Ventsislav Kerchev

Ventsislav Kerchev
Personal information
Full name Ventsislav Plamenov Kerchev
Date of birth (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997
Place of birth Ruse, Bulgaria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Cherno More
Number 37
Youth career
2004–2010 Dunav Ruse
2011–2015 Ludogorets Razgrad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Ludogorets Razgrad II 35 (2)
2015–2019 Ludogorets Razgrad 28 (2)
2016–2017 → Lokomotiv GO (loan) 24 (0)
2018–2019 → Botev Vratsa (loan) 30 (2)
2019–2021 Botev Vratsa 58 (2)
2021–2025 Slavia Sofia 108 (4)
2025–2026 Dobrudzha Dobrich 35 (0)
2026– Cherno More 0 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Bulgaria U17 3 (0)
2015–2016 Bulgaria U19 13 (0)
2016–2018 Bulgaria U21 12 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2026

Ventsislav Kerchev (Bulgarian: Венцислав Керчев; born 2 June 1997) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for First League club Cherno More Varna.

Career

Early career

Born in Ruse, Kerchev began his football career playing for Dunav Ruse at the age of seven.[2] In 2010, he joined Ludogorets's youth setup.[3]

Ludogorets Razgrad

At the start of the 2015–16 season, Kerchev was promoted to the club's reserve team in the B Group, the second level of Bulgarian football. He made his debut on 25 July, in a 3–2 home defeat against Dunav Ruse.

After spending August and the early part of September playing with Ludogorets II, Kerchev was called up to the senior team by manager Eduard Eranosyan. He made his debut in the A Group on 19 September, playing full 90 minutes in the centre of defence against Botev Plovdiv. On 19 March 2016, he scored his first goal in the team's league match against Beroe Stara Zagora at Beroe Stadium. Ludogorets won the match 2–0.[4]

For the 2017-18 season Kerchev returned for club's reserve team from his loan from Lokomotiv GO and started as a captain in the first match for the season on 24 July 2017 against Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia.[5]

On 13 June 2018, Kerchev's contract was extended and he was sent on a season-long loan to Botev Vratsa.[6]

Slavia Sofia

After 3 seasons for Botev in total, Kerchev joined Slavia Sofia on 14 June 2021.[7]

Cherno More Varna

In June 2026, he put pen to paper on a deal with Cherno More Varna.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 May 2020[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Bulgarian Cup Europe Other[10] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ludogorets Razgrad II 2015–16 B Group 90–––90
2017–18 Second League 262–––262
Total 352000000352
Ludogorets Razgrad 2015–16 A Group 262000000262
2017–18 First League 200000—20
Total 282000000282
Lokomotiv GO (loan) 2016–17 First League 24000–10250
Botev Vratsa (loan) 2018–19 30210––312
Botev Vratsa 2019–20 29131––322
2020–21 29110–10311
Total 884510010945
Career total 17585100201829

Honours

Ludogorets

References

  1. ↑ "Профил на Венцислав Пламенов Керчев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Венци Керчев: Дори и минута в "А" група е полезна за мен" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 21 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Дебютантът в "А" група Венци Керчев: Чест е да играя за мъжете" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 20 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Мощен Лудогорец постави Берое на колене" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 19 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Лудогорец 2 започна с успех новия сезон във Втора лига, разочарование за Локо (Сф)
  6. ↑ "Лудогорец удължи договора на Керчев, талантът ще играе под наем в Ботев (Вр)" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 13 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Славия се подсили с Венцислав Керчев
  8. ↑ "Черно море привлече капитана на Добруджа" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ventsislav Kerchev". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  10. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
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