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Georg Iliev
Bulgarian footballer
Georg Georgiev Iliev (Bulgarian: Георг Илиев; born 23 October 1994) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georg Georgiev Iliev[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-10-23) 23 October 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2011 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2011–2014 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Slavia Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Bulgaria U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Bulgaria U21 | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2017 | |||
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Iliev kicked off his youth career with the local club CSKA Sofia before being transferred to Bolton Wanderers youth academy in 2011. In 2014, he signed a professional contract with the club.[2]
On 17 October 2014, Iliev joined League Two side Carlisle United on a monthlong loan deal.[3] He made his debut against Plymouth Argyle playing the whole 90 minutes of the match.[4] He returned to Bolton at the end of the month loan, having made four appearances.[5]
On 15 May 2015, Bolton announced that Iliev had been released along with 12 other players.[6]
On 31 January 2016, it was announced that Slavia Sofia had signed Iliev as a free agent. He was released a year later.[7]
Club
- As of 18 November 2015 [8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
| Bolton Wanderers | Championship | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carlisle United (loan) | League One | 2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | Championship | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||||
| Slavia Sofia | A Group | 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
- Includes Football League Cup matches.
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
- "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- "Teenage striker Georg Iliev signs first professional contract at Bolton Wanderers". The Bolton News. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- "Bolton's Georg Iliev joins Hayden White at Carlisle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- "Plymouth 1 - 0 Carlisle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- "Matt Mills, Andy Lonergan, Craig Davies out as Bolton Wanderers announce retained list". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- "Славия се разделя с четирима футболисти" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 9 January 2017.
- Georg Iliev at Soccerway
- Georg Iliev at Soccerbase
- UEFA profile
