Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vejle.
Injury-affected season
Missed 11 of Vejle's ~32 games this season through 11 injury absences (injury, yellow cards). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Superliga | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1799 | 6.74 |
Scout report
S. Velkov is a 29-year-old central defender at Vejle, rated 32.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 144th of 207 on scout potential in the Superliga. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (95.2% 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 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga, on 2 clean sheets and 2.802 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 17). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 15th of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the Superliga. At 29 Velkov is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Velkov missed 11 games through injury (injury, yellow cards) out of roughly 32 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
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 6 · a mid-table side
2.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 95.2% 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 32.7, Velkov carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Superliga of 30. 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
