Dimitar Makriev

{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer}}

{{family name hatnote|Ivanov|Makriev|lang=Bulgarian}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dimitar Makriev
Димитър Макриев

| image = Dimitar Makriev - 2011.jpg

| caption = Makriev with Bulgaria in 2011

| fullname = Dimitar Ivanov Makriev

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|1|7}}

| birth_place = Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria

| height = 1.91 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2001–2002

| clubs1 = Levski Sofia

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2002

| clubs2 = CSKA Sofia

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2002–2005

| clubs3 = Inter Milan

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2003

| clubs4 = → AC Bellinzona (loan)

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2003–2004

| clubs5 = → Górnik Zabrze (loan)

| caps5 = 22

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2004–2005

| clubs6 = → Chiasso (loan)

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 5

| years7 = 2005–2006

| clubs7 = Dijon

| caps7 = 6

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2006–2007

| clubs8 = Maribor

| caps8 = 48

| goals8 = 23

| years9 = 2008–2011

| clubs9 = Ashdod

| caps9 = 111

| goals9 = 44

| years10 = 2011

| clubs10 = Krylia Sovetov

| caps10 = 5

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2012

| clubs11 = Oleksandriya

| caps11 = 7

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2012–2013

| clubs12 = Ashdod

| caps12 = 22

| goals12 = 9

| years13 = 2013–2014

| clubs13 = Levski Sofia

| caps13 = 26

| goals13 = 7

| years14 = 2014

| clubs14 = South China

| caps14 = 1

| goals14 = 1

| years15 = 2015

| clubs15 = Pécsi MFC

| caps15 = 10

| goals15 = 2

| years16 = 2015–2018

| clubs16 = Nea Salamina

| caps16 = 92

| goals16 = 31

| years17 = 2018

| clubs17 = Arda Kardzhali

| caps17 = 11

| goals17 = 6

| years18 = 2019

| clubs18 = Ermis Aradippou

| caps18 = 14

| goals18 = 0

| years19 = 2019

| clubs19 = PO Xylotymbou

| caps19 = 9

| goals19 = 0

| years20 = 2021–2022

| clubs20 = Vihren Sandanski

| caps20 =

| goals20 =

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2011

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| medaltemplates =

}}

Dimitar Ivanov Makriev ({{langx|bg|Димитър Иванов Макриев}}; born 7 January 1984) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

=Youth career=

Makriev was raised in Levski Sofia's youth teams. In 2002, he signed a contract with Levski's rival CSKA Sofia.

=Inter Milan=

Few days after signing Makriev, CSKA Sofia sold him to Internazionale. However, he spend the first part of 2002–03 season in CSKA, because Italian Federation froze transfers of foreigners from outside the European Union. After that he played on loan for Swiss AC Bellinzona, Polish Górnik Zabrze and Swiss FC Chiasso. In season 2005–06,he was a part of French Dijon FCO.

=Maribor=

In 2006, Makriev signed with NK Maribor. For two seasons, Makriev earned 48 appearances playing in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, scoring 23 goals.

=Ashdod=

In January 2008, Ashdod signed Makriev on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He was given the number 7 shirt. Makriev helped the team save themselves from relegation to the second league in Israel. In 18 games, he scored 11 goals. During the 2008–09 season, Makriev scored 11 goals.

=Krylia Sovetov Samara=

On 19 May 2011, Ashdod accepted an offer for Makriev from Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara. On the next day, he passed his medical and signed a three-year deal that will keep him with the club until 2014.{{cite web|publisher=kc-camapa.ru|script-title=ru:Крылья Советов подписали нападающего сборной Болгарии|url=http://kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?5591|access-date=2011-05-20|language=ru}}

=Levski Sofia=

In late August 2013, Makriev returned to Bulgaria and signed a one-year contract (with the option for an additional year) with Levski Sofia.{{cite web|publisher=topsport.bg|title=Макриев подписа с Левски за 1+1 г., нападателят ще е конкурент на Генков|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/material/id_1115540656|language=bg|date=2013-08-28}}

=South China=

On 22 August 2014, he moved to Hong Kong team South China AA on a free transfer. However, he had left the club on 10 October 2014 by mutual consent.

=Nea Salamina=

On 12 July 2015, Makriev signed a contract with Cypriot First Division club Nea Salamina.{{cite web|publisher=gol.bg|title=Димитър Макриев си намери отбор в Кипър|url=http://www.gol.bg/bulgari-v-chujbina/2015-07-12/dimitar-makriev-si-nameri-otbor-v-kipar|date=12 July 2015|language=bg}} He appeared in all of Nea Salamina's league matches and scored 19 goals in the 2015–16 season, finishing as the league's top scorer alongside Fernando Cavenaghi and André Alves.{{cite web|publisher=cfa.com.cy|title=Makriev 2015–16 Statistics|url=http://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/players/2175542/177472}}

=Arda Kardzhali=

On 30 July 2018, Makriev signed a contract with the newly promoted Second League team Arda Kardzhali.[http://fcarda.bg/2018/07/30/%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5-%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2 АРДА с нов трансфер удар, привлече Димитър Макриев]

=Vihren Sandanski=

In August 2021, Makriev joined Vihren Sandanski.{{cite web|publisher=topsport.bg |title=Само ден след назначаването на Кокала, Димитър Макриев подсили Вихрен|url=https://topsport.bg/vihren/samo-den-sled-naznachavaneto-na-kokala-dimitar-makriev-podsili-vihren.html|date=14 August 2021|accessdate=31 October 2021|language=Bulgarian}}

International career

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On 28 March 2009, Makriev received his first call-up to the Bulgarian national team for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ireland. A few days later, on 1 April, he scored his first goal for Bulgaria against Cyprus.{{cite web|author=Dimitrov, Georgi|title=Димитър Макриев: Беше чудесно да вкарам в дебюта си|publisher=7sport.net|script-title=bg:Димитър Макриев: беше чудесно да вкарам в дебюта си|url=http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2009/06/04/fb_nacionali/d5409_8.htm|date=2009-06-04|access-date=2015-08-18|language=bg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124536/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2009/06/04/fb_nacionali/d5409_8.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=usurped}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{Updated|match played in January 2020}}{{Soccerway|demitar-mecrayev/56143}}{{90minut|5073}}

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"|National cup{{Efn|Includes both Cup, league cup and Supercup matches, where applicable.}}

!colspan="2"|Europe{{Efn|Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Intertoto Cup.}}

!colspan="2"|Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="3"|Levski Sofia

|2000–01

|A Group

|1

0000010
2001–02

|A Group

|2

0100030
colspan="2"|Total

!3

0100040
CSKA Sofia

|2002–03

|A Group

|0

0000000
Inter Milan

|2002–03

|Serie A

|0

0000000
Bellinzona (loan)

|2002–03

|Nationalliga B

|14

4colspan="2"|—144
Górnik Zabrze (loan)

|2003–04

|Ekstraklasa

|22

210colspan="2"|—232
Chiasso (loan)

|2004–05

|Swiss Challenge League

|18

5colspan="2"|—185
Dijon

|2005–06

|Ligue 2

|6

0colspan="2"|—60
rowspan="3"|Maribor

|2006–07

|Slovenian PrvaLiga

|29

1345003318
2007–08

|Slovenian PrvaLiga

|19

1022432515
colspan="2"|Total

!48

2367435833
rowspan="5"|Ashdod

|2007–08

|Israeli Premier League

|18

1110colspan="2"|—1911
2008–09

|Israeli Premier League

|31

11102colspan="2"|—4113
2009–10

|Israeli Premier League

|34

1395colspan="2"|—4318
2010–11

|Israeli Premier League

|28

956colspan="2"|—3315
colspan="2"|Total

!111

4425130013657
Krylia Sovetov

|2011–12

|Russian Premier League

|5

000colspan="2"|—50
Oleksandriya

|2011–12

|Ukrainian Premier League

|7

000colspan="2"|—70
Ashdod

|2012–13

|Israeli Premier League

|22

930colspan="2"|—259
Levski Sofia

|2013–14

|A Group

|26

74000307
South China

|2014–15

|Hong Kong Premier League

|1

100colspan="2"|—11
Pécsi

|2014–15

|NB I

|10

200colspan="2"|—102
rowspan="4"|Nea Salamis

|2015–16

|Cypriot First Division

|36

1910colspan="2"|—3719
2016–17

|Cypriot First Division

|35

1021colspan="2"|—3711
2017–18

|Cypriot First Division

|21

242colspan="2"|—254
colspan="2"|Total

!92

3173009934
Arda Kardzhali

|2018–19

|Second League

|11

610colspan="2"|—126
Ermis Aradippou

|2018–19

|Cypriot First Division

|14

033colspan="2"|—173
P.O. Xylotymbou

|2019–20

|Cypriot Second Division

|9

000colspan="2"|—90
colspan="3"|Career total

!419

134522643475163

{{Notelist}}

=International=

class="wikitable"

|+ Dimitar Makriev: International Goals

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score!! Result !! Competition

1.1 April 2009Sofia, Bulgaria{{fb|CYP}}2–02–0World Cup 2010 Qual.

Honours

Levski Sofia

  • A Group: 2000–01{{cite web |title=Dimityr Makrijew |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=5073 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=5 January 2025 |language=pl}}

Individual

References

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