Stefan Velev

Stefan Velev

Personal information
Full name	Stefan Dimitrov Velev
Date of birth	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Botev Ihtiman
Number	77
Youth career
1997–2007	Septemvri Sofia
2007–2008	Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Lokomotiv StZ	26	(3)
2009–2010	Lyubimets	19	(1)
2010–2012	Beroe	70	(2)
2013–2015	Levski Sofia	43	(0)
2015–2016	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	26	(1)
2016	Dinamo Tbilisi	6	(0)
2017–2018	Slavia Sofia	39	(4)
2018–2020	Sepsi OSK	56	(1)
2020–2023	Cherno More	76	(4)
2023–2024	Botev Vratsa	46	(0)
2025–	Botev Ihtiman	36	(4)
International career
2007–2008	Bulgaria U19	7	(0)
2012–2016	Bulgaria	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:11, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

Stefan Velev (Bulgarian: Стефан Велев; born 2 May 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botev Ihtiman.

Club career

Born in Sofia, Velev played for Septemvri as a schoolboy, before joining Slavia Sofia. But he found it difficult to break into the first team due to the consistency of Slavčo Georgievski and Pavle Popara.

In June 2008 Velev signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Stara Zagora. He made his B PFG and Lokomotiv debut on 9 August in a home 1–0 against Shumen, scoring the goal of the win.

On 13 March 2017, Velev signed a 1+1⁄2-year contract with Slavia Sofia. He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season when his contract expired.

On 15 June 2018, Velev signed with Sepsi OSK.

International career

Velev earned his first cap for Bulgaria on 29 May 2012, after coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 loss against Turkey in an exhibition game.

Career statistics

Bulgaria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	1	0
2013	1	0
2015	1	0
2016	2	0
Total	5	0

Honours

Slavia Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2017–18

External links

• Stefan Velev at National-Football-Teams.com
• Stefan Velev at Soccerway