Mihail Polendakov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mihail Yordanov Polendakov | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | DIT Sofia | ||
| 2018–2023 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Septemvri Sofia II | 24 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Septemvri Sofia | 40 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Bulgaria U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | Bulgaria U17 | 14 | (2) |
| 2024– | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:04, 11 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Mihail Yordanov Polendakov (Bulgarian: Михаил Йорданов Полендаков; born 5 June 2007) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.
Career
Polendakov began his career in the local DIT academy at the age of 6, which merged with Septemvri Sofia in 2015, with Mihail moving to the Septemvri in 2018.[1][2] On 30 October 2022 he made his professional debut in a league match against Ludogorets Razgrad, at age of 15 years 04 months 25 days.[3] On 30 April 2023 he signed his first professional contract with Septemvri.[4] He went on trials with Red Bull Salzburg on 15 January 2024.[5]
On 22 July 2025, Polendakov signed for English Championship side Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 December 2023
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||||
| Septemvri Sofia | First League | 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Second League | 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
- ^ Includes Promotion/relegation play-off matches.
References
- ^ "Аз съм..." Михаил Полендаков
- ^ "Лигата на талантите" представя Михаил Полендаков - талант от академията на Септември
- ^ Септември използва дебютант на 15 години и 147 дни
- ^ Юноша на Септември подписа своя първи професионален договор с клуба
- ^ Капитанът на България U17 - Михаил Полендаков, отиде на проби в РБ Залцбург
- ^ "Bulgarian Blade". www.sufc.co.uk. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.