Viktor Popov

Viktor Popov
Popov in 2019
Personal information
Full name Viktor Nikolaev Popov
Date of birth (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000
Place of birth Varna, Bulgaria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Arda Kardzhali
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2019 Cherno More
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2025 Cherno More 180 (2)
2025–2026 Korona Kielce 8 (0)
2026 Korona Kielce II 1 (0)
2026– Arda Kardzhali 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Bulgaria U19 4 (0)
2019–2022 Bulgaria U21 18 (0)
2019– Bulgaria 24 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:08, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:06, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Viktor Nikolaev Popov (Bulgarian: Виктор Николаев Попов; born 5 March 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for First League club Arda Kardzhali and the Bulgaria national team.[2]

Born and raised in Varna, Popov joined Cherno More's academy in 2010. He made his senior debut in May 2019, aged 19. He signed for Korona Kielce in May 2025.

Popov has also represented Bulgaria at various youth levels and made his senior debut in November 2019.

Club career

Cherno More

Popov made his first team debut for Cherno More Varna in a 1–0 home win against Botev Plovdiv on 18 May 2019, playing full 90 minutes.[3] Ten days later he signed his first professional contract with the club.[4] On 10 July 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away win over Lokomotiv Sofia in the opening game of the 2022–23 season. Popov left the club after his contract expired at the end of 2024–25 season.

Korona Kielce

On 30 May 2025, Popov signed a two-year contract as a free agent with Polish club Korona Kielce.[5]

Arda Kardzhali

In June 2026, he returned to Bulgaria, putting pen to paper on a contract with Arda Kardzhali.[6]

International career

On 14 November 2019, he earned his first cap for Bulgaria, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Strahil Popov in the 0–1 home loss against Paraguay in a friendly match.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cherno More 2018–19 First League 2000——20
2019–20 First League 26010——270
2020–21 First League 31010—1[b]0330
2021–22 First League 29020——310
2022–23 First League 30150——351
2023–24 First League 30000——300
2024–25 First League 321512[c]0—392
Total 180214120101973
Korona Kielce 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 8020——100
Korona Kielce 2025–26 III liga, group IV 1000——10
Career total 189216120102083
  1. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League play-off
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 11 October 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bulgaria 201910
202020
202230
202370
202480
202530
Total240

References

  1. ↑ "Viktor Popov" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Bulgarian squad announced". Macedonian Football. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Черно море излезе пети след победа над Ботев. Младок направи силен дебют" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 18 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Черно море подписа с двама свои юноши" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 28 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Viktor Popov pierwszym letnim transferem Korony Kielce!" (in Polish). korona-kielce.pl. 30 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Четирима нови и трима напуснали в Арда" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ Vutov, Viktor (14 November 2019). "България загуби с 0:1 Парагвай". topsport.bg. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Viktor Popov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
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