Yanaki Smirnov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yanaki Valentinov Smirnov | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv GO | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Panathinaikos | ||
| 1999–2005 | Spartak Varna | ||
| 2005–2006 | Vilafranca | ||
| 2006–2011 | Litex Lovech | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Litex Lovech | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Spartak Varna (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2012 | Spartak Varna | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Neftochimic Burgas | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Spartak Varna | 23 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Lokomotiv GO | 26 | (23) |
| 2015–2016 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 28 | (11) |
| 2015– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Lokomotiv GO (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Bulgaria U15 | 6 | (8) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:18, 28 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Yanaki Smirnov (Bulgarian: Янаки Смирнов; born 20 December 1992) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad.[1]
Career
Early career
Yanaki moved to Greece with his family where he started in the local Panathinaikos. A year later his family returned to his hometown of Varna, where he joined Spartak Varna's academy. He spent one year in Hristo Stoichkov's academy at the Vilafranca football club. After that he joined Litex Lovech academy.[2][3] He later moved again to Spartak Varna.
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
In the summer of 2014, Smirnov signed with the B Group team Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa. He scored a goal in his debut for Loko against Loko Mezdra.[4] He scored 13 goals in his first 9 matches. He became the top goalscorer of B Group with 23 goals scored in 26 matches.[5]
Ludogorets Razgrad
On 7 July 2015, Smirnov signed a contract with Ludogorets Razgrad II, the B team of Bulgarian champions Ludogorets, who play in Bulgaria's 2nd league B Group. He chose Ludogorets team over CSKA Sofia.[6] He made his debut for Ludogorets II on 25 July 2015 in a match against Dunav Ruse.[7]
On 23 September 2015 he made his debut for Ludogorets Razgrad in a match for the Bulgarian Cup against Lokomotiv 1929 Mezdra scoring a goal in the 5:0 win.[8]
On 22 May 2015 he made his complete debut in A Group for Ludogorets in a match against Beroe Stara Zagora.[9]
Loan to Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
On 17 June 2016 Smirnov joined Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa for the second time, but now on loan for a season.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 May 2016 [11]
| 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 | ||||||||
| Spartak 1918 | B Group | 2011–12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Neftochimic Burgas | 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Spartak 1918 | 2013–14 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
| Lokomotiv GO | B Group | 2014–15 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 24 | |||
| Total | 26 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | |||
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | B Group | 2015–16 | 28 | 11 | – | – | – | 28 | 11 | ||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | A Group | 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (loan) | Parva Liga | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 95 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 37 | |||
- ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
Honours
Club
Litex Lovech
Neftochimic Burgas
Individual
- Bulgarian B Football Group – Top scorer: 2014–15 (23 goals)[5]
References
- ↑ "Yanaki Smirnov Facts". soccerway.com.
- ↑ Стоичков поема обучението на четири деца в школата си
- ↑ Янаки Смирнов замина за Испания чрез кастинга на Христо Стоичков
- ↑ Loko GO vs Loko Mezdra
- 1 2 Янаки Смирнов стана голмайстор на "Б" група
- ↑ Голаджия избра Лудогорец "Б" пред ЦСКА
- ↑ С гол на национал откри сезона „Лудогорец II“, но загуби мача си с „Дунав“
- ↑ Лудогорец заби пет шамара на аматьорите от Мездра
- ↑ Берое си гарантира Европа на "Лудогорец арена", "орлите" показаха младата генерация
- ↑ "Орлите" пращат под наем Янаки Смирнов
- 1 2 3 "Yanaki Smirnov". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yanaki Smirnov. |
- Yanaki Smirnov profile at Soccerway