Vyacheslav Velev
Defender · Arda Kardzhali · №21
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Arda Kardzhali
Cherno More Varna
First League
|
1:1 | |
CSKA Sofia
Arda Kardzhali
First League
|
4:1 | |
Arda Kardzhali
Botev Plovdiv
First League
|
2:3 | |
Arda Kardzhali
Botev Vratsa
First League
|
2:0 | |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Arda Kardzhali
First League
|
0:1 | |
Arda Kardzhali
Lokomotiv Sofia
First League
|
3:1 | |
Dunav Ruse
Arda Kardzhali
First League
|
0:2 | |
CSKA 1948
Arda Kardzhali
First League
|
2:1 | |
Arda Kardzhali
Slavia Sofia
First League
|
1:0 | |
Arda Kardzhali
Ludogorets Razgrad
First League
|
1:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| First League | 2026 | 9 |
| First League | 2025 | 8 |
About the player
Vyacheslav Velev was born in Odesa and started out in the youth ranks of Chornomorets Odesa, also turning out for the reserve team, Chornomorets-2, in 2019. War and circumstance since scattered his career across two countries: after a brief spell at FC Mariupol in 2020, he moved through Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni and Peremoha Dnipro.
In 2022 he switched countries as well as clubs, joining Pirin Blagoevgrad in Bulgaria, where he scored twice in 30 appearances. A year later Krumovgrad paid a reported transfer fee for him, and over two seasons there he made 46 appearances. In January 2025 he moved on a free transfer to Arda Kardzhali, signing a contract that runs to the summer of 2027.
Velev holds Bulgarian citizenship alongside his Ukrainian roots, which lets him play as a domestic player in the Bulgarian league rather than taking up a foreign-player slot. He has not yet been capped by the senior national side. Earlier in his career, back in Ukraine, he was named among the candidates for the country's "Golden Talent" project in 2020.
Career path
- 2025 — 2027 — now Arda Kardzhali 64 matches
- 2024 — 2025 Krumovgrad 48 matches
- 2022 — 2023 Pirin Blagoevgrad 31 matches
- 2022 Peremoga Dnipro 21 matches
- 2021 Girnyk-Sport Gorishni Plavni 11 matches
- 2021 FC Mariupol 3 matches
- 2020 Chornomorets Odesa 21 matches
- 2020 Chornomorets-2 Odesa 5 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Arda Kardzhali | efbet Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 531 |
| 25/26 | Arda Kardzhali | efbet Liga | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 488 |
| 25/26 | Arda Kardzhali | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 6 | 0 | 0 | 521 |
| 25/26 | Arda Kardzhali | Bulgarian Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 450 |
| 24/25 | Arda Kardzhali | efbet Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 260 |
| 24/25 | Krumovgrad | efbet Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 038 |
| 24/25 | Arda Kardzhali | UECL Playoffs Efbet Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 24/25 | Arda Kardzhali | Bulgarian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | Krumovgrad | Bulgarian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Krumovgrad | efbet Liga | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 835 |
| 23/24 | Krumovgrad | Bulgarian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | efbet Liga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 276 |
| 22/23 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | Bulgarian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 21/22 | Peremoga Dnipro | Druga Liga | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 751 |
| 21/22 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | efbet Liga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 226 |
| 21/22 | Peremoga Dnipro | Ukrainian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | Girnyk-Sport Gorishni Plavni | Persha Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 877 |
| 20/21 | FC Mariupol | Premier Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 204 |
| 19/20 | Chornomorets Odesa | Persha Liga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 210 |
| 19/20 | Chornomorets-2 Odesa | Druga Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 19/20 | Chornomorets Odesa | Ukrainian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Total | Arda Kardzhali | 64 | 1 | 1 | 5 460 | |
| Total | Krumovgrad | 48 | 1 | 2 | 4 053 | |
| Total | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 584 | |
| Total | Chornomorets Odesa | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 293 | |
| Total | Peremoga Dnipro | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 841 | |
| Total | Girnyk-Sport Gorishni Plavni | 11 | 0 | 0 | 877 | |
| Total | Chornomorets-2 Odesa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 | |
| Total | FC Mariupol | 3 | 0 | 0 | 204 |
Transfers
Transfers- 24/25 Krumovgrad Arda Kardzhali
- 23/24 Pirin Krumovgrad €50.00K
- 21/22 Peremoga Dnipro Pirin
- 21/22 Girnyk-Sport Peremoga Dnipro
- 20/21 FC Mariupol Girnyk-Sport
- 20/21 Chornomorets FC Mariupol
- 19/20 Chornomorets-2 Chornomorets
- 19/20 Chornomorets II Chornomorets-2
- 18/19 Chornomor. U19 Chornomorets II
- 16/17 C. Odessa U17 Chornomor. U19
- 16/17 DYuSSh-11 C. Odessa U17
