Atanas Petrov Iliev (; born 9 October 1994) is a
Bulgarian
footballer who plays as a
striker
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People wi ...
for
Anorthosis Famagusta.
Career
Born in
Dobrich
Dobrich ( bg, Добрич ; ro, Bazargic, tr, Hacıoğlu Pazarcık) 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 Dobr ...
, Iliev began his career with the local club,
Dobrudzha Dobrich
FC Dobrudzha ( bg, ФК Добруджа) is a Bulgarian football club based in Dobrich, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football.
It plays its home matches at Stadion Druzhba with a capacity of 12,500 seats, ...
, before he joined the Cherno More Academy in 2009. He made his first team début in a 0-2
A PFG defeat at
Beroe on 5 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for
Ilian Kapitanov
Iliyan Kapitanov ( bg, Илиян Капитанов; born 25 January 1992) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a winger for Fratria.
Career Cherno More
In November 2009, Cherno More's manager Velizar Popov selected Ilian in the main squad ...
.
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
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Parallel tour ...
matches against
Switzerland
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on 25 March 2021,
Italy on 28 March 2021 and
Northern Ireland 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
External links
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1994 births
Sportspeople from Dobrich
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
Bulgaria men's international footballers
PFC Cherno More Varna players
FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players
FC Montana players
Botev Plovdiv players
Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Cypriot First Division players
Serie B players
Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus