Stanislav Tihomirov Shopov ( bg, Станислав Тихомиров Шопов; born 23 February 2002) is a Bulgarian professional
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 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
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...
.
Career
Club
Shopov began his youth career at
Botev Plovdiv
Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...
, at age seven.
On 10 May 2018, Shopov signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his first-team debut on 15 May 2018 in a 2–0 win over
Vereya Stara Zagora, coming on as a substitute in the latter minutes of the game.
On 6 October 2020, Shopov signed a two-year contract with the option of another season with Dutch
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
club
SC Heerenveen
Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands.
History
Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...
.
In June 2022, Shopov joined
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...
.
International
In March 2023, Shopov was called up to
the Bulgaria national team as a replacement for the injured
Dominik Yankov
Dominik Ivilin Yankov ( bg, Доминик Ивилин Янков; born 28 July 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ludogorets Razgrad. Born in Canada, he represents Bulgaria on international level.
Yankov played ...
, becoming part of the squad for the Euro 2026 qualifiers against
Montenegro and
Hungary. He earned his first cap on 27 March 2023, in the 0:3 away loss against
the latter, coming on as a late second half substitute for
Ilia Gruev.
Career statistics
References
External links
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Profileat the PFK Botev Plovdiv website
Living people
2002 births
Bulgarian footballers
Bulgarian expatriate footballers
Bulgaria youth international footballers
Bulgaria under-21 international footballers
Association football midfielders
Botev Plovdiv players
SC Heerenveen players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Eredivisie players
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
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