Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georg Georgiev Iliev | ||
Date of birth | 23 October 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | CSKA Sofia | ||
2011–2014 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016 | Slavia Sofia | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
2010 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Bulgaria U19 | 6 | (1) |
2013–2016 | Bulgaria U21 | 7 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2017. |
Georg Georgiev Iliev (Bulgarian: Георг Илиев; born 23 October 1994) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Iliev kicked off his youth career with local club CSKA Sofia before being transferred to Bolton Wanderers youth academy in 2011. In 2014, he signed a professional contract with the club.
On 17 October 2014, Iliev joined League Two side Carlisle United on a monthlong loan deal. He made his debut against Plymouth Argyle playing the whole 90 minutes of the match. He returned to Bolton at the end of the month loan, having made four appearances.
On 15 May 2015, Bolton announced that Iliev had been released along with 12 other players.
On 31 January 2016, it was announced that Slavia Sofia had signed Iliev as a free agent. He was released a year later.