	2	0	–	–	20	0
	Total	217	5	20	0	10	0	247	5
Ludogorets Razgrad	2013–14	8	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
	2014–15	13	0	3	0	5	0	21	0
	2015–16	3	0	1	0	2	0	6	0
	Total	24	0	6	0	7	0	37	0
Career totals		268	5	27	0	17	0	312	5

Honours

Club

Ludogorets

• Bulgarian A Group (2): 2013–14, 2014–15
• Bulgarian Cup. (1): 2013–14
• Bulgarian Supercup (1): 2014

References

1. "Stats Centre: Aleksandr Aleksandrov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
2. "Александър Александров преподписа" (in Bulgarian). ole-bg.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
3. "Александров: на Лудогорец не се отказва, имаше варианти и за чужбина" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
4. "Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Botev Plovdiv". flashscore.com. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
5. "Romania vs. Bulgaria 0:0". flashscore.com. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
6. "Bulgaria vs. Italy MatchCast". topsport.bg. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

External links

• Player Profile at National-Football-Teams
• Profile at LevskiSofia.info