Atanas Petrov Iliev (; born 9 October 1994) is Bulgarian professional

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who plays as a

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for CSKA 1948 Sofia.

Club career

Born in

Dobrich Dobrich ( ; ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, 9th most populated city in Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province and the capital of the region of Southern Dobrudzha. It is located in the northeastern part of the cou ...

, Iliev began his career with the local club,

Dobrudzha Dobruja or Dobrudja (; or ''Dobrudža''; , or ; ; Dobrujan Tatar: ''Tomrîğa''; Ukrainian and ) is a geographical and historical region in Southeastern Europe that has been divided since the 19th century between the territories of Bulgari ...

, before joining Cherno More's youth academy in 2009. He made his first team début in a 2–0

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defeat at Beroe on 5 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for

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. On 27 January 2023, Iliev's contract with Ascoli was terminated by mutual consent. On 31 January 2023, Iliev returned to Cherno More.

International career

Iliev was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad for the first time in March 2021 for the

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matches against

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on 25 March 2021,

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on 28 March 2021 and

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on 31 March 2021. He made his debut on 25 March 2021 against Switzerland.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iliev, Atanas Living people 1994 births Bulgarian men's footballers Footballers from Dobrich Men's association football forwards Bulgaria men's international footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cypriot First Division players Serie B players PFC Cherno More Varna players FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players FC Montana players Botev Plovdiv players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen