Ivelin Popov is a famous football midfielder who has achieved significant success both in his homeland in Bulgaria and in Russia. He is the captain of the national team and its personification in recent years.
Ivelin Popov is a native of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The future footballer was born on October 26, 1987. Popov’s football biography began early. First, the boy chased the ball in the yard with his peers, and in 1993 he was enrolled in the children's football school of the Bulgarian Septemvri. In this team, Ivelin received his first football education. His talent showed itself clearly already at the level of children's teams, which contributed to the invitation to the Levski youth club in 1997.
The beginning of a career Ivelina Popopova
In Levski, Ivelin Popov spent seven fruitful years. His work on the field turned into real creativity, and football thought became more and more professional every year. However, Ivelin failed to sign a contract with the Levski main club and switch from a youth level to an adult.
The talent of young Popov could not be wasted. As you know, one of the main connoisseurs of young football players who have high expectations are scouts of Dutch football. In January 2005, Ivelin Popov moved to the Dutch Feyenord. The school of this famous football club was the starting point before the start of a long and successful adult career for the player. After his first season at Feyenorde, Ivelin Popov signed a contract with the Bulgarian club Litex, with which the player managed to win several titles at once in the domestic arena.
Professional career Ivelina Popova
Since 2005, Popov began his career in big football in the Bulgarian Litex. Already in the spring of 2006, the young midfielder showed his skill and class. In nine matches, Yvelin was able to distinguish himself five times. Such an outstanding result allowed Popov to become one of the best young football players in Bulgaria. The midfielder did a lot on the field, but his character often provoked conflicts with the coaching staff. Periodically, Popov went for a double for educational purposes, but then returned to the main staff again. Just for “Litex” Popov spent 96 matches and scored 25 times. He hit the gates of rivals not only in the domestic championship. His career has several goals in European competition.
Achievements of Ivelin Popov in Litex
In the Bulgarian Litex, Ivelin Popov won four significant trophies. Perhaps the most valuable of them is the victory in the Bulgarian Championship in the 2009–2010 season. The midfielder club has long gone to this title. The previous two seasons did not work out to win the championship gold, but there were other significant victories. For example, the second most important title in Bulgarian football is the Cup of the country. Popov is a two-time trophy holder (seasons 2007 - 2008 and 2008 - 2009). Another memorable victory by the midfielder team when Popov was won in the country's Super Cup in 2010.
Foreign career of Ivelina Popova
In 2010, Ivelin Popov was leased by Litex. The already well-known midfielder in Europe was accepted into its ranks by the Turkish Gaziantepspor. True, the amount of the transaction amounted to a small amount, only 500 thousand euros. The Turks had the right to redeem the player within three years from the date of signing the lease.
In Turkey, Popov entrenched in the main team and even signed a full-fledged contract with the new team on December 14, 2010, designed for five years. The debut of a football player on the Turkish fields in the Super League took place in a match with Galatasaray (Istanbul), and Ivelin scored his first goal against the opponent in the next round of the domestic championship with the Bujaspor club. The general statistics of Ivelina Popova in Turkey is as follows: played 60 matches and scored nine goals.
In 2012, Ivelin Popov moved to Russia. His first club in our country was “Kuban”. In Krasnodar, the midfielder spent three full seasons, took part in eighty matches and was able to score nineteen goals scored.
Since 2015, the “golden” way of the player on the Russian football fields began. After signing a contract with Spartak Moscow, Ivelin Popov became a player in the main team of the team, which claims to the highest places in every season. In the season 2016 - 2017, the “red-white” after a long break were able to win the title of champions of Russia. Popov was an integral part of that team. In 2017, the midfielder for gold in the domestic championship added the victory in the Russian Super Cup. In total, “Spartak” Popov spent 77 matches and scored six goals, some of which were recognized by the fans as the most beautiful goals of the tour.
In 2018, Popov was leased to Rubin, but did not stay there long. Soon he moved to “Rostov”, where he currently plays.
