Yordan Minchev

Yordan Minchev (Bulgarian: Йордан Минчев; born 17 October 1998) is a Bulgarian professional basketball player for Rilski Sportist of the NBL. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays both the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Yordan Minchev
Minchev with Fenerbahçe in 2017
No. 17 – BC Rilski Sportist
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1998-10-17) October 17, 1998
Sliven, Bulgaria
NationalityBulgarian
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Levski Sofia
2016–2019Fenerbahçe
2017→ Vršac
2017–2018→ MZT Skopje
2018→ PBC Academic
2018–2019→ İstanbul BŞB
2019–2021Levski Lukoil
2021–2022OSE Lions
2022Levski Sofia
2022Atomerőmű SE
2022–presentRilski Sportist
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Minchev made his professional debut with Levski Sofia during the 2014–15 season of Bulgarian Basketball League and played in 5 games. Same season, he also played 5 times for the team in Adriatic League.[1] During the 2015–16 season, he played 27 times in Bulgarian League and also played 14 times in Balkan League.[2]

On November 2, 2016, Minchev signed a six-year (2+2+2) contract with Fenerbahçe.[3]

On 13 February 2017, Minchev was loaned to a Serbian club Vršac for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[4]

On October 1, 2017, Minchev was loaned to Macedonian club MZT Skopje for the 2017–18 season.[5] On March 9, 2018, he left MZT Skopje.[6] He finished the 2017–18 season playing with PBC Academic of the Bulgarian NBL.

In October 2018, he joined the İstanbul BŞB.[7]

On September 16, 2019, he has signed with Levski Lukoil of the NBL. [8]

On July 18, 2021, Minchev signed with OSE Lions of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[9]

In 2022, he returned for a third stint at Levski Sofia.[10]

National team career

Minchev played with the junior national teams of Bulgaria. In 2017 he made his debut with the Bulgarian senior national team playing in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[11]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2016–17 Fenerbahçe 208.05.0.0.010000-3
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See also

References
  1. Yordan Minchev 2014-15 Season Player View by fiba.com
  2. Yordan Minchev 2015-16 Season Player View by fiba.com
  3. Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball signed with Yordan Minchev
  4. "Fenerbahçe Yordan Minchev'i KK Vrsac'a kiraladı". f5haber.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  5. "Yordan Minchev to spend the season with MZT Skopje Aerodrom". aba-liga.com. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. "Јордан Минчев повеќе не е член на МЗТ Скопје Аеродром" (in Macedonian). mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  7. "Yordan Minchev (ex Academic Sofia) signs at Istanbul BBSK". Eurobasket.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  8. Skerletic, Dario (September 16, 2019). "Yordan Minchev signs with Levski Lukoil". Sportando. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  9. "Официално: Йордан Минчев продължава в чужбина" [Official: Yordan Minchev continues abroad]. sportal.bg. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. "БК Левски картотекира двама чужденци". bnr.bg. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  11. Yordan MINCHEV (BUL) participated in 3 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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