| Anton Nedyalkov | |
| Fullname: | Anton Mihaylov Nedyalkov |
| Birth Date: | 1993 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lovech, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.81 m[1] |
| Position: | Left-back / Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2011 |
| Years1: | 2011–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Litex Lovech |
| Caps1: | 72 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Chavdar Etropole (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | → Svetkavitsa (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Litex Lovech II |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | CSKA Sofia |
| Caps5: | 53 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | FC Dallas |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018– |
| Clubs7: | Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Caps7: | 115 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bulgaria U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bulgaria U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam3: | Bulgaria |
| Nationalcaps3: | 29 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 28 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 16 November 2023 |
Anton Mihaylov Nedyalkov (Bulgarian: Антон Михайлов Недялков; born 30 April 1993) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and centre-back for Ludogorets Razgrad and the Bulgarian national team.[2]
Nedyalkov began his professional career at Litex Lovech in 2011. After loan spells at Chavdar Etropole and Svetkavitsa he became a regular in their team, playing 85 total games for Litex. In June 2016, he joined CSKA Sofia and became an integral member of the team. In December 2017, he briefly signed for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas before joining Ludogorets six months later.
Formerly an international at under-19 and under-21 level, Nedyalkov made his senior international debut for Bulgaria against Luxembourg on 6 September 2016.
Nedyalkov joined the first team in 2012 after two loan spells at Chavdar Etropole and Svetkavitsa during the 2011/12 season.
In June 2016, Nedyalkov joined CSKA Sofia. He made his debut on 29 July, in a 2–0 home win over Slavia Sofia which was also the season opener.[3] In his first season with CSKA, he appeared in 34 of 36 league matches; in 33 of them Nedyalkov played full 90 minutes. After a number of good games he was chosen as the best player of the 2016–17 season by the club's fans.[4]
On 21 December 2017, Nedyalkov completed a move to Major League Soccer club FC Dallas for a fee of $1.5 million plus bonuses.[5] [6] He was given the number 6 shirt. Nedyalkov made his league debut in a 3–0 home win at Toyota Stadium against Seattle Sounders FC on 18 March 2018, playing full 90 minutes as a left-back.[7] He assisted Roland Lamah for the third goal in the game.[8]
On 23 June 2018, after just 6 months in the United States, Dallas announced that Nedyalkov would return to Bulgaria and sign a contract with Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad for an undisclosed fee.[9] Later that day Ludogorets officially announced the transfer of Nedyalkov, signing with his favorite number 3 shirt.[10] On 23 June 2021 Nedyalkov was announced as the new captain of the team, after Svetoslav Dyakov left the club.[11] On 12 March 2023, he sustained an injury in the 3–2 home win over Cherno More in a league match, which necessitated an operation[12] and kept him out of action until 22 October 2023 when he played in the 0:0 away draw with Arda Kardzhali.[13]
In 2011, he was a member of Bulgaria U-19 team, playing three games in the qualifying round of U-19 European Championship.[14] Nedyalkov was called up to the senior Bulgaria team for friendlies against Portugal and Macedonia in March 2016.[15] On 6 September 2016, he made his debut for Bulgaria in a 4-3 2018 World Cup Qualifying victory over Luxembourg.[16]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[18] | Continental[19] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Litex Lovech | 2010–11 | A Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chavdar Etropole (loan) | 2011–12 | B Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Svetkavitsa (loan) | 2011–12 | A Group | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Litex Lovech | 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | B Group | 10 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| CSKA Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | |||
| Dallas | 2018 | MLS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2018–19 | First League | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 115 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 189 | 3 | |||
| Career statistics | 282 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 372 | 4 | |||
| Bulgaria national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 0 | |