Ventsislav Kerchev
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ventsislav Plamenov Kerchev | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ruse, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Lokomotiv GO (on loan from Ludogorets) | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Dunav Ruse | ||
| 2010–2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 9 | (0) |
| 2015– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 26 | (2) |
| 2016– | → Lokomotiv GO (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Bulgaria U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bulgaria U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:41, 25 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ventsislav Kerchev (Bulgarian: Венцислав Керчев; born 2 June 1997) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad.[1]
Career
Early career
Born in Ruse, Kerchev began his football career playing for hometown club Dunav at the age of seven.[2] In 2010, he joined Ludogorets's youth setup.[3]
Ludogorets Razgrad
At the start of the 2015–16 season, Kerchev was promoted to the club's reserve team in the B Group, the second level of Bulgarian football. He made his debut on 25 July, in a 3–2 home defeat against Dunav Ruse.
After spending August and the early part of September playing with Ludogorets II, Kerchev was called up to the senior team by manager Eduard Eranosyan. He made his debut in the A Group on 19 September, playing full 90 minutes in the centre of defence against Botev Plovdiv. On 19 March 2016, he scored his first goal in the team's league match against Beroe Stara Zagora at Beroe Stadium. Ludogorets won the match 2–0.[4]
Statistics
Club
- As of 25 August 2016 [5]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | B Group | 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | A Group | 2015–16 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Lokomotiv GO (loan) | Parva Liga | 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
- ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
Honours
- Ludogorets
References
- ↑ "Ventsislav Kerchev Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
- ↑ "Венци Керчев: Дори и минута в "А" група е полезна за мен" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 21 March 2016.
- ↑ "Дебютантът в „А" група Венци Керчев: Чест е да играя за мъжете" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Мощен Лудогорец постави Берое на колене" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ventsislav Kerchev". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
External links
- Ventsislav Kerchev profile at Soccerway