Stanislav Shopov Explained

Stanislav Tihomirov Shopov (Bulgarian: Станислав Тихомиров Шопов; born 23 February 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSKA Sofia.

Career

Club

Shopov began his youth career at Botev Plovdiv, at age seven.^[1] On 10 May 2018, Shopov signed his first professional contract with the club.^[2] He made his first-team debut on 15 May 2018 in a 2–0 win over Vereya Stara Zagora, coming on as a substitute in the latter minutes of the game.^[3]

On 6 October 2020, Shopov signed a two-year contract with the option of another season with Dutch Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.^{[4] [1]}

In June 2022, Shopov joined CSKA Sofia.^[5]

International

In March 2023, Shopov was called up to the Bulgaria national team as a replacement for the injured Dominik Yankov, becoming part of the squad for the Euro 2026 qualifiers against Montenegro and Hungary.^[6] He earned his first cap on 27 March 2023, in the 0:3 away loss against the latter, coming on as a late second half substitute for Ilia Gruev.^[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Botev Plovdiv	2017–18	First League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19	First League	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2019–20	First League	27	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	31	1
	2020–21	First League	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		39	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	45	1
Heerenveen	2020–21	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
CSKA Sofia	2022–23	First League	29	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	37	1
	2023–24		26	3	4	0	2	0	1	0	33	3
	2024–25		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	Total		58	5	7	0	7	0	1	0	73	5
align=center valign=center	CSKA Sofia II	2024–25	Second League	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
Career total			99	6	13	0	7	0	1	0	120	6

External links

• • Profile at the PFK Botev Plovdiv website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ботев продаде Слави Шопов на Хееренвеен . 6 October 2020 . botevplovdiv.bg . 6 October 2020 . Bulgarian.
2. Web site: Станислав Шопов подписа първи договор с Ботев . 10 May 2018 . botevplovdiv.bg . 6 October 2020 . Bulgarian.
3. Web site: Ботев победи Верея, Стивън не спира да бележи . 15 May 2018 . botevplovdiv.bg . 6 October 2020 . Bulgarian.
4. Web site: sc Heerenveen haalt Bulgaars talent Shopov (18) . sc-heerenveen.nl . . 6 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201006151239/https://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/sc-heerenveen-haalt-bulgaars-talent-shopov10/10 . 6 October 2020 . Dutch . 6 October 2020.
5. Web site: Bulgarian. sportal.bg. Официално: Станислав Шопов е футболист на ЦСКА - София. 5 June 2022 . 1 September 2022.
6. News: 14 футболисти на ЦСКА с повиквателни за различните национални гарнитури. 24 March 2023 . 21 March 2023 . bg . bntnews.bg.
7. News: Унгария - България 3:0 (Развой на срещата по минути). 28 March 2023 . 27 March 2023 . bg . Dimitrov, Ivaylo. topsport.bg.