Todor Nedelev

Todor Nedelev
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Botev Plovdiv
(on loan from Mainz 05)
Number 8
Youth career
2004–2011 Botev 2002
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2013 Botev Plovdiv 63 (16)
2014–2015 Mainz 05 II 18 (2)
2014– Mainz 05 2 (0)
2016– → Botev Plovdiv (loan) 8 (3)
National team‡
2009–2010 Bulgaria U17 3 (1)
2011 Bulgaria U19 5 (3)
2012–2014 Bulgaria U21 2 (3)
2013– Bulgaria 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:43, 29 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:33, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Todor Nedelev (Bulgarian: Тодор Неделев; born 7 February 1993) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Botev Plovdiv.[1]

Career

Raised in village Belozem, Plovdiv Province, Nedelev start to play football in the local club, before joining the Botev 2002 Academy in 2004.[2]

Botev Plovdiv

On 27 June 2011, Nedelev signed a professional contract with Botev Plovdiv.[3] He made his first league appearance in Botev's 1–0 away win over Dobrudzha Dobrich on 13 August, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute. A week later he made his first start in a game versus Spartak Varna. On 3 September, Nedelev scored his first goal to secure a 1–1 draw against Chernomorets Pomorie. He finished his first season with 2 goals in 23 matches, as Botev clinched promotion to the A PFG.

On 11 August 2012, Nedelev marked his A PFG debut with a three assists for an Ivan Tsvetkov hattrick in a 3–0 home win over Slavia Sofia.[4] On 19 December, it was announced that Botev had renewed the contract of Nedelev, extending it until 31 December 2015.[5] He ended his first season in A PFG with 9 goals and 12 assists.[6]

Nedelev scored his first-ever European goals on 11 July 2013, scoring twice in a 5–0 home win over Astana in their first qualifying round-match of Europa League.[7] He then scored two goals in Botev's 2–1 win over Levski Sofia on 21 July, in their opening game of the 2013–14 season in the domestic league.

Mainz 05

On 1 September 2013, Nedelev signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Mainz 05, joining the team on 1 January 2014.[8] Nedelev made his official league debut on 25 March 2014, in the 1–3 away loss against Eintracht Braunschweig after coming on as a second-half substitute for Julian Koch.[9]

Loan to Botev Plovdiv

After only 2 matches in Mainz first team He was loaned out until the end of the 2015–16 season on 23 January 2016 to Botev Plovdiv in searching for more playing time.[10] He made his second debut for the team during 1-0 home win in the local derby match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. [11]

On 28 February, after almost two years since his last goal, Nedelev scored during the 2-2 draw of Botev Plovdiv with PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad and he was selected for man of the match.[12][13]

On 16 April Nedelev scored a spectacular injury-time equaliser during the 2-2 draw with PFC Montana.[14] A couple of weeks later, on 29 April, Nedelev scored a magnificent goal from a direct free kick against PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad.[15]

International career

Nedelev earned his first cap for Bulgaria (as a starter) on 15 August 2013 in the 0–2 away loss against Macedonia in a friendly match.[16]

On 9 September 2014 Todor came in as a substitute in the 74th minute and made an assist from a corner kick for the winning goal of Ventsislav Hristov in the opening game of UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H against Azerbaijan. Bulgaria achieved 2–1 victory away from home.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 February 2016
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
Botev Plovdiv B Group 2011–12 23220––252
A Group 2012–13 29910––309
2013–14 1150053–168
Total 63 16 3 0 5 3 0 0 71 19
GermanyLeagueDFB-PokalEuropeOther[lower-alpha 2]Total
Mainz 05 Bundesliga 2013–14 2000––20
2014–15 000000–00'
2015–16 000000–00
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther.Total
Botev Plovdiv (loan) A Group 2015–16 1000––10
Career statistics 66 16 3 0 5 3 0 0 74 19
  1. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
  2. ↑ Includes DFB-Supercup and FIFA Club World Cup matches.

International

Bulgaria national team
YearAppsGoals
201330
201410
Total40

References

  1. ↑ "Todor Nedelev Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ↑ "Тодор Неделев по стъпките на Пирло" (in Bulgarian). viasport.bg. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  3. ↑ "Тодор Неделев подписа договор с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). football24.bg. 27 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ботев тресна Славия с 3:0 пред 12 000 на Колежа" (in Bulgarian). plovdivutre.bg. 11 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Тодор Неделев поднови договора си с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 19 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Неделев най-добър млад играч в България" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Nedelev shines as Botev Plovdiv plot progress". uefa.com. 24 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Todor Nedelev to Join the 05ers". mainz05.de. 1 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Braunschweig vs. Mainz 3:1". flashscore.com. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  10. ↑ "Mainz verleiht Nedelev bis Saisonende nach Plovdiv" [Mainz laons Nedelev until season end to Plovdiv] (in German). Kicker. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "А" група започна с радост за Ботев Пд
  12. ↑ Ботев изпусна Пирин в последната минута
  13. ↑ Вие решихте! Тодор Неделев е Играч на мача Пирин - Ботев
  14. ↑ Ботев 2:2 Монтана
  15. ↑ Ботев изпусна победата срещу Пирин в последната секунда
  16. ↑ "Macedonia vs. Bulgaria Matchcast". topsport.bg. 15 August 2013.
  17. ↑ European Qualifiers 2016 - Azerbaijan-Bulgaria – UEFA.com

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