Ventsislav Vasilev ( bg, Венцислав Василев; born 8 July 1988) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

n professional

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who currently plays as a defender for

Minyor Pernik FC Minyor ( bg, ФК Миньор) is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The ...

Career

He started his professional career in his former club Minyor Pernik in 2006. He left the club in 2010 for joining Aris Limassol. He returned to his former club Minyor Pernik in 2011. He was Minyor Pernik captain in his last season 2012–2013. On 21 December 2012, Vasilev signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with

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 career

On 7 February 2015, Vasilev made his first appearance for

, in the 0–0 draw with

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in a non-official

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, playing over the course of the entire game. He earned his first cap on 28 March 2015, after coming on as a late substitute in the 2–2 home draw with

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in a

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qualifier.

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* * 1988 births Living people Bulgarian footballers Bulgaria international footballers Bulgaria under-21 international footballers Bulgarian expatriate footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players PFC Minyor Pernik players Aris Limassol FC players PFC CSKA Sofia players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players FC Arda Kardzhali players FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Association football defenders People from Pernik {{Bulgaria-footy-defender-stub