Aleksandar Yakimov

Aleksandar Yakimov (Bulgarian: Александър Якимов; born 27 April 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vihren Sandanski.[1]

Aleksandar Yakimov
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Yakimov
Date of birth (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989
Place of birth Klyuch, Bulgaria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vihren Sandanski
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Pirin Blagoevgrad 44 (2)
2009 → Bansko (loan) 14 (1)
2011–2013 CSKA Sofia 13 (0)
2012–2013 → Botev Vratsa (loan) 28 (3)
2013–2015 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 42 (0)
2015 Pirin Blagoevgrad 9 (0)
2016 Belasitsa Petrich 12 (3)
2016 Vereya 4 (0)
2016–2017 Tsarsko Selo 19 (1)
2017– Vihren Sandanski 68 (14)
International career
2008 Bulgaria U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2020

Career

Yakimov started to play football in local club Pirin. During 2007/2008 season he played with Pirin in the Bulgarian amateur division. Pirin took first place and won promotion to the "B" professional football group. On 9 August 2008 Yakimov made his debut in professional football in a match against Botev Krivodol.

On 4 July 2017, Yakimov joined Belasitsa Petrich[2] but was with the team only for pre-season training. On 1 August 2017, he signed with Vihren Sandanski.[3]

In October 2008 the Bulgarian national under-21 coach Ivan Kolev called Yakimov up to the Bulgaria national under-21 football team for friendly matches with Greece U21 and Macedonia U21.

References
  1. "Aleksandar Yakimov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
  2. "Още шестима се включиха в лятната подготовка на Беласица" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 4 July 2017.
  3. "Вихрен с трансферен удар - взе бивш футболист на Пирин и ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 1 August 2017.
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