Hristo Popadiyn

Hristo Popadiyn
Христо Попадийн

Христо Попадийн
Personal information
Full name	Hristo Hristov Popadiyn
Date of birth	(1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right back, Centre back
Youth career
0000–2014	Levski Sofia
2013	→ Chievo Verona (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Levski Sofia	0	(0)
2014	→ Vitosha Bistritsa (loan)	10	(0)
2014	Botev Vratsa	14	(0)
2015	Lokomotiv Mezdra	11	(0)
2015–2016	Ludogorets Razgrad II	22	(0)
2015–2016	Ludogorets Razgrad	2	(0)
2017	Vitosha Bistritsa	2	(0)
2017–2019	Dunav Ruse	41	(0)
2019–2020	Slavia Sofia	39	(1)
2021	Tsarsko Selo	27	(0)
2022–2023	Slavia Sofia	17	(0)
2023-2024	Pirin Blagoevgrad	26	(1)
International career
2010	Bulgaria U17	3	(0)
2011	Bulgaria U19	3	(0)
2015–2016	Bulgaria U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Hristo Popadiyn (Bulgarian: Христо Попадийн; born 4 January 1994) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender.^[1]

Career

Levski Sofia

Popadiyn bеgan his career with Levski Sofia. In the beginning of 2013 he was sent on loan to the Italian Serie A team Chievo Verona until the end of the season.^[2] He returned to Levski for the 2013/14 season making his official debut for the club in a cup match against Pirin Gotse Delchev won by Levski with 0:5.^[3] He was sent on loan to Vitosha Bistritsa in the beginning of 2014 until the end of the season.^[4]

Botev and Lokomotiv

After his loan to Vitosha ended he left Levski and moved to Botev Vratsa.^[5] He made his debut for the team in a match against Dobrudzha on 2 August 2014.^[6] For the cup the team was drawn against the Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad and Popadiyn played in the match on 24 September 2014.^[7]

On 12 January 2015 Popadiyn moved to another team in the B Group, Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra.^[8]

Ludogorets Razgrad

After receiving offers from teams from A Group he chose to move to the newly created second team of Ludogorets Razgrad.^[9] He made his debut for Ludogorets II on 25 July 2015 in a match against Dunav Ruse.^[10]

On 23 September 2015 he made his debut for the Ludogorets first team in the Bulgarian Cup in a 5–0 win over Lokomotiv 1929 Mezdra.^[11]

On 22 May 2016 he made his complete debut in A Group for Ludogorets in a match against Beroe Stara Zagora.^[12] On 7 September 2016 he became the third player after Ventsislav Kerchev and Yanaki Smirnov who joined Lokomotiv Gorna Aryahovitsa on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season,^[13] but 2 days later returned in Ludogorets.

On 9 November 2016, Popadiyn was released by Ludogorets.^[14]

Vitosha Bistritsa

In February 2017, following a few months without a club, Popadiyn joined Vitosha Bistritsa.^[15]

Dunav Ruse

On 6 June 2017 he signed a contract with Dunav Ruse.^[16]

Slavia Sofia

In January 2022, Popadiyn joined Slavia Sofia for the second time.^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 July 2023 ^[1]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Other[a]		Total
Levski Sofia	A Group	2013–14	0	0	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
Vitosha Bistritsa (loan)	B Group	2013–14	10	0	0	0	–		–		10	0
Botev Vratsa		2014–15	14	0	1	0	–		–		15	0
Lokomotiv Mezdra		2014–15	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
Ludogorets Razgrad II		2015–16	15	0	–		–		–		15	0
Ludogorets Razgrad	A Group	2015–16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career statistics			50	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	53	0

1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

References

1. Popadiyn Stats
2. Христо Попадийн премина в Киево под наем
3. Pirin GD vs Levski
4. "Христо Попадийн ще играе като преостъпен за Витоша Бистрица". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
5. Десет нови футболисти в "Ботев" Враца от лятната селекция
6. Dobrudzha vs Botev
7. Botev vs Ludogorets
8. Локо (Мездра) започна подготовка с три нови попълнения
9. Христо Попадийн отива в "Лудогорец 2"
10. Ludogorets II vs Dunav
11. Лудогорец се разходи за 5:0 и продължава за купата
12. Берое си гарантира Европа на "Лудогорец арена", "орлите" показаха младата генерация
13. Локо (ГО) привлече трети играч от Лудогорец
14. "Лудогорец се раздели с младежки национал" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 9 November 2016.
15. "Костадин Ангелов: Максимумът за нас този сезон е първото място" (in Bulgarian). fcvitosha.bg. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
16. "ФК "Дунав" се раздели с трима, работи сериозно по селекцията" (in Bulgarian). fcdunav.eu. 6 June 2017.
17. "Славия представи двама нови" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

External links

• Hristo Popadiyn at Soccerway