Viktor Popov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Nikolaev Popov | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Korona Kielce | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Cherno More | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Cherno More | 180 | (2) |
| 2025– | Korona Kielce | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Bulgaria U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bulgaria | 23 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:27, 27 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:54, 10 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Viktor Nikolaev Popov (Bulgarian: Виктор Николаев Попов; born 5 March 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce and the Bulgaria national team.[2]
Born and raised in Varna, Popov joined Cherno More's academy in 2010. He made his senior debut in May 2019, aged 19. He signed for Korona Kielce in May 2025.
Popov has also represented Bulgaria at various youth levels and made his senior debut in November 2019.
Club career
Cherno More
Popov made his first team debut for Cherno More Varna in a 1–0 home win against Botev Plovdiv on 18 May 2019, playing full 90 minutes.[3] Ten days later he signed his first professional contract with the club.[4] On 10 July 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away win over Lokomotiv Sofia in the opening game of the 2022–23 season. Popov left the club after his contract expired at the end of 2024–25 season.
Korona Kielce
On 30 May 2025, Popov signed a two-year contract as a free agent with Polish club Korona Kielce.[5]
International career
On 14 November 2019, he earned his first cap for Bulgaria, coming on as a late second half substitute for Strahil Popov in the 0–1 home loss against Paraguay in a friendly match.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cherno More | 2018–19 | First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | First League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | First League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | First League | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | First League | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | First League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | First League | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| Total | 180 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 3 | ||
| Korona Kielce | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 180 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League play-off
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Viktor Popov" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Bulgarian squad announced". Macedonian Football. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Черно море излезе пети след победа над Ботев. Младок направи силен дебют" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Черно море подписа с двама свои юноши" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Viktor Popov pierwszym letnim transferem Korony Kielce!" (in Polish). korona-kielce.pl. 30 May 2025.
- ^ Vutov, Viktor (14 November 2019). "България загуби с 0:1 Парагвай". topsport.bg. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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