Georgi Velikov Pashov (; born 4 March 1990) is a Bulgarian professional

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who plays as a

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for Sportist Svoge.

Club career

On 20 July 2017, Pashov signed a 2-year contract with

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. On 5 January 2018, Pashov joined

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where he played regularly, but his contract was terminated in June by mutual consent. In June 2018, Pashov signed a two-year contract with Armenian club Ararat-Armenia. In January 2020, he moved to

Zhetysu Jetisu ( ) or Semirechye ( rus, Семиречье, p=sʲɪmʲɪˈrʲetɕje) or Heptopotamia is a historical region in Central Asia corresponding to the southeastern part of modern Kazakhstan. Name Jetisu is also transcribed Jeti-Suu (, ), Zh ...

in the

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, with the contract to run for one season. However, as football in Kazakhstan was suspended on numerous occasions due to the

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, he did not get to play in any official matches for the team. In August 2020, Pashov joined Romanian team

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International career

In August 2019 Pashov received his first call up for

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for the

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match against

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and the friendly match against

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on 7 and 10 September, making his debut in the latter match held on 10 September, playing the full 90 minutes.

Personal life

Pashov is Bulgarian on his father's side and Ukrainian through his mother, while also having some African ancestry in his maternal lineage.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 14 October 2019''

Honours

Montana * B Group: 2014–15 Ararat-Armenia *

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League (, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within th ...

: 2018–19 *

Armenian Super Cup The Armenian Supercup is a match that is played between the Armenian Premier League Champion and Armenian Cup Winner. It is named after Hakob Tonoyan and typically takes place in May every year with some exceptions. Results Results by team Sin ...

: 2018–19 Petrolul Ploiești *

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: 2021–22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pashov, Georgi 1990 births Living people Footballers from Plovdiv Bulgarian people of Ukrainian descent Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers FC Chavdar Etropole players PFC Slavia Sofia players FC Montana players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players FC Ararat-Armenia players LPS HD Clinceni players FC Petrolul Ploiești players FC Gloria Buzău players FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players FC Sportist Svoge players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Liga I players Liga II players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Men's association football fullbacks 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen