| Aleksandar Vasilev | |
| Fullname: | Aleksandar Veselinov Vasilev |
| Birth Date: | 1995 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Strazhitsa, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.68 m[1] |
| Position: | Left back / Left winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Levski Strazhitsa |
| Youthclubs2: | Vidima-Rakovski |
| Youthyears3: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Chavdar Etropole |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Chavdar Etropole |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Kaliakra Kavarna |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2014–2018 |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2015–2018 |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | → Beroe (loan) |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Beroe |
| Caps6: | 93 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| Caps7: | 28 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Cherno More |
| Caps8: | 32 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 269 |
| Totalgoals: | 11 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bulgaria U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bulgaria U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013–2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Bulgaria U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | Bulgaria |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 10 December 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 22:50, 18 November 2020 (UTC) |
Aleksandar Veselinov Vasilev (Bulgarian: Александър Веселинов Василев; born 27 April 1995) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a left back/winger.[2]
Aleksandar Vasilev started his career playing for his hometown club Levski Strazhitsa. He moved eventually to Vidima-Rakovski, before being invited to join Hristo Stoichkov's academy at Chavdar Etropole.[3] In 2012, he made his professional football debut for Chavdar in the B Group, providing the winning goal for the team in a 1-0 win against Akademik Sofia.[4] In the following season he made 22 appearances for the club, most of them as a substitute. In the summer of 2013 he moved to fellow B Group side Kaliakra Kavarna, where he established himself as a main squad player for the club in the 2013–14 B Group.
On 6 June 2014 he signed for Ludogorets together with his Bulgaria U19 teammate, Preslav Petrov.[5] On 2 August 2014 Vasilev made his official debut for Ludogorets in an A Group match against Marek Dupnitsa.[6] A year later, on 21 August 2015, he scored his first goal for the team in a 3-0 win against Pirin Blagoevgrad.[7]
On 14 June 2016 Vasilev signed for Beroe Stara Zagora on a season long loan deal.[8] He made his debut on 7 August 2016 in a league match against Slavia Sofia, debuting with a goal in a 2-1 win for Beroe.[9] His good performances led him being called-up back by Ludogorets's main squad on 6 January 2017.[10]
Vasilev returned in play for Ludogorets II on 13 March 2017 in a match against Tsarsko Selo Sofia.[11] On 18 March 2017 he played his first match for the season for Ludogorets in a 2:2 draw against Dunav Ruse.[12] For the Bulgarian Cup match on 18 April 2017 against Litex Lovech, Vasilev played the full match and scored one goal for the 4:0 win.[13]
On 1 June 2018, Vasilev signed with Beroe.[14]
Vasilev surprisingly announced his retirement on 5 January 2024 at age of just 28 in order to start his own business, despite the fact he was a starter in Cherno More, which ended 2023 as First League leaders.[15] [16]
On 14 March 2017 Vasilev received his first call up for Bulgaria main squad for the match against Netherlands on 25 March 2017.[17] He completed the match on the bench staying as unused substitute for the 2:0 win over Netherlands.[18] On 18 November 2020, Vasilev earned his first cap, coming on as a substitute for Cicinho and playing the last 30 minutes of the 0:0 away draw with Ireland in a Nations League match.[19]
| 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[20] | Total | ||||||||
| Chavdar Etropole | B Group | 2011–12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| Kaliakra Kavarna | B Group | 2013–14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| Ludogorets | A Group | 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| First League | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||
| Ludogorets II | B Group | 2015–16 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Second League | 2016–17 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |||
| Beroe (loan) | First League | 2016–17 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| Beroe | First League | 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | |||
| Career statistics | 144 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 12 | |||