| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Preslav Valeriev Bachev | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Ruse, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arda | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ariston Ruse | |||
| Dunav Ruse | |||
| 2017–2022 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2026 | Levski Sofia | 20 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Levski Sofia II | 27 | (17) |
| 2025 | → Botev Vratsa (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Dunav Ruse (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 2026– | Arda | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Bulgaria U17 | 1 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:59, 15 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Preslav Valeriev Bachev (Bulgarian: Преслав Валериев Бачев; born 14 March 2006) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker for First League club Arda Kardzhali.
Born in Ruse, Bachev started out at local clubs Ariston and Dunav, before moving to Levski Sofia's youth academy at the age of 11. He made his senior debut for Levski on 19 May 2022 in a 2–1 derby win against Slavia Sofia. He scored his maiden goal for Levski Sofia on 13 August 2023 against Botev Vratsa, which won the match for his team. In October 2023, Bachev extended his contract with the team until the summer of 2026. In June 2026, he put pen to paper on a three-year deal with Arda Kardzhali.
| Club | Season | League | Bulgarian Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Bulgarian First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Botev Vratsa (loan) | 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||