Yordan Minchev ( bg, Йордан Минчев; born 17 October 1998) is a Bulgarian professional basketball player for Rilski Sportist of the NBL. Standing at , he plays both the shooting guard and

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positions.

Professional career

Minchev made his professional debut with

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during the 2014–15 season of

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and played in 5 games. Same season, he also played 5 times for the team in

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. During the 2015–16 season, he played 27 times in Bulgarian League and also played 14 times in

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. On November 2, 2016, Minchev signed a six-year (2+2+2) contract with Fenerbahçe. On 13 February 2017, Minchev was loaned to a Serbian club

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for the rest of the 2016–17 season. On October 1, 2017, Minchev was loaned to Macedonian club MZT Skopje for the 2017–18 season. On March 9, 2018, he left MZT Skopje. He finished the 2017–18 season playing with

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of the Bulgarian NBL. In October 2018, he joined the İstanbul BŞB. On September 16, 2019, he has signed with

Levski Lukoil Basketball Club Levski Sofia ( bg, Баскетболен клуб Левски София), simply known as Levski ( bg, Левски), is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. It is the basketball section of Levski ...

of the NBL. On July 18, 2021, Minchev signed with OSE Lions of the Hungarian

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. In 2022, he returned for a third stint at Levski Sofia.

National team career

Minchev played with the junior national teams of Bulgaria. In 2017 he made his debut with the Bulgarian senior national team playing in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.Yordan MINCHEV (BUL) participated in 3 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Professional career

National team career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

See also

References

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