Dilyan Kolev ( bg, Дилян Колев; born 9 November 1988) is a

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who currently plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for Icelandic club

Einherji Ungmennafélagið Einherji is an Icelandic sports club, based in Vopnafjörður, Iceland. The club is named after the einherjar, figures from Norse Mythology. History The club was founded in Vopnafjörður on December 1, 1929, as Íþróttaf ...

Club career

Born in

Byala, Rousse Province Byala ( bg, Бяла ) is a town in Ruse Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Byala Municipality. The town is located on the crossroad between roads that connect Ruse with Veliko Tarnovo and Pleven wit ...

, Kolev played in the youth teams of

PFC Litex Lovech Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club. The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...

. He represented Bulgarian teams

PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra FC Lokomotiv Mezdra (ФК Локомотив Мездра) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Mezdra, which currently playing in the Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football. The club's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium ...

, Benkovski Byala, Kom-Minyor,

OFC Sliven 2000 FC Sliven (ФК Сливен) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Sliven, currently playing in the Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football. The club's home ground is the Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium in Sliven with a capacity of 1 ...

and

PFC Chavdar Byala Slatina FC Chavdar (ФК Чавдар Бяла Слатина) was a Bulgarian football club from the town of Byala Slatina. Honours * Quarterfinalist - 5th in National Championship. * Third place in North "B" Group: 1957 and 1958. * Eightfinalist in Bu ...

before moving abroad. In the winter break of the 2011–12 season, he moved first time abroad, to play with

Moldovan National Division The Moldovan Super Liga is an association football league that is currently the top division of Moldovan football league system. The competition was established in 1992, when the country became independent from the Soviet Union. It was formed in ...

side

FC Costuleni FC Costuleni was a Moldovan football club based in Costuleni, Ungheni, Moldova. They played in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. History The club participated for the first time in the "B" Division (North) in the ...

. Then in the summer of 2012 he moved to

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where he signed for

FK Čelik Nikšić Fudbalski Klub Čelik Nikšić ( Montenegrin: Фудбалски клуб Челик Никшић) is a football club based in Nikšić, Montenegro. Founded in 1957, they currently compete in the Montenegrin Third League. The team once won the Mon ...

.Dilyan Kolev
at Soccerway

International career

In 2009, he was a member of the

Bulgaria national under-21 football team The Bulgaria national under-21 football team ( bg, Mладежки национален отбор на България по футбол) is considered to be the feeder team for the Bulgaria national football team. This team is for Bulgarian p ...

.Dilyan Kolev
at

UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...

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* 1988 births Living people Bulgarian footballers Bulgarian expatriate footballers Association football midfielders FC Lokomotiv Mezdra players OFC Sliven 2000 players OFC Kom Berkovitsa players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Expatriate footballers in Moldova FK Čelik Nikšić players OFK Titograd players Expatriate footballers in Montenegro Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Dilyan Kolev {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub