Stefan Ivov Velkov
Center Back · Vejle · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
The record covers 5 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 101 appearances with 7 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Vejle — Season rating 26, 0 goals and 0 assists in 30 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 20 points at Vejle. Form has slipped 15 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 15 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 11 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Superliga) and kept playing — 30 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Vejle | 20 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | Vejle | 27 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Vejle | 30 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Vejle | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | MSV Duisburg | 16 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| 2020/21 | MSV Duisburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | WaalwijkLoan | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Den Bosch | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Den Bosch | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Slavia Sofia | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Slavia Sofia | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Slavia Sofia | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Slavia Sofia | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 1 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Bulgaria U21 | 2019/20 | UEFA U21 Championship | 9 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015/16 | UEFA U21 Championship | 5 | 1 | |
| Bulgaria U19 | 2014/15 | UEFA U19 Championship | 2 | 0 |
| Bulgaria U17 | 2013/14 | UEFA U17 Championship | 6 | 0 |
Honours
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superliga | 20 | 1799 | 4 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20 | Superliga | H Randers FC | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jul 26 | Superliga | A FC Copenhagen | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 1 | Superliga | H Odense | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Aug 10 | Superliga | A Brondby | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Aug 17 | Superliga | H FC Midtjylland | 0-2 | Played | 89 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 29 | Superliga | H Viborg | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 15 | Superliga | A FC Fredericia | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 21 | Superliga | H Sonderjyske | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Sep 28 | Superliga | A Silkeborg | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Oct 5 | Superliga | H FC Nordsjaelland | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 26 | Superliga | H Silkeborg | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 2 | Superliga | A Sonderjyske | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 9 | Superliga | H FC Copenhagen | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 23 | Superliga | A Viborg | 2-5 | Played | 90 | 4.9 | ||
| Nov 30 | Superliga | A Odense | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 8 | Superliga | H Brondby | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 9 | Superliga | H FC Fredericia | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 13 | Superliga | A Randers FC | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Feb 20 | Superliga | A FC Nordsjaelland | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 1 | Superliga | H Aarhus | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 |