Hristo Popadiyn (Bulgarian: Христо Попадийн; born 4 January 1994) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Pirin Blagoevgrad.[1]
 Христо Попадийн | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hristo Hristov Popadiyn | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| Number | 83 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2013 | → Chievo Verona (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Levski Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Vitosha Bistritsa (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Botev Vratsa | 14 | (0) |
| 2015 | Lokomotiv Mezdra | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 22 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Dunav Ruse | 41 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Slavia Sofia | 39 | (1) |
| 2021 | Tsarsko Selo | 27 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Slavia Sofia | 17 | (0) |
| 2023- | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 | |||
Career
Levski Sofia
Popadiyn bеgan his career with Levski Sofia. In the beginning of 2013 he was sent on loan to the Italian Serie A team Chievo Verona until the end of the season.[2] He returned to Levski for the 2013/14 season making his official debut for the club in a cup match against Pirin Gotse Delchev won by Levski with 0:5.[3] He was sent on loan to Vitosha Bistritsa in the beginning of 2014 until the end of the season.[4]
Botev and Lokomotiv
After his loan to Vitosha ended he left Levski and moved to Botev Vratsa.[5] He made his debut for the team in a match against Dobrudzha on 2 August 2014.[6] For the cup the team was drawn against the Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad and Popadiyn played in the match on 24 September 2014.[7]
On 12 January 2015 Popadiyn moved to another team in the B Group, Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra.[8]
Ludogorets Razgrad
After receiving offers from teams from A Group he chose to move to the newly created second team of Ludogorets Razgrad.[9] He made his debut for Ludogorets II on 25 July 2015 in a match against Dunav Ruse.[10]
On 23 September 2015 he made his debut for the Ludogorets first team in the Bulgarian Cup in a 5–0 win over Lokomotiv 1929 Mezdra.[11]
On 22 May 2016 he made his complete debut in A Group for Ludogorets in a match against Beroe Stara Zagora.[12] On 7 September 2016 he became the third player after Ventsislav Kerchev and Yanaki Smirnov who joined Lokomotiv Gorna Aryahovitsa on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season,[13] but 2 days later returned in Ludogorets.
On 9 November 2016, Popadiyn was released by Ludogorets.[14]
Vitosha Bistritsa
In February 2017, following a few months without a club, Popadiyn joined Vitosha Bistritsa.[15]
Dunav Ruse
On 6 June 2017 he signed a contract with Dunav Ruse.[16]
Slavia Sofia
In January 2022, Popadiyn joined Slavia Sofia for the second time.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 July 2023 [1]
| 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 | ||||||||
| Levski Sofia | A Group | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vitosha Bistritsa (loan) | B Group | 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Botev Vratsa | 2014–15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Lokomotiv Mezdra | 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | 2015–16 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | A Group | 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career statistics | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |||
References
External links
- Hristo Popadiyn at Soccerway