Viktor Viktorov Genev (; born 27 October 1988) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a defender for

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Club career

Levski Sofia

2007–2008

During the first half of the 2007–2008 season, Genev played for

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on loan. He made his official debut for

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...

on 19 March 2008 in a match against

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Stadion Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and ha ...

, which Levski lost 1–0.

2008–2009

Apart from the 2007–2008 season, during 2008–2009 Genev started playing often for the first team wearing the kit with number 2. He also played for the Bulgaria national football team under 21 as a defender. He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009.

2009–2010

On 15 July 2009, Victor made his debut in Europe for the first official match for Levski during the 2009–2010 season. The event took place in the 2nd qualifying round of the

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, when Levski encountered

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. The match ended 4–0 with a home win for ''The Blues''.

Slavia Sofia

On 23 June 2010, Genev signed a contract with

for an undisclosed transfer fee.

Spartak Semey

Genev joined newly promoted

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club Spartak Semey in January 2014 for a period of one year. He made his official debut on 15 March, in the 2–1 away loss against

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in a league match and scored his first goal for the

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club in the 2–1 win over the same opponent on 3 August.

St Mirren

On 26 February 2015, Genev signed for

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club St Mirren for the remainder of the season, following a successful trial. He made his debut two days after signing, in a 1–0 home win against

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. Genev left the club when his contract expired, following Saints relegation to the

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Petrolul Ploiești

On 7 September 2015, Genev joined Romanian side

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on a one-year contract.

Dinamo Minsk

Genev had a short stint in the

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with Dinamo Minsk between February and July 2016.

Botev Plovdiv

2016–17

On 6 February 2017, Genev signed with

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until the end of the season. He made an official debut on 18 February during the 0-1 away win over

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. On 24 May 2017 Genev played an important role in the historical 2-1 win over

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in the

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final and won the cup with

2017–18

Viktor Genev played in all 6 games for

during the participation of the club in

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. On 9 August 2017 he scored a penalty during the penalty shootout and

defeated

and won the

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. Shortly after winning the Supercup, on 23 August, Viktor Genev left

on a mutual agreement because he received a better offer from

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. Genev played 28 games in all competitions for

Slavia Sofia

In June 2023, Genev returned to

Honours

Club

;Levski Sofia * Bulgarian A Group: 2008–09 *

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;Botev Plovdiv *

: 2016–17 *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Genev, Viktor 1988 births Living people Footballers from Sofia Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers PFC Levski Sofia players FC Montana players PFC Slavia Sofia players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Oleksandriya players FC Elimai players St Mirren F.C. players FC Petrolul Ploiești players FC Dinamo Minsk players Botev Plovdiv players F.C. Ashdod players PFC Cherno More Varna players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Israel First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Russian Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Israeli Premier League players Liga I players Men's association football defenders 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen