| Daniel Naumov | |
| Fullname: | Daniel Genadiev Naumov |
| Birth Date: | 1998 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria |
| Height: | [1] |
| Currentclub: | CSKA 1948 |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Pirin Gotse Delchev |
| Youthyears2: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | CSKA Sofia |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Caps1: | 62 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Vereya (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019– |
| Clubs4: | CSKA 1948 |
| Caps4: | 108 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | CSKA 1948 II |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2018 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2020 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2020– |
| Nationalcaps4: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 20 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 November 2023 |
Daniel Genadiev Naumov (Bulgarian: Даниел Генадиев Наумов; born 29 March 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for CSKA 1948.[2]
Born in Gotse Delchev,[3] Naumov started his career from the local Pirin Gotse Delchev, before joining CSKA Sofia.[4] In 2015, he moved to Ludogorets Razgrad Academy.[5]
He made his debut for Ludogorets Razgrad II in B Group on 4 April 2016 in match against Neftochimic Burgas.[6] After the injury of Vladislav Stoyanov in March 2017, Numov became the second-choice goalkeeper and on 18 April 2017 he made his debut for the first team in the Bulgarian Cup match against Litex Lovech, keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 win.[7] On 28 May 2017, he completed his First League debut in a 3–1 win over Cherno More.[8]
Naumov started the 2017–18 season in Ludogorets II playing in the first match of the season against Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia.[9]
On 30 January 2018, Naumov was loaned to Vereya until end of the season in order to play in the First League.[10] He made his debut for the team on 17 February 2018 in the first league match of the year against CSKA Sofia.[11] Naumov ended the campaign with only five appearances due to a shoulder injury and noted that he hoped to become the first-choice goalkeeper in Ludogorets in the following season.[12]
In June 2019, Naumov joined Second League club CSKA 1948, in search of more starting games, signing a contract until June 2021.[13] He quickly established himself as a first choice goalkeeper. In November 2019 he was watched by scouts of Manchester City & Southampton FC.[14]
Naumov served as the captain of the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[15] After a draw and two wins, the team qualified for the knockout phase which was held in July 2017.[16] In August 2017, he was called up for Bulgaria U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Luxembourg, but dropped out after receiving an injury in league match with Ludogorets II and was replaced by Mihail Mihaylov.[17] Naumov made his debut for Bulgaria U21 on 27 March 2018 in a European Under-21 qualification match against Slovenia U21, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win.[18]
In February 2020, Naumov was called up to the senior team for a friendly against Belarus, but did not debut.[19] He made his debut on 31 March 2021, keeping a clean sheet for the draw against Northern Ireland for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[20]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2015–16 | Second League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Second League | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Second League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Second League | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | First League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Vereya (loan) | 2017–18 | First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| CSKA 1948 | 2019–20 | Second League | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | First League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | First League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | First League | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | First League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 195 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | ||