based on the 2025/26 season · updated 25 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vejle.
Scout report
S. Velkov is a 29-year-old central defender at Vejle, rated 29.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 37th of 50 on scout potential in the Superliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (62.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Velkov.
Judged on this season alone, Velkov graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 5th of 9 of the 9 centre-backs in the Superliga, on 2 clean sheets and 2.802 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 6th of 9 of the 9 centre-backs in the Superliga. At 29 Velkov is in his prime years, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Vejle finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side
2.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 62.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 29.1, Velkov carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Superliga of 9. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Superliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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