Radoslav Vasilev

Radoslav Vasilev

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-10-12) 12 October 1990
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Slavia Sofia
Number	99
Youth career
1999–2007	Slavia Sofia
2007–2009	Reading
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Reading	0	(0)
2010–	Slavia Sofia	79	(16)
2012	→ Lyubimets 2007 (loan)	8	(1)
International career‡
2008–2009	Bulgaria U19	4	(1)
2009–2012	Bulgaria U21	4	(0)
2015–	Bulgaria	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2015

Radoslav Vasilev (Bulgarian: Радослав Василев; born 12 October 1990) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Slavia Sofia.

Career

Vasilev started playing football at Slavia in his hometown Sofia before his tenth birthday.

Reading

He transferred from Slavia Sofia to Reading for an undisclosed fee on 12 December 2007. Reading's Academy Recruitment officer, Steve Shorey (father of Nicky Shorey) explained his reasons for signing Vasilev: "He's different from what we've got at the same age. He's not just about brawn and pace, he's got football intelligence. He's a lovely size, around 6 ft 2 in, can use both feet." Vasilev was released from Reading at the beginning of May 2010, alongside midfielders Mitchell Bryant and Oliver Bozanic.

Slavia

In July 2010 Vasilev returned to Bulgaria, signing a contract with his home club Slavia Sofia. He made his A PFG debut during the 2010–11 season on August 21, 2010 in a 2–0 away win against Pirin Blagoevgrad.

International

In March 2015, Vasilev was called up to the Bulgarian national side for a Euro 2016 qualifier against Italy, but did not debut. He earned his first cap on 8 June 2015, after coming on as a substitute for Iliyan Mitsanski during the second half of the 0:4 loss against Turkey.

External links

• Radoslav Vasilev at Soccerway