Dimitar Velkovski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitar Valentinov Velkovski | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Vratsa, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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 | 30 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Bulgaria U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Bulgaria | 10 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:53, 14 October 2025 (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 Bulgarian First League club Arda Kardzhali and the Bulgaria national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Velkovski started his career at home-town club Botev Vratsa, joining their youth system as a six-year-old.[2]
In June 2018, Velkovski signed with Slavia Sofia.[3]
On 31 January 2020, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Belgian First Division A side Cercle Brugge.[4]
On 14 February 2023, Velkovski moved to Polish Ekstraklasa side Miedź Legnica, signing a deal until the end of the season.[5]
In July 2024, he returned to Bulgaria, signing a two-year contract with Arda Kardzhali.[6] On 14 August 2025, Velkovski opened the scoring in the 2–0 return leg win over Lithuanian team Kauno Žalgiris in a UEFA Conference League qualifying match, which marked Arda's first home victory in a European club tournament.[7]
International career
[edit]Velkovski made his Bulgaria national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Finland.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 1 February 2020
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2013–14 | A Group | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | A Group | 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 | Bulgarian First League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bulgarian First League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Total | 75 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 3 | ||
| Slavia Sofia | 2018–19 | Bulgarian First League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
International
[edit]- As of match played 14 October 2025[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | |||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Dimitar Velkovski at Soccerway
- ^ "В "Надежда" все още има надежда" (in Bulgarian). sportonline.bg. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Славия представя новите на 8 юни" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Велковски ще играе в елита на Белгия". pfcslavia.com (in Bulgarian). 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Dimitar Velkovski piłkarzem Miedzi!" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Официално: Арда привлече Димитър Велковски" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ Ivanov, Iliya (14 August 2025). "Приказката за Арда продължава! Родният тим мечтае за още европейски вечери" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Finland v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Dimitar Velkovski". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Footballers from Vratsa
- Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
- Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Men's association football midfielders
- POFC Botev Vratsa players
- FC Vilafranca players
- FC Arda Kardzhali players
- FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
- PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- Miedź Legnica players
- Doxa Katokopias FC players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus