Dimitar Velkovski

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Valentinov and the family name is Velkovski.

Dimitar Velkovski

Personal information
Full name	Dimitar Valentinov Velkovski
Date of birth	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Vratsa, Bulgaria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Arda
Number	35
Youth career
2001–2007	Botev Vratsa
2007–2008	Vilafranca
2008–2014	Lokomotiv Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Lokomotiv Sofia	7	(1)
2015–2018	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	75	(1)
2018–2019	Slavia Sofia	41	(2)
2020–2023	Cercle Brugge	44	(0)
2023	Miedź Legnica	14	(0)
2023–2024	Doxa	32	(3)
2024–	Arda	18	(1)
International career^‡
2014	Bulgaria U19	4	(0)
2015–2016	Bulgaria U21	6	(0)
2020–2022	Bulgaria	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:09, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Dimitar Valentinov Velkovski (Bulgarian: Димитър Валентинов Велковски; born 22 January 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Arda Kardzhali.^[1][2]

Club career

Velkovski started his career at home-town club Botev Vratsa, joining their youth system as a six-year-old.^[3]

In June 2018, Velkovski signed with Slavia Sofia.^[4]

On 31 January 2020, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Belgian First Division A side Cercle Brugge.^[5]

On 14 February 2023, Velkovski moved to Polish Ekstraklasa side Miedź Legnica, signing a deal until the end of the season.^[6]

International career

He made his national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Finland.^[7]

Club statistics

Club

As of 1 February 2020

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lokomotiv Sofia	2013–14	A Group	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2014–15		3	1	2	0	—		—		5	1
	Total		7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2015–16	A Group	22	0	0	0	—		—		22	0
	2016–17	First League	20	0	3	2	—		—		23	2
	2017–18		33	1	2	0	—		—		35	1
	Total		75	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	80	3
Slavia Sofia	2018–19	First League	28	1	1	0	4[a]	0	1[b]	0	34	1
	2019–20		13	1	2	0	—		—		15	1
	Total		41	2	3	0	4	0	1	0	49	2
Cercle Brugge	2019–20	First Division A	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career Total			124	4	10	2	4	0	1	0	139	6

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the Bulgarian Supercup

References

1. "Dimitar Velkovski Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
2. Dimitar Velkovski at Soccerway
3. "В "Надежда" все още има надежда" (in Bulgarian). sportonline.bg. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014.
4. "Славия представя новите на 8 юни" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 5 June 2018.
5. "Велковски ще играе в елита на Белгия". pfcslavia.com (in Bulgarian). 31 January 2020.
6. "Dimitar Velkovski piłkarzem Miedzi!" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 14 February 2023.
7. "Finland v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.