Mihail Aleksandrov

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Mihail Aleksandrov

File:MihailAleksandrovBulgaria2015.jpg Aleksandrov in a training session with Bulgaria in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Mihail Ivanov Aleksandrov
Date of birth	(1989-06-11) 11 June 1989
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Legia Warsaw
Number	77
Youth career
1996–2007	CSKA Sofia
2007–2009	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	CSKA Sofia	3	(0)
2007–2010	Borussia Dortmund II	5	(0)
2010	Akademik Sofia	11	(0)
2010–2016	Ludogorets Razgrad	106	(17)
2015–2016	Ludogorets Razgrad II	6	(4)
2016–	Legia Warsaw	11	(0)
International career‡
2008	Bulgaria U19
2014–	Bulgaria	13	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:37, 15 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:08, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Mihail Aleksandrov (Bulgarian: Михаил Александров; born 11 June 1989 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw and the Bulgarian national team as a midfielder. He primarily plays as a right winger or a right-sided midfielder.

Career

CSKA Sofia

Aleksandrov began his career at CSKA Sofia. He made his debut for the first team in a 2–1 home win over Belasitsa Petrich on 26 November 2006 at the age of 17.

Borussia Dortmund

In August 2007, Aleksandrov was signed by Borussia Dortmund on a three-year contract. After joining Borussia, he played exclusively for the club's reserve team. He made his debut on 7 November 2008 in a 3–1 home victory over Köln II. On 20 March 2010, in a 2–0 away win over Wuppertaler SV Borussia Aleksandrov assisted Marcel Großkreutz for the second goal. He spent most of his time with Borussia II on the bench, making only five appearances.

Akademik Sofia

After his contract expired in late July 2010, Aleksandrov agreed to join Akademik Sofia. He made his debut for Akademik in their match against Sliven 2000 on 21 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Asparuh Vasilev. He made his first start a week later against Litex Lovech.

Ludogorets Razgrad

File:Misho alexandrov.jpg

Aleksandrov playing for Ludogorets in 2011

On 22 December 2010, Aleksandrov joined Ludogorets Razgrad. On 19 March 2011, he scored a goal in his competitive debut for Ludogorets against Dobrudzha Dobrich.

Aleksandrov began the following 2011–12 season in fine form for Ludogorets. On 20 August he assisted Marcelinho for Ludogorets's third goal in a 4–0 home win over Vidima-Rakovski. Aleksandrov scored his first league goal of the season by netting Ludogorets's third goal in a 6–0 victory over Slavia Sofia on 11 September. On 18 September he scored his second goal of the season, netting the solitary strike in a 1–0 away victory over Cherno More. On 13 October, Aleksandrov signed a new two-year contract with Ludogorets.

On 31 July 2013, Aleksandrov netted the winning goal for Ludogorets in the 2–1 victory over FK Partizan in the first leg of a UEFA Champions League match.

In 2015–16 season Aleksandrov was dropped to the bench, making only four league appearances as a substitute during the first half of the campaign. He scored four goals in six matches for the club's reserve team in the B Group. He scored 4 goals in 6 matches for the team, playing only 3 for the first team.

Legia Warsaw

On 29 February 2016, Aleksandrov signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw. He made his debut for the team on the 5th of March 2016 in a match against Górnik Zabrze won by Legia.

International career

In October 2011, Aleksandrov earned his first call-up to the Bulgaria national side for a friendly match against Ukraine and a Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales. He was also nominated for a friendly match against Hungary in February 2012, but did not feature. Aleksandrov earned his first cap on 5 March 2014, in the 2:1 home win over Belarus in a friendly match.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2016

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		Supercup		Total
CSKA Sofia	A Group	2006–07	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Supercup		Total
Borussia Dortmund II	Regionalliga	2007–08	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
		2008–09	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	3. Liga	2009–10	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Supercup		Total
Akademik Sofia	A Group	2010–11	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Ludogorets Razgrad	B Group	2010–11	10	2	0	0	–		–		10	2
	A Group	2011–12	28	5	3	2	–		–		31	7
		2012–13	15	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	17	5
		2013–14	28	4	7	2	14	1	0	0	49	7
		2014–15	22	1	4	0	11	0	1	0	38	1
Ludogorets Razgrad II	B Group	2015–16	6	4	–		–		–		6	4
Ludogorets Razgrad	A Group	2015–16	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		106	17	15	4	27	1	2	0	150	22
Poland			League		Polish Cup		Europe		Supercup		Total
Legia Warsaw	Ekstraklasa	2015–16	11	0	3	0	–		–		14	0
	Total		11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Career total			138	21	17	4	27	1	2	0	184	26

National team

Bulgaria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	5	0
2015	6	1
2016	2	0
Total	13	1

International goals

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 October 2015	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Azerbaijan	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier

Honours

Club

Ludogorets

• A Group (4): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Bulgarian Cup (2): 2011–12, 2013–14
• Bulgarian Supercup (2): 2012, 2014

Legia Warsaw

• Ekstraklasa (1): 2015–16
• Polish Cup (1): 2015–16

External links

• Mihail Aleksandrov at Soccerway
• Mihail Aleksandrov profile at 90minut