Stanislav Shopov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Tihomirov and the family name is Shopov.

Stanislav Tihomirov Shopov (Bulgarian: Станислав Тихомиров Шопов; born 23 February 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSKA Sofia.

Stanislav Shopov

Shopov in 2022 with CSKA Sofia
Personal information
Full name	Stanislav Tihomirov Shopov
Date of birth	(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia
Number	8
Youth career
2009–2018	Botev Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Botev Plovdiv	39	(1)
2020–2022	Heerenveen	1	(0)
2022–	CSKA Sofia	49	(4)
International career^‡
2017–2018	Bulgaria U17	5	(0)
2021–	Bulgaria U19	1	(0)
2021–	Bulgaria U21	14	(2)
2023–	Bulgaria	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:05, 3 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:23, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Club

Shopov began his youth career at Botev Plovdiv, at age seven.^[1] On 10 May 2018, Shopov signed his first professional contract with the club.^[2] He made his first-team debut on 15 May 2018 in a 2–0 win over Vereya Stara Zagora, coming on as a substitute in the latter minutes of the game.^[3]

On 6 October 2020, Shopov signed a two-year contract with the option of another season with Dutch Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.^[4][1]

In June 2022, Shopov joined CSKA Sofia.^[5]

International

In March 2023, Shopov was called up to the Bulgaria national team as a replacement for the injured Dominik Yankov, becoming part of the squad for the Euro 2026 qualifiers against Montenegro and Hungary.^[6] He earned his first cap on 27 March 2023, in the 0:3 away loss against the latter, coming on as a late second half substitute for Ilia Gruev.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 3 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Botev Plovdiv	2017–18	First League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19	First League	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2019–20	First League	27	1	5	0	0	0	31	1
	2020–21	First League	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		39	1	6	0	0	0	45	1
Heerenveen	2020–21	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CSKA Sofia	2022–23	First League	29	1	3	0	5	0	37	1
	2023–24		20	3	2	0	2	0	24	3
	Total		49	4	5	0	7	0	61	4
Career total			89	5	11	0	7	0	107	5

References

1. "Ботев продаде Слави Шопов на Хееренвеен". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
2. "Станислав Шопов подписа първи договор с Ботев". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
3. "Ботев победи Верея, Стивън не спира да бележи". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
4. . sc-heerenveen.nl (in Dutch). sc Heerenveen. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
5. "Официално: Станислав Шопов е футболист на ЦСКА - София" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
6. "14 футболисти на ЦСКА с повиквателни за различните национални гарнитури" (in Bulgarian). bntnews.bg. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
7. Dimitrov, Ivaylo (27 March 2023). "Унгария - България 3:0 (Развой на срещата по минути)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

External links

• Stanislav Shopov at Soccerway
• Profile at the PFK Botev Plovdiv website