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Atanas Iliev

{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}}

{{for|the Bulgarian ice hockey goaltender|Atanas Iliev (ice hockey)}}

{{family name hatnote|Petrov|Iliev|lang=Bulgarian}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Atanas Iliev

| image = Atanas Iliev.JPG

| upright =

| caption = Iliev with Cherno More in 2013

| full_name = Atanas Petrov Iliev

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dobrich, Bulgaria

| height = 1.89 m{{cite web| url = http://www.fpleague.bg/bg/statistics/player?teamID=1016&playerID=1382&sortID=| title = Какво значи името Атанас? “Човек, който обича да залага на хазартни игри”| language = bg| publisher = fpleague.bg| access-date = 16 November 2023}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = CSKA 1948

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2003–2009

| youthclubs1 = Dobrudzha

| youthyears2 = 2009–2013

| youthclubs2 = Cherno More

| years1 = 2012–2014

| clubs1 = Cherno More

| caps1 = 15

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2014–2015

| clubs2 = Dobrudzha

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 17

| years3 = 2015–2020

| clubs3 = Montana

| caps3 = 127

| goals3 = 52

| years4 = 2020–2021

| clubs4 = Botev Plovdiv

| caps4 = 33

| goals4 = 17

| years5 = 2021–2023

| clubs5 = Ascoli

| caps5 = 30

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2023–2024

| clubs6 = Cherno More

| caps6 = 50

| goals6 = 15

| years7 = 2024–2025

| clubs7 = Anorthosis Famagusta

| caps7 = 26

| goals7 = 8

| years8 = 2025–

| clubs8 = CSKA 1948

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2012

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2021–

| nationalteam2 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps2 = 16

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| club-update = 13:27, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 20:50, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

}}

Atanas Petrov Iliev ({{langx|bg|Атанас Петров Илиев}}; born 9 October 1994) is Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for CSKA 1948.

Club career

Born in Dobrich, Iliev began his career with the local club, Dobrudzha, before joining Cherno More's youth academy in 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://arenavarna.com/%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81-%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2-%D0%B8-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D1%81%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%89/|publisher=arenavarna.com|title=Атанас Илиев и Георги Китанов са бъдещето на Черно море|accessdate=2012-05-16|language=Bulgarian}} He made his first team début in a 2–0 A PFG defeat at Beroe on 5 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Ilian Kapitanov.

On 27 January 2023, Iliev's contract with Ascoli was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite web|publisher=Ascoli|url=https://www.ascolicalcio1898.it/calciomercato-risolto-il-contratto-con-iliev/|title=#CALCIOMERCATO: RISOLTO IL CONTRATTO CON ILIEV.|date=27 January 2023|access-date=27 January 2023|language=it}}

On 31 January 2023, Iliev returned to Cherno More.{{cite web|publisher=PFC Cherno More Varna|url=https://chernomorepfc.bg/cherno-more-privleche-atanas-iliev/|title=Черно море привлече Атанас Илиев|date=31 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|language=bg}}

International career

Iliev was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad for the first time in March 2021 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Switzerland on 25 March 2021, Italy on 28 March 2021 and Northern Ireland on 31 March 2021.{{Cite web|title=Атанас Илиев с повиквателна за националния отбор на България|url=https://botevplovdiv.bg/article/atanas-iliev-s-povikvatelna-za-natsionalniya-otbor-na-bulgariya|date=17 March 2021|website=botevplovdiv.bg}} He made his debut on 25 March 2021 against Switzerland.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/match/400155594/#match-lineups|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129230109/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/match/400155594/#match-lineups|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2021|title=Bulgaria v Switzerland game report|date=25 March 2021}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{Updated|14 March 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Cherno More Varna

|2011–12

|rowspan="3"|A Group

|2

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—21
2012–13

|4

031colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—71
2013–14

|9

130colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—121
colspan="2"|Total

!15

2610000213
Dobrudzha Dobrich

|2014–15

|B Group

|28

1710colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2917
rowspan="6"|Montana

|2015–16

|A Group

|30

563colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—368
2016–17

|Bulgarian First League

|18

243colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—225
2017–18

|rowspan="3"|Second League

|28

1111colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2912
2018–19

|29

1820colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3118
2019–20

|19

1311colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2014
colspan="2"|Total

!127

5283000013656
rowspan="3"|Botev Plovdiv

|2020–21

|rowspan="2"|Bulgarian First League

|28

1621colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3017
2021–22

|5

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—51
colspan="2"|Total

!33

172100003518
Ascoli

|2021–22

|Serie B

|30

200colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—302
rowspan="3"|Cherno More Varna

|2022–23

|rowspan="2"|Bulgarian First League

|16

331colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—194
2023–24

|34

1210colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3512
colspan="2"|Total

!50

154100005416
Anorthosis Famagusta

|2024–25

|Cypriot First Division

|21

621colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—237
colspan="3"|Career total

!301

10829110000330120

=International=

:Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.{{NFT player|81933|citation=yes}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"

! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Cap !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1

| 1 June 2021 || Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria || align=center| 4 || {{fb|SVK}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–1 || Friendly

2

| 2 September 2021 || Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy || align=center| 7 || {{fb|ITA}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center|1–1 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

3

| 5 June 2022 || Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria || align="center" | 14 || {{fb|GEO}} || align=center|1–2 || align="center" | 2–5 || 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

References

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External links

  • {{Soccerway|atanas-iliev/241738}}

{{FC CSKA 1948 Sofia squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iliev, Atanas}}

Category:Living people

Category:1994 births

Category:Bulgarian men's footballers

Category:Footballers from Dobrich

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers

Category:Bulgaria men's youth international footballers

Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players

Category:Cypriot First Division players

Category:Serie B players

Category:PFC Cherno More Varna players

Category:FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players

Category:FC Montana players

Category:Botev Plovdiv players

Category:Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players

Category:Anorthosis Famagusta FC players

Category:Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers

Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy

Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus

Category:21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen