Emil Yanchev

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Emilov and the family name is Yanchev.

Emil Emilov Yanchev (Bulgarian: Емил Емилов Янчев; born 8 February 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spartak Varna.^[2]

Emil Yanchev

Personal information
Full name	Emil Emilov Yanchev
Date of birth	(1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Varna, Bulgaria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre midfielder / Centre back
Team information
Current team	Spartak Varna
Number	19
Youth career
	Cherno More
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Cherno More	32	(0)
2021–2022	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	21	(0)
2022	Pirin Blagoevgrad	8	(0)
2023	Dunav Ruse	12	(1)
2023–2024	Montana	24	(1)
2024	Fratria	7	(1)
2025	Sportist Svoge	8	(0)
2025–	Spartak Varna	0	(0)
International career
2017	Bulgaria U18	4	(0)
2017–2018	Bulgaria U19	10	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:05, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Career

Yanchev made his first team league début in a 0–4 away defeat against Ludogorets Razgrad on 1 May 2017, coming on as substitute for Nikolay Minkov.^[3] On 6 July 2017, he signed his first professional contract.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2019^[update]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cherno More	2016–17	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2017–18	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2018–19	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2019–20	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0

International career

Yanchev received a call-up for the Bulgaria U18 team for the friendlies against Macedonia U18 on 9 and 11 May 2017.^[5] On 12 September 2017, he made his debut for Bulgaria U19 in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina U19.^[6]