Aleksandar Yakimov

Bulgarian footballer

Aleksandar Yakimov
Personal information

Full name	Aleksandar Yakimov
Date of birth	(1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Klyuch, Bulgaria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vihren Sandanski
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Pirin Blagoevgrad	44	(2)
2009	→ Bansko (loan)	14	(1)
2011–2013	CSKA Sofia	13	(0)
2012–2013	→ Botev Vratsa (loan)	28	(3)
2013–2015	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	42	(0)
2015	Pirin Blagoevgrad	9	(0)
2016	Belasitsa Petrich	12	(3)
2016	Vereya	4	(0)
2016–2017	Tsarsko Selo	19	(1)
2017–	Vihren Sandanski	68	(14)
International career
2008	Bulgaria U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2020

Aleksandar Yakimov (Bulgarian: Александър Якимов; born 27 April 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vihren Sandanski.^[1]

Career

Yakimov started to play football in local club Pirin. During 2007/2008 season he played with Pirin in the Bulgarian amateur division. Pirin took first place and won promotion to the "B" professional football group. On 9 August 2008 Yakimov made his debut in professional football in a match against Botev Krivodol.

On 4 July 2017, Yakimov joined Belasitsa Petrich^[2] but was with the team only for pre-season training. On 1 August 2017, he signed with Vihren Sandanski.^[3]

In October 2008 the Bulgarian national under-21 coach Ivan Kolev called Yakimov up to the Bulgaria national under-21 football team for friendly matches with Greece U21 and Macedonia U21.

References

^ "Aleksandar Yakimov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
^ "Още шестима се включиха в лятната подготовка на Беласица" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 4 July 2017.
^ "Вихрен с трансферен удар - взе бивш футболист на Пирин и ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 1 August 2017.