Ivelin Popov
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With Spartak in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ivelin Ivanov Popov | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second striker, Right Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Spartak Moscow | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1998 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
| 1999–2004 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2004–2005 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2010 | Litex Lovech | 96 | (25) |
| 2010–2012 | Gaziantepspor | 60 | (6) |
| 2012–2015 | Kuban Krasnodar | 79 | (19) |
| 2015– | Spartak Moscow | 41 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Bulgaria U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2007– | Bulgaria | 66 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2016 |
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Ivelin Ivanov Popov (Bulgarian: Ивелин Иванов Попов; born 26 October 1987) is a Bulgarian footballer playing for Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow and the Bulgaria national football team as an all-round attacking midfielder.
Born in Sofia, Popov started to play football in Septemvri Sofia's academy. In 2005, he trained for four months with Feyenoord but did not sign with the team because he was not 18 years old. In September 2005, he returned to Bulgaria and played in a tournament for Beroe's youth team and there he was spotted by the Litex Lovech scouts.
Popov signed his first professional contract with Litex Lovech in December 2005. He made his European debut in the first leg of Round of 32 Stage in a 0–0 draw against Strasbourg; he made his official debut in the Bulgarian top division in a match against CSKA Sofia on 12 March 2006. He played 59 minutes. The result of the match was a 1–1 draw. On 9 April 2006 he scored his first goal in professional football against Lokomotiv Sofia. The result of the match was a 3–1 win for Litex. The same season, Popov played in 11 matches and scored five goals. In two consecutive seasons, Popov was third placed in the voting for Young player of the year award in 2005–06 and 2006/07 seasons. In 2007/08 UEFA Cup, Popov scored a brace, in a first leg of second round, in a 3-0 win over Besa Kavajë. Eventually, Litex Lovech advanced to the next round, losing to Hamburg in two's leg.
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