Valeri Bojinov
Valeri Emilov Bojinov (Bulgarian: [Валери Емилов Божинов] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), bg; born 15 February 1986) is a retired Bulgarian professional footballer and coach who last played as a striker for Kostenets.
 Bojinov with Levski in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeri Emilov Bojinov | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1986 (aged 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Pietà Hotspurs | ||
| 2000–2002 | Lecce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Lecce | 65 | (16) |
| 2005–2007 | Fiorentina | 36 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | → Juventus (loan) | 18 | (5) |
| 2007–2010 | Manchester City | 11 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Parma (loan) | 30 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Parma | 31 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Sporting CP | 8 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Lecce (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Verona (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Vicenza (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2014 | Levski Sofia | 19 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Ternana | 27 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Partizan | 51 | (23) |
| 2017 | Meizhou Hakka | 13 | (3) |
| 2017 | Lausanne | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Rijeka | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Botev Vratsa | 11 | (7) |
| 2019 | Levski Sofia | 11 | (4) |
| 2019 | Botev Vratsa | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Pescara | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Levski Sofia | 12 | (1) |
| 2022 | Septemvri Sofia | 12 | (1) |
| 2023 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 6 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Kostenets | 1 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2015 | Bulgaria[2] | 43 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2022 | Septemvri Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Dobrudzha Dobrich (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 August 2016 | |||
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lecce | 2001–02 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Serie B | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2003–04 | Serie A | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2004–05 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 23 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 68 | 19 | ||||
| Fiorentina | 2004–05 | Serie A | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 41 | 11 | ||||
| Juventus (loan) | 2006–07 | Serie B | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||
| Manchester City | 2007–08 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Parma (loan) | 2009–10 | Serie A | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||
| Parma | 2010–11 | Serie A | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Sporting CP | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| Lecce (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Verona (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Vicenza (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2013–14 | Bulgarian First League | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | |||
| Ternana | 2014–15 | Serie B | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| Partizan | 2015–16 | Serbian SuperLiga | 31 | 18 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 45 | 18 | |
| 2016–17 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |||
| Total | 51 | 23 | 5 | 2 | — | 11 | 0 | 67 | 25 | |||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2017 | China League One | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Lausanne | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Rijeka | 2017–18 | 1. HNL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Botev Vratsa | 2018–19 | Bulgarian First League | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 7 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2018–19 | Bulgarian First League | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
| Botev Vratsa | 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Pescara | 2019–20 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Septemvri Sofia | 2021–22 | Second Professional Football League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Vitosha Bistritsa | 2022–23 | Second Professional Football League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 422 | 102 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 471 | 116 | ||
International
- As of 7 October 2015[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2004 | 6 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 6 |
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bojinov goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 August 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Ireland |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 17 November 2005 | Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States |  Mexico |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 6 September 2006 | Vasil Levski, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Slovenia |
1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 4 | 18 November 2009 | Hibernians Ground, Paola, Malta |  Malta |
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 24 May 2010 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  South Africa |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 29 February 2012 | ETO Park, Győr, Hungary |  Hungary |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Juventus
Partizan
Valeri Bojinov Media
Bojinov playing for Bulgaria in October 2011
References
- ↑ Dimitrov, Yulian (12 June 2007). "Божинов проигра шанса "Ювентус"". topsport.bg. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Valeri Bojinov at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Football PLAYER: Valeri Bozhinov". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
Other websites
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- Valeri Bojinov at Soccerway
- Valeri Bojinov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Valeri Bojinov career stats at Soccerbase
- Valeri Bojinov at ForaDeJogo
- Juventus Profile and Stats
- Levski Sofia Profile and Stats
- Valeri Bojinov at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)