Iliya Dimitrov

Iliya Dimitrov
Personal information
Full name Iliya Asenov Dimitrov
Date of birth (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Rilski Sportist
Number 9
Youth career
–2014 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2021 Levski Sofia 19 (1)
2016 → Neftochimic (loan) 13 (2)
2016 → Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018 → Lokomotiv Sofia (loan) 41 (21)
2019 → Septemvri Sofia (loan) 10 (3)
2019–2020 → Vitosha Bistritsa (loan) 15 (3)
2021–2023 Lokomotiv Sofia 38 (5)
2023–2024 Oțelul Galați 3 (0)
2024 Unirea Slobozia 4 (0)
2024 Marek Dupnitsa 18 (11)
2025 Tabor Sežana 8 (4)
2025–2026 Marek Dupnitsa 24 (4)
2026– Rilski Sportist 14 (3)
International career
2012–2013 Bulgaria U17 4 (0)
2014 Bulgaria U19 1 (0)
2016–2017 Bulgaria U21 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2026

Iliya Asenov Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Илия Асенов Димитров; born 10 July 1996) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Bulgarian Second League club Rilski Sportist Samokov.

Career

Dimitrov made his first team debut in a 4–1 league win over Pirin Gotse Delchev on 3 November 2013, coming on as a substitute for Antonio Vutov.

In January 2017, Dimitrov was loaned to Second League club Lokomotiv Sofia until the end of the season.

Dimitrov returned to Levski Sofia for the 2018–19 season. On 26 February 2019 he signed a new 3-year contract with Levski. 2 days later he was loaned to Septemvri Sofia until the end of the season. He made his debut for the team on 2 March in a league match against CSKA Sofia and scored a goal in the 89th minute for the 5:1 loss.

Honours

Levski Sofia

Unirea Slobozia

References

  1. ↑ "Профил на Илия Асенов Димитров" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Най-новата синя надежда идва от Дупница" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 4 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Levski Sofia 4–1 Pirin Gotse Delchev". soccerway.com. 3 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Окончателно: Левски праща Орачев и Димитров в Локо Сф, Янев в Плевен" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 23 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Левски продължи договора на Илия Димитров
  6. ↑ Левски прати Илия Димитров в Септември до края на сезона
  7. ↑ Юноша на Левски не прости на ЦСКА