Ventsislav Kerchev

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Plamenov and the family name is Kerchev.

Ventsislav Kerchev (Bulgarian: Венцислав Керчев; born 2 June 1997) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dobrudzha Dobrich.

Ventsislav Kerchev

Personal information
Full name	Ventsislav Plamenov Kerchev
Date of birth	(1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Ruse, Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Dobrudzha
Number	37
Youth career
2004–2010	Dunav Ruse
2011–2015	Ludogorets Razgrad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Ludogorets Razgrad II	35	(2)
2015–2019	Ludogorets Razgrad	28	(2)
2016–2017	→ Lokomotiv GO (loan)	24	(0)
2018–2019	→ Botev Vratsa (loan)	30	(2)
2019–2021	Botev Vratsa	58	(2)
2021–2025	Slavia Sofia	108	(4)
2025–	Dobrudzha	0	(0)
International career
2013–2014	Bulgaria U17	3	(0)
2015–2016	Bulgaria U19	13	(0)
2016–2018	Bulgaria U21	12	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2025

Career

Early career

Born in Ruse, Kerchev began his football career playing for Dunav Ruse at the age of seven.^[2] In 2010, he joined Ludogorets's youth setup.^[3]

Ludogorets Razgrad

At the start of the 2015–16 season, Kerchev was promoted to the club's reserve team in the B Group, the second level of Bulgarian football. He made his debut on 25 July, in a 3–2 home defeat against Dunav Ruse.

After spending August and the early part of September playing with Ludogorets II, Kerchev was called up to the senior team by manager Eduard Eranosyan. He made his debut in the A Group on 19 September, playing full 90 minutes in the centre of defence against Botev Plovdiv. On 19 March 2016, he scored his first goal in the team's league match against Beroe Stara Zagora at Beroe Stadium. Ludogorets won the match 2–0.^[4]

For the 2017-18 season Kerchev returned for club's reserve team from his loan from Lokomotiv GO and started as a captain in the first match for the season on 24 July 2017 against Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia.^[5]

On 13 June 2018, Kerchev's contract was extended and he was sent on a season-long loan to Botev Vratsa.^[6]

Slavia Sofia

After 3 seasons for Botev in total, Kerchev joined Slavia Sofia on 14 June 2021.^[7]

Statistics

Club

As of 10 May 2019^[8]

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
Ludogorets Razgrad II	B Group	2015–16	9	0	–		–		–		9	0
	Second League	2017–18	26	2	–		–		–		26	2
	Total		35	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	2
Ludogorets Razgrad	A Group	2015–16	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	2
	First League	2017–18	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		28	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	2
Lokomotiv GO (loan)	First League	2016–17	24	0	0	0	–		1	0	25	0
Botev Vratsa (loan)		2018–19	30	2	1	0	–		–		31	2
Botev Vratsa		2019–20	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career statistics			117	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	119	6

1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Honours

Ludogorets

• Bulgarian League: 2015–16