Viktor Popov
{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Nikolaev|Popov|lang=Bulgarian}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Viktor Popov
| image = viktor_popov_2019.jpg
| fullname = Viktor Nikolaev Popov
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|3|5}}
| birth_place = Varna, Bulgaria
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}{{cite web| url = http://www.fpleague.bg/bg/statistics/player?teamID=1016&playerID=3405&sortID=| title = Профил на Виктор Николаев Попов| language = bg| publisher = fpleague.bg| access-date = 12 April 2020}}
| position = Right-back
| youthyears1 = 2010–2019 | youthclubs1 = Cherno More
| years1 = 2019– | clubs1 = Cherno More | caps1 = 174 | goals1 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2018 |nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U19 |nationalcaps1 = 4 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019–2022 |nationalteam2 = Bulgaria U21 |nationalcaps2 = 18 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019– |nationalteam3 = Bulgaria |nationalcaps3 = 21 |nationalgoals3 = 0
| currentclub = Cherno More
| clubnumber = 6
| pcupdate = 22:27, 19 April 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 23:01, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Viktor Nikolaev Popov ({{langx|bg|Виктор Николаев Попов}}; born 5 March 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer{{Cite web |date=2022-05-28 |title=Bulgarian squad announced |url=https://macedonianfootball.com/bulgarian-squad-announced/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Macedonian Football |language=en-US}} who plays as a right-back for Cherno More Varna and the Bulgaria national team.
Born and raised in Varna, Popov joined Cherno More's academy in 2010. He made his senior debut in May 2019, aged 19. Popov has also represented Bulgaria at various youth levels and made his senior debut in November 2019.
Career
Popov made his first team debut for Cherno More in a 1–0 home win against Botev Plovdiv on 18 May 2019, playing full 90 minutes.{{cite web | title = Черно море излезе пети след победа над Ботев. Младок направи силен дебют | url = https://arenavarna.com/%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB/%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5-%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B4/ | publisher = arenavarna.com | date = 18 May 2019 | language = bg}} Ten days later he signed his first professional contract with the club.{{cite web | title = Черно море подписа с двама свои юноши | url = http://chernomorepfc.bg/bg/%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0-%D1%81-%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B8-%D1%8E%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8/ | publisher = chernomorepfc.bg | date = 28 May 2019 | language = bg}} On 10 July 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away win over Lokomotiv Sofia in the opening game of the 2022–23 season.
=International career=
On 14 November 2019, he earned his first cap for Bulgaria, coming on as a late second half substitute for Strahil Popov in the 0–1 home loss against Paraguay in a friendly match.{{cite web | title = България загуби с 0:1 Парагвай | url = https://topsport.bg/national/balgariya-zagubi-s-0-1-paragvay.html | author=Vutov, Viktor |publisher = topsport.bg | date = 14 November 2019 | access-date=16 November 2019| language = en}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 24 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center" | |||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|League !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=2|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan=8 valign="center"|Cherno More
| rowspan="7"|First League |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Europa League play-off}} | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=UECL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 2 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!163 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 3 |
| colspan=3|Career total
!163 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 3 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 18 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Bulgaria
|2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||21||0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|victor-popov/581309}}
{{PFC Cherno More Varna squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Popov, Viktor}}
Category:Bulgarian men's footballers
Category:Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers
Category:PFC Cherno More Varna players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Footballers from Varna, Bulgaria
Category:21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
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