Bulgarian footballer
Daniel Genadiev Naumov (Bulgarian : Даниел Генадиев Наумов ; born 29 March 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greek Super League club OFI .[ 2]
Club career
Ludogorets
Born in Gotse Delchev ,[ 3] Naumov started his career from the local Pirin Gotse Delchev , before joining CSKA Sofia .[ 4] In 2015, he moved to Ludogorets Razgrad Academy.[ 5]
He made his debut for Ludogorets Razgrad II in B Group on 4 April 2016 in match against Neftochimic Burgas .[ 6] After the injury of Vladislav Stoyanov in March 2017, Numov became the second-choice goalkeeper and on 18 April 2017 he made his debut for the first team in the Bulgarian Cup match against Litex Lovech , keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 win.[ 7] On 28 May 2017, he completed his First League debut in a 3–1 win over Cherno More .[ 8]
Naumov started the 2017–18 season in Ludogorets II playing in the first match of the season against Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia .[ 9]
Vereya (loan)
On 30 January 2018, Naumov was loaned to Vereya until end of the season in order to play in the First League .[ 10] He made his debut for the team on 17 February 2018 in the first league match of the year against CSKA Sofia .[ 11] Naumov ended the campaign with only five appearances due to a shoulder injury and noted that he hoped to become the first-choice goalkeeper in Ludogorets in the following season.[ 12]
CSKA 1948
In June 2019, Naumov joined Second League club CSKA 1948 , in search of more starting games, signing a contract until June 2021.[ 13] He quickly established himself as a first choice goalkeeper. In November 2019 he was watched by scouts of Manchester City & Southampton FC .[ 14]
International career
Youth levels
Naumov served as the captain of the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[ 15] After a draw and two wins, the team qualified for the knockout phase which was held in July 2017.[ 16] In August 2017, he was called up for Bulgaria U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Luxembourg , but dropped out after receiving an injury in league match with Ludogorets II and was replaced by Mihail Mihaylov .[ 17] Naumov made his debut for Bulgaria U21 on 27 March 2018 in a European Under-21 qualification match against Slovenia U21 , keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win.[ 18]
Senior levels
In February 2020, Naumov was called up to the senior team for a friendly against Belarus , but did not debut.[ 19] He made his debut on 31 March 2021, keeping a clean sheet for the draw against Northern Ireland for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification .[ 20]
Career statistics
Club
As of 11 January 2024[ 2]
Club performance
League
Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Club
Season
League
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Ludogorets II
2015–16
Second League
7
0
—
—
—
7
0
2016–17
Second League
18
0
—
—
—
18
0
2017–18
Second League
12
0
—
—
—
12
0
2018–19
Second League
25
0
—
—
—
25
0
Total
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
62
0
Ludogorets
2015–16
First League
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2016–17
First League
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2017–18
First League
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2018–19
First League
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
Vereya (loan)
2017–18
First League
5
0
0
0
—
—
5
0
CSKA 1948
2019–20
Second League
17
0
3
0
—
—
20
0
2020–21
First League
30
0
1
0
—
—
31
0
2021–22
First League
27
0
1
0
—
—
28
0
2022–23
First League
33
0
5
0
—
—
38
0
2023–24
First League
16
0
2
0
2[ a]
0
—
20
0
Total
106
0
12
0
2
0
0
0
120
0
Career statistics
195
0
13
0
2
0
0
0
210
0
International
As of match played 19 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Bulgaria
2020
0
0
2021
3
0
2022
3
0
2023
4
0
Total
10
0
References
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