Mihail Aleksandrov

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Mihail Aleksandrov

Aleksandrov in a training session with Bulgaria in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mihail Ivanov Aleksandrov
Date of birth (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Legia Warsaw
Number 77
Youth career
1996–2007 CSKA Sofia
2007–2009 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 CSKA Sofia 3 (0)
2007–2010 Borussia Dortmund II 5 (0)
2010 Akademik Sofia 11 (0)
2010–2016 Ludogorets Razgrad 106 (17)
2015–2016 Ludogorets Razgrad II 6 (4)
2016– Legia Warsaw 15 (1)
National team
2008 Bulgaria U19
2014– Bulgaria 17 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:24, 22 August 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2016

Mihail Aleksandrov (Bulgarian: Михаил Александров; born 11 June 1989 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw and the Bulgarian national team as a midfielder.[2] He primarily plays as a right winger or a right-sided midfielder.

Career

CSKA Sofia

Aleksandrov began his career at CSKA Sofia. He made his debut for the first team in a 2–1 home win over Belasitsa Petrich on 26 November 2006 at the age of 17.

Borussia Dortmund

In August 2007, Aleksandrov was signed by Borussia Dortmund on a three-year contract.[3] After joining Borussia, he played exclusively for the club's reserve team.[4][5] He made his debut on 7 November 2008 in a 3–1 home victory over Köln II. On 20 March 2010, in a 2–0 away win over Wuppertaler SV Borussia Aleksandrov assisted Marcel Großkreutz for the second goal. He spent most of his time with Borussia II on the bench, making only five appearances.

Akademik Sofia

After his contract expired in late July 2010, Aleksandrov agreed to join Akademik Sofia.[6] He made his debut for Akademik in their match against Sliven 2000 on 21 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Asparuh Vasilev. He made his first start a week later against Litex Lovech.

Ludogorets Razgrad

Aleksandrov playing for Ludogorets in 2011

On 22 December 2010, Aleksandrov joined Ludogorets Razgrad.[7] On 19 March 2011, he scored a goal in his competitive debut for Ludogorets against Dobrudzha Dobrich.

Aleksandrov began the following 2011–12 season in fine form for Ludogorets. On 20 August he assisted Marcelinho for Ludogorets's third goal in a 4–0 home win over Vidima-Rakovski. Aleksandrov scored his first league goal of the season by netting Ludogorets's third goal in a 6–0 victory over Slavia Sofia on 11 September. On 18 September he scored his second goal of the season, netting the solitary strike in a 1–0 away victory over Cherno More. On 13 October, Aleksandrov signed a new two-year contract with Ludogorets.[8]

On 31 July 2013, Aleksandrov netted the winning goal for Ludogorets in the 2–1 victory over FK Partizan in the first leg of a UEFA Champions League match.[9]

In 2015–16 season Aleksandrov was dropped to the bench, making only four league appearances as a substitute during the first half of the campaign. He scored four goals in six matches for the club's reserve team in the B Group. He scored 4 goals in 6 matches for the team, playing only 3 for the first team.

Legia Warsaw

On 29 February 2016, Aleksandrov signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw.[10] He made his debut for the team on the 5th of March 2016 in a match against Górnik Zabrze won by Legia.[11]

International career

In October 2011, Aleksandrov earned his first call-up to the Bulgaria national side for a friendly match against Ukraine and a Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales. He was also nominated for a friendly match against Hungary in February 2012, but did not feature.[12] Aleksandrov earned his first cap on 5 March 2014, in the 2:1 home win over Belarus in a friendly match.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 November 2016
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeSupercupTotal
CSKA Sofia A Group 2006–07 30000030
Total 3000000030
GermanyLeagueDFB-PokalEuropeSupercupTotal
Borussia Dortmund II Regionalliga 2007–08 0000
2008–09 2020
3. Liga 2009–10 3030
Total 5000000050
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeSupercupTotal
Akademik Sofia A Group 2010–11 11000110
Total 110000000110
Ludogorets Razgrad B Group 2010–11 10200102
A Group 2011–12 28532317
2012–13 155001010175
2013–14 2847214100497
2014–15 2214011010381
Ludogorets Razgrad II B Group 2015–16 6464
Ludogorets Razgrad A Group 2015–16 3010100050
Total 106171542712015022
PolandLeaguePolish CupEuropeSupercupTotal
Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa 2015–16 11030140
2016–17 61107010151
Total 171407010291
Career total 144221843413019927

National team

Bulgaria national team
YearAppsGoals
201450
201571
201652
Total173

International goals

As of match played 7 October 2016. Bulgaria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aleksandrov goal.[14]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 October 2015Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria12 Azerbaijan1–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
2 3 June 2016Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan15 Japan1–62–72016 Kirin Cup
3 7 October 2016Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France17 France1–01–42018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Ludogorets
Legia Warsaw

References

  1. "Профил на Михаил Александров". topsport.bg. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. "Stats Centre: Mihail Aleksandrov Facts". Guardian.co.uk.
  3. "Bulgarian Teenager Aleksandrov Poised to Sign for Borussia Dortmund". novinite.com. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
  4. "Mihail Aleksandrov" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  5. "Aleksandrov, Mihail" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  6. "Академик взе играл в Борусия Дортмунд" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  7. "Лудогорец привлече Златковски и Мишо Александров" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  8. "Национал преподписа с Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  9. "Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Partizan Belgrade Matchcast" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  10. "Mihail Aleksandrov piłkarzem Legii!" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  11. Мишо Александров тръгна с победа над Виданов в Полша
  12. "Гоним първа победа срещу Унгария като гост" (in Bulgarian). sportbg.eu. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  13. "Bulgaria vs. Belarus 2:1". flashcore.com. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  14. Mihail Aleksandrov profile at Soccerway
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