Ahmed Ahmedov

Ahmed Ahmedov
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov
Date of birth (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995
Place of birth Planinitsa, Bulgaria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Spartak Varna
Number 70
Youth career
2007–2014 Chernomorets Burgas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Chernomorets Burgas 0 (0)
2014–2015 PFC Burgas 18 (2)
2015–2018 Pomorie 85 (25)
2018–2019 Dunav Ruse 53 (14)
2020–2022 CSKA Sofia 23 (1)
2021 → Neftçi Baku (loan) 9 (1)
2022–2023 Slavia Sofia 32 (4)
2023–2024 Spartak Varna 52 (37)
2025–2026 Shimizu S-Pulse 9 (0)
2026– Spartak Varna 2 (1)
International career‡
2024– Bulgaria 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:51, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:13, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (Bulgarian: Ахмед Йълмъзов Ахмедов; born 4 March 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spartak Varna.[2]

Club career

Dunav Ruse

On 18 June 2018 Ahmedov signed a contract with the Bulgarian First League team Dunav Ruse, after spending 3 seasons in OFC Pomorie.[3] He made his professional debut for the team in the first league match of the season against Vitosha Bistritsa on 20 July 2018, scoring the only goal for Dunav.[4]

Slavia Sofia

In June 2022 Ahmedov joined Slavia Sofia.[5]

International career

Born in Bulgaria, Ahmedov is of Turkish descent. In August 2024, he received his first call-up to the national team, being selected for the September UEFA Nations League matches against Belarus and Northern Ireland.[6] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Belarus at the ZTE Arena in Hungary. He substituted Aleksandar Kolev in the 83rd minute of a 0–0 draw.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chernomorets Burgas 2013–14 B Group 0020——20
PFC Burgas 2014–15 B Group 18210——192
OFC Pomorie 2015–16 B Group 29700–1[b]0307
2016–17 Second League 301010––3110
2017–18 Second League 26811––279
Total 85252100108826
Dunav Ruse 2018–19 First League 35820——378
2019–20 First League 18610——196
Total 53143000005614
CSKA Sofia 2019–20 First League 6031——91
2020–21 First League 111117[c]2—194
2021–22 First League 60216[d]000141
Total 2316313200426
Neftçi Baku (loan) 2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League 9100——91
Slavia Sofia 2022–23 First League 32431——355
Spartak Varna 2023–24 Second League 332131——3622
2024–25 First League 191622——2118
Total 51375300005740
Shimizu S-Pulse 2025 J1 League 8021——101
Career total 280832491321031895
  1. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Azerbaijan Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Bulgarian B Group promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 18 November 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bulgaria 202440
Total40

Honours

Neftchi Baku

Spartak Varna

References

  1. ↑ "Профил на Ахмед Йълмъзов Ахмедов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Ahmed Ahmedov at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Дунав подписа с двама нови футболисти" (in Bulgarian). fcdunav.eu. 18 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Витоша (Бистрица) победи Дунав (Русе) с 2:1 на старта на новия сезон в Първа лига
  5. ↑ "Ахмед Ахмедов подписа със Славия, "белите" заминаха за Банско" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Пълен състав на България "А" за мачовете с Беларус и Северна Ирландия" (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Belarus v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.