Hristo Popadiyn

{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}}

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Hristo Popadiyn
{{Nobold|Христо Попадийн}}

| image = Hristo popadiyn.jpg

| fullname = Hristo Hristov Popadiyn

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|1|6}}

| birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria

| height = {{height|m=1.75|precision=0}}

| position = Right back, Centre back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014

| youthclubs1 = Levski Sofia

| youthyears2 = 2013

| youthclubs2 = → Chievo Verona (loan)

| years1 = 2011–2014

| clubs1 = Levski Sofia

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014

| clubs2 = → Vitosha Bistritsa (loan)

| caps2 = 10

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = Botev Vratsa

| caps3 = 14

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015

| clubs4 = Lokomotiv Mezdra

| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015–2016

| clubs5 = Ludogorets Razgrad II

| caps5 = 22

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015–2016

| clubs6 = Ludogorets Razgrad

| caps6 = 2

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017

| clubs7 = Vitosha Bistritsa

| caps7 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2017–2019

| clubs8 = Dunav Ruse

| caps8 = 41

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2019–2020

| clubs9 = Slavia Sofia

| caps9 = 39

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2021

| clubs10 = Tsarsko Selo

| caps10 = 27

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2022–2023

| clubs11 = Slavia Sofia

| caps11 = 17

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2023-2024

| clubs12 = Pirin Blagoevgrad

| caps12 = 26

| goals12 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2010

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011

| nationalteam2 = Bulgaria U19

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam3 = Bulgaria U21

| nationalcaps3 = 6

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 20 June 2024

| ntupdate =

| caption = Христо Попадийн

}}

Hristo Popadiyn (Bulgarian: Христо Попадийн; born 4 January 1994) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/hristo-popadiyn/156240/ Popadiyn Stats]

Career

= Levski Sofia =

Popadiyn bеgan his career with Levski Sofia. In the beginning of 2013 he was sent on loan to the Italian Serie A team Chievo Verona until the end of the season.[http://www.novsport.com/news463091_1041.html Христо Попадийн премина в Киево под наем] He returned to Levski for the 2013/14 season making his official debut for the club in a cup match against Pirin Gotse Delchev won by Levski with 0:5.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/12/bulgaria/cup/pfc-pirin-gotse-delchev/pfc-levski-sofia/1590527/ Pirin GD vs Levski] He was sent on loan to Vitosha Bistritsa in the beginning of 2014 until the end of the season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.livesport.bg/futbolist-na-levski-shte-igrae-za-tigrite-na-boyko-borisov-40879.html |title=Христо Попадийн ще играе като преостъпен за Витоша Бистрица |access-date=2016-02-06 |archive-date=2017-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305022253/http://www.livesport.bg/futbolist-na-levski-shte-igrae-za-tigrite-na-boyko-borisov-40879.html |url-status=dead }}

=Botev and Lokomotiv =

After his loan to Vitosha ended he left Levski and moved to Botev Vratsa.[http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1303776 Десет нови футболисти в "Ботев" Враца от лятната селекция] He made his debut for the team in a match against Dobrudzha on 2 August 2014.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/02/bulgaria/b-pfg/pfc-dobrudzha-1919-dobrich/pfk-botev-vraca/1739885/ Dobrudzha vs Botev] For the cup the team was drawn against the Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad and Popadiyn played in the match on 24 September 2014.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/09/24/bulgaria/cup/pfk-botev-vraca/fk-razgrad-2000/1940653/ Botev vs Ludogorets]

On 12 January 2015 Popadiyn moved to another team in the B Group, Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra.[http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1382374 Локо (Мездра) започна подготовка с три нови попълнения]

= Ludogorets Razgrad =

After receiving offers from teams from A Group he chose to move to the newly created second team of Ludogorets Razgrad.[http://bnr.bg/vidin/post/100578190/hristo-popadiin-otiva-v-ludogorec-2 Христо Попадийн отива в "Лудогорец 2"] He made his debut for Ludogorets II on 25 July 2015 in a match against Dunav Ruse.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/07/25/bulgaria/b-pfg/ludogorets-ii/dunav-2010-ruse/2057590/ Ludogorets II vs Dunav]

On 23 September 2015 he made his debut for the Ludogorets first team in the Bulgarian Cup in a 5–0 win over Lokomotiv 1929 Mezdra.[http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=567938 Лудогорец се разходи за 5:0 и продължава за купата]

On 22 May 2016 he made his complete debut in A Group for Ludogorets in a match against Beroe Stara Zagora.[http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=605459 Берое си гарантира Европа на "Лудогорец арена", "орлите" показаха младата генерация] On 7 September 2016 he became the third player after Ventsislav Kerchev and Yanaki Smirnov who joined Lokomotiv Gorna Aryahovitsa on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season,[http://www.novsport.com/news2086291_1003.html Локо (ГО) привлече трети играч от Лудогорец] but 2 days later returned in Ludogorets.

On 9 November 2016, Popadiyn was released by Ludogorets.{{cite web | title = Лудогорец се раздели с младежки национал | url = http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=633520 | publisher = sportal.bg | date = 9 November 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}

=Vitosha Bistritsa=

In February 2017, following a few months without a club, Popadiyn joined Vitosha Bistritsa.{{cite web | title = Костадин Ангелов: Максимумът за нас този сезон е първото място | url = http://fcvitosha.bg/kostadin-angelov-interview-022017/ | publisher = fcvitosha.bg | date = 25 February 2017 | language = Bulgarian | access-date = 25 February 2017 | archive-date = 16 May 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210516060755/https://fcvitosha.bg/kostadin-angelov-interview-022017/ | url-status = dead }}

=Dunav Ruse=

On 6 June 2017 he signed a contract with Dunav Ruse.{{cite web | title = ФК "Дунав" се раздели с трима, работи сериозно по селекцията | url = http://fcdunav.eu/5889-2/ | publisher = fcdunav.eu | date = 6 June 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}

=Slavia Sofia =

In January 2022, Popadiyn joined Slavia Sofia for the second time.{{cite web |title=Славия представи двама нови|url=https://gong.bg/bg-football/efbet-liga/multimedia/video/slaviia-predstavi-dvama-novi-665719 |author=| publisher=gong.bg |language=Bulgarian |date=10 January 2022| access-date=25 March 2022}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|14 July 2023 }}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Colspan="3"|Club performanceColspan="2"|LeagueColspan="2"|CupColspan="2"|ContinentalColspan="2"|OtherColspan="3"|Total
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colspan="3"|BulgariaColspan="2"|LeagueColspan="2"|Bulgarian CupColspan="2"|EuropeColspan="2"|OtherIncludes Bulgarian Supercup matches.Colspan="2"|Total
rowspan="1" valign="center"|Levski Sofia

| rowspan="1"|A Group

|2013–14

|0

01000colspan="2"|–10
rowspan="1" valign="center"|Vitosha Bistritsa (loan)

| rowspan="4"|B Group

|2013–14

|10

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–100
rowspan="1" valign="center"|Botev Vratsa

|2014–15

|14

010colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–150
rowspan="1" valign="center"|Lokomotiv Mezdra

|2014–15

|11

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–110
rowspan="1" valign="center"|Ludogorets Razgrad II

|2015–16

|15

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–150
rowspan="1" valign="center"|Ludogorets Razgrad

| rowspan="1"|A Group

|2015–16

|0

010000010
colspan="3"|Career statistics500300000530

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