Miki Orachev

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Rumenov and the family name is Orachev.

Miki Rumenov Orachev (Bulgarian: Мики Руменов Орачев; born 19 March 1996) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Lokomotiv Sofia.^[1] Orachev prefers to play as a left-back but can also play as a left winger.

Miki Orachev

Personal information
Full name	Miki Rumenov Orachev
Date of birth	(1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back / Winger
Team information
Current team	Lokomotiv Sofia
Number	44
Youth career
0000–2011	Pirin Blagoevgrad
2011–2014	Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Levski Sofia	49	(1)
2017	→ Lokomotiv Sofia (loan)	13	(0)
2018	Septemvri Sofia	3	(0)
2019	Holzwickeder SC	4	(0)
2019–2023	Lokomotiv Sofia	89	(1)
2023	CSKA 1948	5	(0)
2024–	Lokomotiv Sofia	29	(0)
International career‡
2011–2013	Bulgaria U17	9	(0)
2013–2014	Bulgaria U19	8	(0)
2015–2016	Bulgaria U21	7	(0)
2022–	Bulgaria	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:09, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Levski Sofia

First spell

Born in Blagoevgrad, Orachev began playing football for local side Pirin.^{[citation needed]} On 19 July 2011, he joined Levski Sofia's academy.^[2]

Orachev made his first team debut in a 2–1 league home loss against Litex Lovech on 12 April 2014, coming on as a substitute for Ricardo Nunes.^[3] His first goal for the club came on 4 May 2015, a 17-metre strike in a 5–0 win at Haskovo.

On 14 July 2017 he made his Europa League debut for the team in a match against NK Maribor.^[4]

Loan to Lokomotov Sofia

In January 2017, Orachev was loaned to Second League club Lokomotiv Sofia until the end of the season.^[5] He made his debut for the team on 25 February 2017 in a league match against Spartak Pleven.^[6]

Return to Levski

Although there was information that his loan would be extended,^[7] Orachev returned in the beginning of June from his loan spell. He joined the first training of the team on 13 June 2017.^[8]

Septemvri Sofia

On 22 December 2017 Levski's executive manager Asen Bukarev announced that Orachev would be transferred in Septemvri Sofia.^[9] He officially signed a contract on 28 December for a year and a half.^[10] He completed his debut for the team on 17 February 2018 in the first league match for the year, against Etar Veliko Tarnovo.^[11]

On 7 March he left the field in the 32nd minute due to low blood pressure.^[12] On 22 March it was announced that he would miss the rest of the season due to heart problems.^[13]

Statistics

Club

As of 22 March 2018 ^[1]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Other[a]		Total
Levski Sofia	A Group	2013–14	6	0	1	0	0	0	–		7	0
		2014–15	9	1	3	0	–		–		12	1
		2015–16	23	0	2	0	–		–		17	0
	First League	2016–17	3	0	1	0	1	0	—		4	0
Lokomotiv Sofia (loan)	Second League	2016–17	13	0	0	0	–		–		13	0
Levski Sofia	First League	2017–18	8	0	2	0	1	0	–		11	0
	Total		49	1	9	0	2	0	0	0	60	1
Septemvri Sofia	First League	2017–18	3	0	0	0	–		–		3	0
Career statistics			64	1	9	0	2	0	0	0	75	1

1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Personal life

Miki is a cousin of the retired footballer and now manager Malin Orachev.^[14]