Mihail Aleksandrov

Mihail Ivanov Aleksandrov (Bulgarian: Михаил Иванов Александров; born 11 June 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Arda Kardzhali and the Bulgarian national team as a midfielder.[2] He primarily plays as a right winger or a right-sided midfielder.

For other people named Mihail Aleksandrov, see Mihail Aleksandrov (disambiguation).

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Ivanov and the family name is Aleksandrov.

Mihail Aleksandrov

Aleksandrov with Arsenal Tula in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Mihail Ivanov Aleksandrov
Date of birth	(1989-06-11) 11 June 1989
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Arda Kardzhali
Number	7
Youth career
1996–2007	CSKA Sofia
2007–2009	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	CSKA Sofia	3	(0)
2007–2010	Borussia Dortmund II	5	(0)
2010	Akademik Sofia	11	(0)
2010–2016	Ludogorets Razgrad	106	(17)
2015–2016	Ludogorets Razgrad II	6	(4)
2016–2017	Legia Warsaw	18	(1)
2017–2019	Arsenal Tula	33	(1)
2019–	Arda Kardzhali	0	(0)
National team^‡
2006	Bulgaria U-17	5	(0)
2008	Bulgaria U-19	9	(2)
2014–	Bulgaria	21	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2017

Career

CSKA Sofia

Aleksandrov began his career at CSKA Sofia. He made his debut for the first team in a 2–1 home win over Belasitsa Petrich on 26 November 2006 at the age of 17.

Borussia Dortmund

In August 2007, Aleksandrov was signed by Borussia Dortmund on a three-year contract.[3] After joining Borussia, he played exclusively for the club's reserve team.[4][5] He made his debut on 7 November 2008 in a 3–1 home victory over Köln II. On 20 March 2010, in a 2–0 away win over Wuppertaler SV Borussia Aleksandrov assisted Marcel Großkreutz for the second goal. He spent most of his time with Borussia II on the bench, making only five appearances.

Akademik Sofia

After his contract expired in late July 2010, Aleksandrov agreed to join Akademik Sofia.[6] He made his debut for Akademik in their match against Sliven 2000 on 21 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Asparuh Vasilev. He made his first start a week later against Litex Lovech.

Ludogorets Razgrad

Aleksandrov playing for Ludogorets in 2011

On 22 December 2010, Aleksandrov joined Ludogorets Razgrad.[7] On 19 March 2011, he scored a goal in his competitive debut for Ludogorets against Dobrudzha Dobrich.

Aleksandrov began the following 2011–12 season in fine form for Ludogorets. On 20 August he assisted Marcelinho for Ludogorets's third goal in a 4–0 home win over Vidima-Rakovski. Aleksandrov scored his first league goal of the season by netting Ludogorets's third goal in a 6–0 victory over Slavia Sofia on 11 September. On 18 September he scored his second goal of the season, netting the solitary strike in a 1–0 away victory over Cherno More. On 13 October, Aleksandrov signed a new two-year contract with Ludogorets.[8]

On 31 July 2013, Aleksandrov netted the winning goal for Ludogorets in the 2–1 victory over FK Partizan in the first leg of a UEFA Champions League match.[9]

In 2015–16 season Aleksandrov was dropped to the bench, making only four league appearances as a substitute during the first half of the campaign. He scored four goals in six matches for the club's reserve team in the B Group. He scored 4 goals in 6 matches for the team, playing only 3 for the first team.

Legia Warsaw

On 29 February 2016, Aleksandrov signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.[10] He made his debut for the team on 5 March 2016 in a match against Górnik Zabrze won by Legia.[11]

Arsenal Tula

On 10 February 2017, Legia announced the transfer of Aleksandrov to Russian Premier League club FC Arsenal Tula.[12] On 8 July 2018, he extended his contract for another year with an additional 1-year extension option.[13] In the opening game of the 2018–19 season against FC Dynamo Moscow he suffered an ACL tear, even though he didn't even remember the moment of the injury.[14] He recovered from injury in January 2019 and was cleared for training,[15] however, he re-aggravated the injury and the season opening game remained his only appearance of the 2018–19 season for Arsenal. On 9 August 2019, he left Arsenal as his contract expired.[16]

Arda Kardzhali

On 2 September 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Bulgarian club Arda Kardzhali.[17]

International career

In October 2011, Aleksandrov earned his first call-up to the Bulgaria national side for a friendly match against Ukraine and a Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales. He was also nominated for a friendly match against Hungary in February 2012, but did not feature.[18] Aleksandrov earned his first cap on 5 March 2014, in the 2:1 home win over Belarus in a friendly match.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 January 2019

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Supercup		Total
CSKA Sofia	A Group	2006–07	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Supercup		Total
Borussia Dortmund II	Regionalliga	2007–08	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
		2008–09	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	3. Liga	2009–10	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Supercup		Total
Akademik Sofia	A Group	2010–11	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Ludogorets Razgrad	B Group	2010–11	10	2	0	0	–		–		10	2
	A Group	2011–12	28	5	3	2	–		–		31	7
		2012–13	15	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	17	5
		2013–14	28	4	7	2	14	1	0	0	49	7
		2014–15	22	1	4	0	11	0	1	0	38	1
Ludogorets Razgrad II	B Group	2015–16	6	4	–		–		–		6	4
Ludogorets Razgrad	A Group	2015–16	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		106	17	15	4	27	1	2	0	150	22
Poland			League		Polish Cup		Europe		Supercup		Total
Legia Warsaw	Ekstraklasa	2015–16	11	0	3	0	–		–		14	0
		2016–17	7	1	1	0	7	0	1	0	16	1
	Total		18	1	4	0	7	0	1	0	30	1
Russia			League		Russian Cup		Europe		Relegation play-offs		Total
Arsenal Tula	Russian Premier League	2016–17	12	1	–		–		2	0	14	1
		2017–18	19	0	1	0	–		–		20	0
		2018–19	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		32	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	35	1
Career total			181	23	20	4	34	1	5	0	240	28

National team

Bulgaria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	5	0
2015	6	1
2016	7	2
Total	18	3

International goals

As of match played 7 October 2016. Bulgaria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aleksandrov goal.[20]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 October 2015	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	12	Azerbaijan	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
2	3 June 2016	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan	15	Japan	1–6	2–7	2016 Kirin Cup
3	7 October 2016	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	17	France	1–0	1–4	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Ludogorets

• A Group (4): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Bulgarian Cup (2): 2011–12, 2013–14
• Bulgarian Supercup (2): 2012, 2014

Legia Warsaw

• Ekstraklasa (2): 2015–16, 2016–17
• Polish Cup (1): 2015–16

References

1. "Профил на Михаил Александров". topsport.bg. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
2. "Stats Centre: Mihail Aleksandrov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
3. "Bulgarian Teenager Aleksandrov Poised to Sign for Borussia Dortmund". novinite.com. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
4. "Mihail Aleksandrov" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
5. "Aleksandrov, Mihail" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
6. "Академик взе играл в Борусия Дортмунд" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
7. "Лудогорец привлече Златковски и Мишо Александров" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
8. "Национал преподписа с Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
9. "Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Partizan Belgrade Matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
10. "Mihail Aleksandrov piłkarzem Legii!" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
11. Мишо Александров тръгна с победа над Виданов в Полша
12. "MICHAIŁ ALEKSANDROW ODCHODZI Z LEGII" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 10 February 2017.
13. "МИХАИЛ АЛЕКСАНДРОВ ОСТАЕТСЯ В «АРСЕНАЛЕ»" [Mihail Aleksandrov stays at Arsenal] (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 8 July 2018.
14. "«На записи нет ни одного столкновения, а связка порвана». Кутепов и Александров – герои программы «ФутБольно»" [No collisions on the tape, but the ACL is torn] (in Russian). Match TV. 3 November 2018.
15. "АРСЕНАЛЬЦЫ СОСКУЧИЛИСЬ ПО РАБОТЕ" [Arsenal players missed the work] (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 11 January 2019.
16. "МИХАИЛ АЛЕКСАНДРОВ ПОКИДАЕТ «АРСЕНАЛ»" [Mihail Aleksandrov leaves Arsenal] (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 9 August 2019.
17. "АРДА подписа с петкратен шампион на България" [ARDA signed a five-time Bulgarian champion]. FC Arda (in Bulgarian). Arda Kardzhali. 2 September 2019.
18. "Гоним първа победа срещу Унгария като гост" (in Bulgarian). sportbg.eu. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
19. "Bulgaria vs. Belarus 2:1". flashcore.com. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
20. Mihail Aleksandrov at Soccerway

External links

• Mihail Aleksandrov at Soccerway
• Mihail Aleksandrov at 90minut.pl (in Polish)