Georgi Nikolaev Babaliev (
Bulgarian: Георги Николаев Бабалиев; born 14 March 2001) is a Bulgarian professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
*Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Smal ...
for
Yantra Gabrovo.
Career
Babaliev started his youth career in the local
Karnobat
Karnobat ( ) is a town in the Burgas Province, Southeastern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Karnobat Municipality. According to the 2021 census, the town had a population of 16,483.
Geography
Karnobat municipality i ...
, before moving to
Chernomorets Burgas and later to
Ludogorets Razgrad
Professional Football Club Ludogorets 1945 (), commonly known as Ludogorets Razgrad or simply Ludogorets, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Razgrad, which currently competes in the First Professional Football League ...
. On 22 December 2020 he joined
Lokomotiv Sofia
FC Lokomotiv Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football.
Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refounded in 2015, following ...
, coming from an unsuccessful spell in
Sozopol
Sozopol ( ; ) List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. One of the major seaside resorts in the country, it is known for the ''Apollonia'' art and film ...
. In July 2021 he moved to
Spartak Varna
FC Spartak Varna () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Varna, which currently competes in the First League, the top level of Bulgarian football league system. Spartak plays its home matches at the local Stadion Spartak.
Founded ...
. The team won a promote to
First League. On 22 July 2022 he scored Spartak's first goal for the season in the First League, in the 1:1 draw with
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Football club Pirin (), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a Bulgarian football club based in Blagoevgrad, which currently competes in the Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football.
The club was founded in 2008, after a merger ...
.
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References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II players
FC Vitosha Bistritsa players
FC Spartak Varna players
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
Men's association football midfielders
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen