| Atanas Iliev | |
| Fullname: | Atanas Petrov Iliev |
| Birth Date: | 9 October 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Dobrich, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.89m (06.2feet)[1] |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Cherno More |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dobrudzha |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cherno More |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Cherno More |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Dobrudzha |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 17 |
| Years3: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Montana |
| Caps3: | 127 |
| Goals3: | 52 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Botev Plovdiv |
| Caps4: | 33 |
| Goals4: | 17 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Ascoli |
| Caps5: | 30 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Cherno More |
| Caps6: | 50 |
| Goals6: | 15 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bulgaria U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Bulgaria |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 1 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:50, 12 June 2022 (UTC) |
Atanas Petrov Iliev (Bulgarian: Атанас Петров Илиев; born 9 October 1994) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Cherno More Varna.[2]
Born in Dobrich, Iliev began his career with the local club, Dobrudzha Dobrich, before he joined the Cherno More Academy in 2009.[3] He made his first team début in a 0-2 A PFG defeat at Beroe on 5 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Ilian Kapitanov.
On 27 January 2023, Iliev's contract with Ascoli was terminated by mutual consent.[4]
On 31 January 2023, Iliev returned to Cherno More.[5]
Iliev was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad for the first time in March 2021 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Switzerland on 25 March 2021, Italy on 28 March 2021 and Northern Ireland on 31 March 2021.[6] He made his debut on 25 March 2021 against Switzerland.[7]
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2021 | Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria | 4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 2 September 2021 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy | 7 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 3 | 5 June 2022 | Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria | 14 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Cherno More | A Group | 2011–12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
| Dobrudzha Dobrich | B Group | 2014–15 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 17 | |||
| Montana | A Group | 2015–16 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 8 | |||
| First League | 2016–17 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
| Second League | 2017–18 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 12 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 18 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 127 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 56 | |||
| Botev Plovdiv | First League | 2020–21 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 17 | |||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 18 | |||
| Ascoli | Serie B | 2021–22 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Cherno More Varna | First League | 2022–23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | |||
| Career Total | 255 | 96 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 107 | |||