Milen Stoev

At Vihren Sandanski, Milen Stoev worked his way from the youth ranks into the first team, signing his first senior contract with the club in 2017. A year later he moved to Arda Kardzhali, where he spent the bulk of his early career, broken up by a loan spell at Pirin Blagoevgrad in 2019 that gave him competitive minutes away from his parent club. He returned to Arda and stayed with the Kardzhali side until 2024.

That season at Arda also brought his only representative honour: a single appearance for Bulgaria's under-21 side in 2020. It has not been followed by a call-up to the senior national team.

Stoev left Arda for Spartak Varna in 2024, spending a season on the Black Sea coast before a second free transfer took him to Botev Vratsa in the summer of 2025, this time on a contract running to 2027. Neither move involved a transfer fee.

A defender by trade, Stoev has yet to collect a major title or individual award at senior level. His career so far has been built on steady, unspectacular progression: a loan to gain experience, a long run at one club, and free transfers.