| Viktor Genev | |
| Fullname: | Viktor Viktorov Genev |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.880NaN0[1] |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Slavia Sofia |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | Levski Sofia |
| Years1: | 2007–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2007 |
| Clubs2: | → Montana (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Slavia Sofia |
| Caps3: | 59 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2011 |
| Clubs4: | → Krylia Sovetov (loan) |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2012 |
| Clubs5: | → Oleksandriya (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2014 |
| Clubs6: | Spartak Semey |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2015 |
| Clubs7: | St Mirren |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2015 |
| Clubs8: | Petrolul |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2016 |
| Clubs9: | Dinamo Minsk |
| Caps9: | 2 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2016 |
| Clubs10: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps10: | 4 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2017 |
| Clubs11: | Botev Plovdiv |
| Caps11: | 13 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs12: | Ashdod |
| Caps12: | 21 |
| Goals12: | 1 |
| Years13: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs13: | Cherno More |
| Caps13: | 20 |
| Goals13: | 2 |
| Years14: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs14: | Beroe |
| Caps14: | 7 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs15: | Botev Plovdiv |
| Caps15: | 91 |
| Goals15: | 5 |
| Years16: | 2023– |
| Clubs16: | Slavia Sofia |
| Caps16: | 30 |
| Goals16: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bulgaria U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 31 May 2024 |
Viktor Viktorov Genev (Bulgarian: Виктор Викторов Генев; born 27 October 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slavia Sofia.
During the first half of the 2007–2008 season, Genev played for Montana on loan.
He made his official debut for Levski Sofia on 19 March 2008 in a match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv, which Levski lost 1–0.
Apart from the 2007–2008 season, during 2008–2009 Genev started playing often for the first team wearing the kit with number 2. He also played for the Bulgaria national football team under 21 as a defender.
He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009.
On 15 July 2009, Victor made his debut in Europe for the first official match for Levski during the 2009–2010 season. The event took place in the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, when Levski encountered UE Sant Julià. The match ended 4–0 with a home win for The Blues.
On 23 June 2010, Genev signed a contract with Slavia Sofia for an undisclosed transfer fee.[2]
Genev joined newly promoted Kazakhstan Premier League club Spartak Semey in January 2014 for a period of one year.[3] He made his official debut on 15 March, in the 2–1 away loss against FC Tobol in a league match and scored his first goal for the Semey club in the 2–1 win over the same opponent on 3 August.
On 26 February 2015, Genev signed for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren for the remainder of the season, following a successful trial.[4] He made his debut two days after signing, in a 1–0 home win against Hamilton Academical.[5] Genev left the club when his contract expired, following Saints relegation to the Scottish Championship.[6]
On 7 September 2015, Genev joined Romanian side FC Petrolul Ploiești on a one-year contract.[7]
Genev had a short stint in the Belarusian Premier League with Dinamo Minsk between February[8] and July 2016.[9]
On 6 February 2017, Genev signed with Botev Plovdiv until the end of the season.[10] He made an official debut on 18 February during the 0-1 away win over Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.[11]
On 24 May 2017 Genev played an important role in the historical 2-1 win over Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian Cup final and won the cup with Botev Plovdiv.[12] [13] [14]
Viktor Genev played in all 6 games for Botev Plovdiv during the participation of the club in UEFA Europa League. On 9 August 2017 he scored a penalty during the penalty shootout and Botev Plovdiv defeated Ludogorets Razgrad and won the Bulgarian Supercup.[15] Shortly after winning the Supercup, on 23 August, Viktor Genev left Botev Plovdiv on a mutual agreement because he received a better offer from F.C. Ashdod in Israel. Genev played 28 games in all competitions for Botev Plovdiv.[16]
In June 2023, Genev returned to Slavia Sofia.[17]