Ilker Budinov

Ilker Budinov
Personal information
Full name Ilker Ilkov Budinov
Date of birth (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000
Place of birth Targovishte, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
Dunav Ruse
Number 51
Youth career
Ludogorets Razgrad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Ludogorets Razgrad II 100 (14)
2019–2024 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 (0)
2022 → Spartak Varna (loan) 9 (0)
2023 → Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) 10 (1)
2023 → Etar Veliko Tarnovo (loan) 8 (0)
2024 → Botev Vratsa (loan) 4 (0)
2024 → Arda Kardzhali (loan) 11 (1)
2025 Hebar Pazardzhik 6 (0)
2025–2026 Spartak Varna 15 (1)
2026– Dunav Ruse 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2026

Ilker Budinov (Bulgarian: Илкер Будинов; born 11 August 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left back or left midfielder for First League club Dunav Ruse.[2]

Career

Budinov made his professional debut for the first team on 25 September 2019 in a cup match against Neftochimic Burgas.[3] He completed his league debut for the club on 12 July in a match against Slavia Sofia.[4]

On 6 June 2022 Budinov was sent on loan to the newly promoted First League team Spartak Varna until the end of the season.[5] In June 2023, he joined Etar Veliko Tarnovo, once again on loan from Ludogorets.[6] In January 2024, he was loaned out to Botev Vratsa, from Ludogorets.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 May 2022[2]
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[a]Total
Ludogorets Razgrad II Second League 2018–19 201–––201
2019–20 213–––213
2020–21 264–––264
2021–22 346–––346
Total 1001400000010014
Ludogorets Razgrad First League 2019–20 1010000020
2020–21 1000000010
2021–22 0010000010
Total 2020000040
Career statistics1021420000010414
  1. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

References

  1. ↑ "Профил на Илкер Будинов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Bulgaria - I. Budinov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Нефтохимик (Бургас) загуби от Лудогорец с 1:4 - Topsport.bg". topsport.bg.
  4. ↑ Славия победи Лудогорец с 3:1 и ще играе бараж за Лига Европа
  5. ↑ Илкер Будинов подсилва “соколите” за Efbet лига
  6. ↑ "Етър се подсили с двама футболисти от Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Лудогорец преотстъпи поливалентен футболист на Ботев Враца" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.