Hristo Popadiyn

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

Hristo Popadiyn
Христо Попадийн
Христо Попадийн
Personal information
Full name Hristo Hristov Popadiyn
Date of birth (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back, Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Pirin Blagoevgrad
Number 83
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- Pirin Blagoevgrad 9 (0)
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 October 2023

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 performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
Levski Sofia A Group 2013–14 001000–10
Vitosha Bistritsa (loan) B Group 2013–14 10000––100
Botev Vratsa 2014–15 14010––150
Lokomotiv Mezdra 2014–15 11000––110
Ludogorets Razgrad II 2015–16 150–––150
Ludogorets Razgrad A Group 2015–16 0010000010
Career statistics500300000530
  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
  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.
  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.
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