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Strahil Popov
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Personal information
Full name Strahil Venkov Popov[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-31) 31 August 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Right-back
Youth career
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Pirin 2001
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Litex Lovech 138 (6)
2009 → Lokomotiv Mezdra (loan) 14 (0)
2010 → Montana (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2020 Kasımpaşa 125 (1)
2020–2021 Hatayspor 57 (0)
2022 Eyüpspor 16 (0)
2022–2024 Ümraniyespor 46 (2)
Total 398 (9)
International career
2008 Bulgaria U19 3 (0)
2009–2012 Bulgaria U21 3 (0)
2014–2021 Bulgaria 35 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Strahil Popov (Bulgarian: Страхил Попов; born 31 August 1990) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Popov began his professional career at Litex Lovech in 2008. After loan spells at Lokomotiv Mezdra and Montana he became a regular in their team, playing 159 total games and scoring 6 goals for Litex. He signed for Kasımpaşa in January 2016.

Popov earned 35 caps for Bulgaria between 2014 and 2021.

Club career

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Born in Blagoevgrad, Popov began his career playing for Pirin Blagoevgrad before departing for Pirin 2001.[2]

Litex Lovech

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In 2008, Popov joined Litex Lovech.[3]

Lokomotiv Mezdra (loan)

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On 9 July 2009, Popov joined Lokomotiv Mezdra on loan until December 2009.[4] He made his team début on 10 July, scoring goal in a 2–1 friendly loss against Sivasspor.

Montana (loan)

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On 18 January 2010, Popov was loaned out to Montana for the rest of the season.[5] He made his competitive debut on 20 March in a 0–0 home league draw against Litex, coming on as a second-half substitute, and participated in only one more game to the end of the season.

Return to Litex

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Popov returned to Litex at the end of the 2009–10 season. He played only three league games during a following campaign and became a regular first team player in the 2011–12 season. On 21 March 2012, Popov was sent off for the first time in his professional career in a 1–1 away draw against Beroe Stara Zagora.

On 21 July 2013, Popov scored his first goal for Litex, with a header, netting the third in a 4–1 home win over Neftochimic Burgas. He then scored the winning goal in Litex's 2–1 away win against Slavia Sofia on 7 December.

On 3 August 2014, Popov was announced as Litex's new club captain.[6] Six days later, he added his third goal for Litex against Botev Plovdiv in a 3–3 away draw.

Kasımpaşa

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On 5 January 2016, he moved to the Turkish Süper Lig team Kasımpaşa for a reported fee of €750,000. He was given the number 90 jersey.[7]

On 27 October 2017, he scored his first league goal in a match against Göztepe.[8]

International career

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After first being called up for a friendly match against Belarus in March 2014, but remaining an unused substitute,[9] Popov made his debut for the national side on 23 May 2014, in the 1–1 draw with Canada.[10] He played as a starter on 10 October 2015, in the 0–3 loss against Croatia in a Euro 2016 qualifier, remaining on the pitch for the full 90 minutes.[11]

On 13 October 2018, he provided two decisive assists in a 2–1 home win against Cyprus, in a match for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. He became second top assistant with four assists in all over group in the competition.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 25 December 2019[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Litex Lovech 2008–09 A Group 300000–30
2010–11 300000–30
2011–12 18020001[b]0210
2012–13 27030––300
2013–14 37230––402
2014–15 3134040–393
2015–16 1912020–231
Total 138614060101596
Lokomotiv Mezdra (loan) 2009–10 A Group 14000––140
Montana (loan) 2009–10 A Group 2000––20
Kasımpaşa 2015–16 Süper Lig 13000––130
2016–17 33071––401
2017–18 32100––321
2018–19 33030––360
2019–20 14000––140
Total 125110100001352
Career total 280725160103128

International

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As of 22 November 2018
Team Year Tournament Friendly Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bulgaria
2014 001010
2015 100010
2016 404080
2017 600060
2018 402060
Total 15070220
Career total 21080290

References

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  1. ↑ "European Championship 2020: Booking List before Qualifying Round Matchday 10" (PDF). UEFA. 17 November 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Интервю със Страхил Попов от Литекс" (in Bulgarian). fmbulgaria.com.
  3. ↑ "Stats Centre: Strahil Popov Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Литекс даде Страхил Попов на Локо (Мездра)" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 9 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Младежки национал от Литекс под наем в Монтана" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 18 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "Страхил Попов е новият капитан на Литекс" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 3 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Капитанът на Литекс подписа с турски отбор
  8. ↑ Страхил Попов с важен гол за Касъмпаша
  9. ↑ "Националите тренираха в пълен състав, "лъвовете" ще тренират и преди мача с Беларус" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 4 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Bulgaria vs. Canada 1-1". flashscore.com. 23 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ново начало? Хърватия ни развинти за 3:0" (in Bulgarian). news7.bg. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  12. ↑ Страхил Попов изпревари едни от най-големите европейски звезди в Лигата на нациите
  13. ↑ Popov Stats
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