Lachezar Kotev

Lachezar Hristov Kotev (Bulgarian: Лъчезар Христов Котев; born 5 January 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arda Kardzhali on loan from Russian club Khimki.[2][3]

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Hristov and the family name is Kotev.
Lachezar Kotev
Personal information
Full name Lachezar Hristov Kotev
Date of birth (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Arda Kardzhali
Number 80
Youth career
Levski Sofia
Septemvri Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Septemvri Sofia 21 (3)
2016–2020 Vitosha Bistritsa 77 (0)
2017 → Oborishte (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2023 Arda Kardzhali 64 (5)
2023– Khimki 2 (0)
2023– → Arda Kardzhali (loan) 11 (1)
International career‡
2019–2020 Bulgaria U21 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2020

Club career

On 11 February 2023, Kotev signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Russian Premier League club Khimki.[4]

Khimki were relegated to the Russian First League at the end of the 2022–23 season, and First League has much stricter restrictions than RPL on the number of foreign players allowed on the squad. On 28 June 2023, Kotev returned to Arda Kardzhali on a season-long loan.[5]

International career

Youth levels

In August 2018 he was called up for the Bulgaria U21 team for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against France U21 and Montenegro U21 to be held on 7 and 11 September 2018.[6]

Senior level

Kotev received his first call up for the Bulgaria national team on 14 May 2021 for the friendly games against Slovakia, Russia and France between 1 June and 8 June.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 24 December 2020[3]
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOtherTotal
Septemvri Sofia V Group 2015–16 21300––213
Vitosha Bistritsa Second League 2016–17 14000–00140
First League 2017–18 11000–5[lower-alpha 1]0160
2018–19 29010–3[lower-alpha 2]0330
2019–20 23020–00250
Total 770300080880
Oborishte (loan) Second League 2017–18 10000––100
Arda Kardzhali First League 2020–21 12010––130
Career statistics12034000801323
  1. Relegation Play-offs
  2. Relegation Play-offs

References
  1. "Профил на Лъчезар Христов Котев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. "Lachezar Kotev Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. Lachezar Kotev at Soccerway
  4. "ЛАЧЕЗАР КОТЕВ ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С НАШИМ КЛУБОМ НА 2,5 ГОДА" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. "АРДА СИ ВЪРНА ЛЪЧЕЗАР КОТЕВ" (in Bulgarian). FC Arda Kardzhali. 28 June 2023.
  6. Лъчо Котев: Чест и удоволствие е да бъда национал! Мечтая да заиграя в голям европейски отбор
  7. Ясен Петров викна 31 играчи в националния
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