Daniel_Genov_(footballer,_born_1989)
Daniel Genov (footballer, born 1989)
Bulgarian footballer
Daniel Nedyalkov Genov (Bulgarian: Даниел Недялков Генов; born 12 May 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Botev Vratsa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Nedyalkov Genov | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-05-19) 19 May 1989 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botev Vratsa | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CSKA Sofia | |||
| Septemvri Sofia | |||
| Slavia Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Kom-Minyor | 35 | (14) |
| 2010–2013 | Inter Baku | 28 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Simurq (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 40 | (8) |
| 2015 | Botev Plovdiv | 19 | (1) |
| 2016 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 13 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Montana | 26 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 20 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Botev Vratsa | 79 | (15) |
| 2021–2022 | Beroe | 26 | (1) |
| 2022– | Botev Vratsa | 45 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Bulgaria U21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023 | |||
Genov played youth football with CSKA Sofia, Septemvri Sofia and Slavia Sofia.
In January 2009, Genov joined Kom-Minyor. He made his debut on 14 March in a match against Rilski Sportist as a 48th-minute substitute.
Inter Baku
In July 2010, Genov signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Azerbaijani side Inter Baku.[1] He made his debut in a 2–0 home loss against Neftchi on 28 August. In his first season, Genov earned only 7 appearances in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
In June 2011, Simurq signed Genov on a season-long loan deal. On 25 March 2012, he opened the scoring in a 2–1 away win over Sumgayit.
Genov was released by Inter in December 2013.
Lokomotiv Sofia
On 31 January 2014, Genov signed one-and-a-half-year contract with Lokomotiv Sofia.[2] On 22 February, he made his debut, replacing Petar Dimitrov for the last 35 minutes of a 5–0 home win over Neftochimic Burgas. Genov scored his first Lokomotiv goal on 13 April in a 2–0 away win to Lyubimets 2007.
On 7 January 2015, Genov signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at Lokomotiv until 30 June 2016.[3]
Lokomotiv Sofia finished season 2014–15 on 3rd place but was related to amateur football league due to financial difficulties.[4] The contract of Daniel Genov, who scored 8 goals in 31 games in A Grupa that season, as well as the contracts of all other players were terminated.[5]
Botev Plovdiv
On 29 June Daniel Genov and Valentin Galev, his ex-teammate from Lokomotiv Sofia, joined Botev Plovdiv on free transfer.[6]
On 18 July Genov made an exciting official debut for Botev Plovdiv in the match against Levski Sofia when he came on as a substitute and scored the equalizer in a 1–1 draw.[7]
On 23 September Daniel Genov scored during the 0–4 away win over FC Septemvri Simitli in a game for the Bulgarian Cup.[8]
At the end of 2015 Nikolay Kostov, the new manager of Botev Plovdiv, decided to release Daniel Genov on a free transfer. On 14 January 2016 the contract of Genov was terminated on a mutual agreement. Genov played in 22 games for Botev Plovdiv and scored 2 goals.[9]
Pirin Blagoevgrad
On 14 January 2016 Daniel terminated his contract with Botev Plovdiv by mutual agreement and signed with Pirin Blagoevgrad.[10]
Botev Vratsa
In June 2022 Genov joined Botev Vratsa for a second spell with the club.[11]
- As of 29 May 2016
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| 2008–09 | Kom-Minyor | B Group | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 11 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Inter Baku | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Simurq (loan) | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | Inter Baku | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Lokomotiv Sofia | A Group | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | – | 31 | 8 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Botev Plovdiv | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| Career Total | 160 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 182 | 33 | |||
- "Младежки национал на България премина в Интер Баку" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 23 July 2010.
- "Локо Сф подписа с четирима" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- "Генов преподписа с Локо Сф" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 7 January 2015.
- "Пирин подписа с изгонен от Ботев" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 14 January 2016.
- "Даниел Генов подписа с Ботев (Враца)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- Profile at Sportal.bg
- Daniel Genov at Soccerway