Delev playing for CSKA Sofia in 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Spas Borislavov Delev | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Klyuch, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Pogoń Szczecin | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2006 | Belasitsa Petrich | ||
2006–2008 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 26 | (11) |
2009–2010 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2010–2012 | CSKA Sofia | 39 | (16) |
2012 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 12 | (2) |
2013 | CSKA Sofia | 14 | (5) |
2013 | Las Palmas | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 22 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 29 | (4) |
2016– | Pogoń Szczecin | 16 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2011 | Bulgaria U21 | 2 | (0) |
2011– | Bulgaria | 13 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2016 |
Spas Borislavov Delev (Bulgarian: Спас Бориславов Делев; born 22 September 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa side Pogoń Szczecin and the Bulgarian national team.
Born in Klyuch, part of Petrich Municipality, Delev started to play football in Pirin. During the season 2007–08 he played for the team in the Bulgarian amateur division. Pirin took first place and were promoted to the "B" professional football group. On 9 August 2008 Delev made his debut in professional football in a match against Botev Krivodol. In this match he scored his first goal in B PFG. In the first half of 2008–09 season Delev scored 8 goals in 16 matches.
After the union of the two Pirin clubs from Blagoevgrad in December 2008, Delev joined the part of the team, which plays in the top division. On 4 March 2009, he scored a goal in a match against CSKA Sofia for the Bulgarian Cup and Pirin eliminated their opponent. In the semi-final of that tournament against Levski, Delev had a tragic accident. Аfter spasm of the lungs he remained to lie on the grass, and later was sent to emergency hospital. It was later found out that he had played with a flu.
Delev made his A PFG debut on 8 March, in a match against Cherno More. On 5 April, he scored twice against Belasitsa Petrich. Those were his first goals in A PFG. On 11 June, Delev was named the Best Young Footballer of the 2008–09 season in Bulgaria. Just 19, Delev's goals helped Pirin to reach the Bulgarian Cup final.