Stanislav Tihomirov Shopov ( bg, Станислав Тихомиров Шопов; born 23 February 2002) is a Bulgarian professional

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who plays as a

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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

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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

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.

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