Aleksandar Kolev

Aleksandar Kolev
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Lyubomirov Kolev
Date of birth (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Geel
Youth career
0000–2007 Levski Sofia
2007–2010 Dessel Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2013 Dessel Sport 63 (5)
2013–2014 Geel 31 (7)
2014–2015 Botev Plovdiv 29 (3)
2016– Geel 0 (0)
National team‡
2012–2015 Bulgaria U21 10 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2014

Aleksandar Kolev (Bulgarian: Александър Колев; born 8 December 1992) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Belgian side Geel.[1]

Career

Early career

Born in Plovdiv, Kolev began his career in the Levski Sofia youth academy. He moved to Belgium with his family when he was 15 years old and joined local side Dessel Sport.[2]

Kolev made his first team debut for Dessel Sport in a 2–1 home win over K.S.V. Oudenaarde on 12 February 2011.[3] One month later, he scored his first goal in a 2–2 away draw against Olsa Brakel.[4]

After good seasons in Dessel, Kolev joined Belgian Second Division team ASV Geel.[5] He made his debut for the team in a match against White Star Bruxelles[6]

Botev Plovdiv

2014–15

On 4 August 2014, Kolev signed a contract with the Bulgarian team Botev Plovdiv.[7] He made his debut five days later, when he came in as a 86-minute substitute at the dramatic 3–3 draw against Litex Lovech.[8] Kolev was included at the starting lineup of the match for the Bulgarian Supercup against Ludogorets Razgrad. Unfortunately, he received a red card at the end of the first half.

Kolev scored his first goal for Botev on 23 September 2014, when he came on as a substitute and scored the third goal in a 4–0 away win against Lokomotiv Mezdra in the first round of the Bulgarian Cup.[9] On 28 October Kolev scored again in the next round of the Bulgarian Cup tournament. He scored a late equaliser in the derby game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[10]

On 8 November, Kolev scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away win over Litex Lovech.[11]

Alex Kolev was seriously injured in the beginning of the away game with Slavia on 29 November.[12] Soon after that it was confirmed that the injury will rule him out for six months.[13]

On 23 May 2015, after a long absence due to an injury, Kolev was included is the squad for the 1-2 away defeat from Beroe Stara Zagora but remained an unused substitute.[14][15] A week later he came on as a substitute in the final minutes of the last game of the season, 0-2 defeat from Lokomotiv Sofia.[16]

2015–16

On 25 July 2015, Kolev missed a penalty in the first half of the embarrassing 6–0 away defeat at Montana.[17] In the following game, the local derby with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, he scored a nice goal after an assist by Mariyan Ognyanov.[18]

On 9 August, Kolev scored the winning goal against Pirin Blagoevgrad.[19] He was selected for the man of the match and his goal was chosen for the best goal of the round.[20][21] Furthermore, Kolev won the award for the best player of the 4th round in A Grupa.[22]

Nikolay Kostov, the manager of Botev Plovdiv, decided that Aleksandar Kolev is no longer needed by the club. On 3 February 2016, after playing in 33 official games and scoring 5 goals, Kolev was released on a free transfer.[23]

International career

In August 2012, Kolev was called up for the Bulgarian U21 squad.[24] He made his debut in a 1–1 friendly draw against Macedonia U21 on 14 November 2012.[25]

In September 2013 Kolev scored during the 1-3 away defeat of the Bulgarian U21 team from Russia U21.[26]

Kolev scored a goal for Bulgaria U21 in the 2-2 draw with Estonia U21 on 3 September 2014.[27]

While Aleksandar Kolev was playing for Botev Plovdiv, he was included twice in the Bulgarian national football team but he did not participate in any official games.[28][29]

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

Statistics

As of 8 February 2016

Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BelgiumLeagueCofidis CupEuropeOtherTotal
Dessel Sport Third Division 2010–11 14300––143
2011–12 26110––271
Second Division 2012–13 23120––251
Dessel Total 635300000665
Geel Second Division 2013–14 30710––317
2014–15 1000––10
Geel Total 317100000327
BulgariaLeagueCCB CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
Botev Plovdiv A Group 2014–15 141220010173
2015–16 15210––162
Botev Total 293220010335
Career statistics 118 15 6 2 0 0 1 0 131 17
  1. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

References

  1. ↑ "Career Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ↑ "Нападател от Белгия в младежкия тим" (in Bulgarian). viasport.bg. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  3. ↑ "Dessel Sport 2–1 Oudenaarde". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Olsa Brakel 2–2 Dessel Sport". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  5. ↑ "Александър Колев взе номер "9" в Геел" (in Bulgarian). Winner.bg.
  6. ↑ "WHITE STAR BRUXELLES VS. GEEL 2 - 1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  7. ↑ ""Ботев" взе младежкия национал Александър Колев от "Геел"". Dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  8. ↑ Ботев 3 : 3 Литекс
  9. ↑ Ботев с убедителен старт за Купата - 4 безответни гола в Мездра
  10. ↑ Равенство в първия мач с Локомотив за Купата
  11. ↑ Литекс 1:2 Ботев, "А" група; 08.11.2014 17:30
  12. ↑ Славия победи Ботев с 3:0
  13. ↑ Опасенията за тежка контузия на Алекс Колев се потвърдиха
  14. ↑ Алекс Колев попадна в групата за мача с Берое
  15. ↑ Ботев допусна обрат в Стара Загора
  16. ↑ Ботев приключи сезона с домакинска загуба от Локо Сф
  17. ↑ СРАМ! Ботев допусна 6 гола в Монтана
  18. ↑ Ботев изпусна победата в пловдивското дерби
  19. ↑ Ботев с първа победа от началото на сезона след 1:0 срещу Пирин, "канарчетата" завършиха мача с 9 души
  20. ↑ Алекс Колев стана Играч на мача Пирин - Ботев
  21. ↑ Гол на 4 кръг
  22. ↑ Алекс Колев взе втори индивидуален приз за IV кръг
  23. ↑ Ботев се раздели с десети играч през зимната пауза, Александър Колев разтрогна с "канарчетата"
  24. ↑ "Младежкият национален се подсилва с нападател от Белгия" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  25. ↑ "Младежите завършиха 1:1 с Македония" (in Bulgarian). viasport.bg. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  26. ↑ Under-21 2015 - Russia-Bulgaria Statistics – UEFA.com
  27. ↑ Under-21 2015 - Estonia-Bulgaria Commentary – UEFA.com
  28. ↑ Петев повика Алекс Колев за Норвегия и Италия
  29. ↑ Петев викна Пламен Крумов и Алекс Колев в националния
  30. ↑ Ботев загуби от Лудогорец във финала за Суперкупата

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