Spas Delev

Spas Borislavov Delev (Bulgarian: Спас Бориславов Делев; born 22 September 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Arda Kardzhali and the Bulgarian national team.

Spas Delev
Personal information
Full name Spas Borislavov Delev
Date of birth (1989-09-22) 22 September 1989
Place of birth Klyuch, Bulgaria
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Arda
Number 9
Youth career
1997–2006 Belasitsa Petrich
2006–2008 Pirin Blagoevgrad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Pirin Blagoevgrad 26 (11)
2009–2010 → CSKA Sofia (loan) 26 (2)
2010–2012 CSKA Sofia 39 (16)
2012 Mersin İdmanyurdu 12 (2)
2013 CSKA Sofia 14 (5)
2013 Las Palmas 6 (0)
2014–2015 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 22 (2)
2015–2016 Beroe Stara Zagora 29 (7)
2016–2019 Pogoń Szczecin 72 (11)
2019– Arda Kardzhali 19 (1)
National team‡
2008–2011 Bulgaria U21 2 (0)
2011– Bulgaria 25 (2)
* 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 26 February 2020

Club career

Youth career

Born in Klyuch, part of Petrich Municipality, Delev started to play football in Pirin.[2] During the season 2007–08 he played for the team in the Bulgarian amateur division. Pirin took first place and were promoted to the "B" professional football group. On 9 August 2008 Delev made his debut in professional football in a match against Botev Krivodol. In this match he scored his first goal in B PFG. In the first half of 2008–09 season Delev scored 8 goals in 16 matches.

New Pirin

After the union of the two Pirin clubs from Blagoevgrad in December 2008, Delev joined the part of the team, which plays in the top division. On 4 March 2009, he scored a goal in a match against CSKA Sofia for the Bulgarian Cup and Pirin eliminated their opponent. In the semi-final of that tournament against Levski, Delev had a tragic accident. After spasm of the lungs he remained to lie on the grass, and later was sent to emergency hospital.[3] It was later found out that he had played with a flu.

Delev made his A PFG debut on 8 March, in a match against Cherno More. On 5 April, he scored twice against Belasitsa Petrich. Those were his first goals in A PFG. On 11 June, Delev was named the Best Young Footballer of the 2008–09 season in Bulgaria. Just 19, Delev's goals helped Pirin to reach the Bulgarian Cup final.

CSKA Sofia
Delev playing for CSKA in 2010

On 27 June 2009, Delev joined CSKA on one-year loan for 2009–10 and later signed a three-year contract. He scored his first goal for CSKA in the second-leg of the UEFA Europa League play-off of against Dynamo Moscow on 27 August 2009, bringing the score to 1–1 with a header.[4] Delev netted the third goal in the victory over The New Saints in the UEFA Europa League play-off.[5] On 16 December 2010, he found the net in a 1–3 away loss to F.C. Porto in the Europa League group stage.[6] He also scored two goals in the Bulgarian Cup semi-final against Litex Lovech on 20 April 2011,[7] as well as the winning goal against Slavia Sofia in the final on 25 May 2011.[8] During the 2010–11 season he managed 13 goals in the league.

Mersin Idmanyurdu

On 12 January 2012, Delev signed a 3,5-year contract with Turkish side Mersin İdmanyurdu.[9] Delev's debut came on 15 January, in a 0–2 home loss against Antalyaspor in a Süper Lig match, during which he appeared as a second-half substitute.[10] On 24 January, Delev netted his first goal for the team, opening the scoring in a 1–2 home loss against Kayserispor.[11] In June 2012, he dissolved his contract due to financial reasons.[12]

CSKA Sofia

After seven months without a club, Delev returned to CSKA Sofia on 31 January 2013.[13]

Las Palmas

On 30 July 2013, Delev completed his move to Las Palmas on a free transfer.[14] He signed a two-year contract and was given the number 22 shirt.

Pogoń Szczecin

On 20 June 2016, Delev signed for Polish side Pogoń Szczecin on a three-year contract.[15] He made his Ekstraklasa debut on 16 July, replacing Mateusz Lewandowski in the 66th minute of Pogoń's 2–1 loss against Wisła Kraków.[16] He scored his first goal in a 4–0 away win against Kalisz in a game of Polish Cup on 10 August. His first league goals for Pogon came on 29 October when he scored twice in a 2–1 home win over Ruch Chorzów. He scored a brace in a 2-4 away win against Nieciecza, on 17 March 2018.

International career

In October 2008, the Bulgarian under-21s manager Ivan Kolev called Delev into the Bulgaria U21 team for the friendly matches with Greece and Macedonia.

He made his debut for the senior side on 26 March 2011, in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Switzerland.[17] On 4 June 2011, he came on as a substitute in the qualifier against Montenegro.[18]

His first Bulgaria goals came on his 14th appearance on 25 March 2017, scoring twice in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Netherlands, which ended in a 2–0 victory.[19]

International goals

Score and result list Bulgaria's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
25 March 2017Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Netherlands
1–0
2–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
2–0
Last updated 25 March 2017

Career statistics

Club
As of 19 January 2020
Club performance League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2007–08Pirin BlagoevgradA Group14800–148
2008–0912331–154
2009–10CSKA Sofia2623171364
2010–11261346823821
2011–121332220165
2011–12Mersin İdmanyurduSüper Lig12200–122
2012–13CSKA SofiaA Group14520–165
2013–14Las PalmasSegunda6010–70
2013–14Lokomotiv PlovdivA Group13130–161
2014–159142–133
2015–16Beroe Stara Zagora 2944044378
2016–17Pogoń SzczecinEkstraklasa30451–355
2017–1828510–295
2018–1914200–142
2019–20Arda KardzhaliFirst League19120–211
Career total 26554341321732074
  1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
  2. Includes UEFA Europa League matches.

International
Bulgaria national team
YearAppsGoals
201150
201340
201640
201752
201840
201920
202010
Total252

Honours
Pirin Blagoevgrad
CSKA Sofia
Individual
  • Bulgarian Best Young Player of the Season – 2008–09
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References
  1. "Българите с половин сантиметър по-високи" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. "Заради любовта към село Ключ, Делев отказа 2 млн. от Кьолн" (in Bulgarian). Livesport.bg. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. Net Info
  4. "Велик ЦСКА! Динамо (Москва) на колене пред евробоеца на България". Спортал.бг. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  5. "ЦСКА се докопа до 3:0 срещу Дъ Ню Сейнтс". Sportline.bg. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  6. "ЦСКА не стигна до чудо в Порто, "чeрвените" загубиха с 1:3". Топспорт.бг. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  7. "Радуканов пропя сръбско за ЦСКА, героят Делев се качва на трактор заради купата". Standartnews.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  8. "CSKA Sofia-Slavia Sofia Match Report (1–0)". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  9. "Mersin İdmanyurdu sign CSKA Sofia striker Spas Delev". turkish-football.com. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
  10. "Mersin İdmanyurdu vs. Antalyaspor 0–2". soccerway.com. 19 January 2012.
  11. "Mersin İdmanyurduL vs. Kayserispor 1–2". soccerway.com. 25 January 2012.
  12. "Спас Делев заряза Мерсин" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 27 June 2012.
  13. "Спас Делев подписа с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
  14. "Spas Delev will play in Spain". daily-news.eu. 30 July 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013.
  15. "SPAS DELEV PIŁKARZEM POGONI" (in Polish). pogonszczecin.pl. 20 June 2016.
  16. "Wisła Kraków 2–1 Pogoń Szczecin". soccerway.com. 16 July 2016.
  17. "Bulgaria and Switzerland draw a blank". Uefa.com. 26 March 2011.
  18. "Montenegro 1–1 Bulgaria". Uefa.com. 4 June 2011.
  19. https://www.skysports.com/football/bulgaria-vs-netherlands/350101
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