 Bojinov with Levski in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeri Emilov Bojinov | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Pietà Hotspurs | ||
| 2000–2002 | Lecce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Lecce | 65 | (16) |
| 2005–2007 | Fiorentina | 36 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | → Juventus (loan) | 18 | (5) |
| 2007–2010 | Manchester City | 11 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Parma (loan) | 30 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Parma | 31 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Sporting CP | 8 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Lecce (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Verona (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Vicenza (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2014 | Levski Sofia | 19 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Ternana | 27 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Partizan | 51 | (23) |
| 2017 | Meizhou Hakka | 13 | (3) |
| 2017 | Lausanne | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Rijeka | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Botev Vratsa | 11 | (7) |
| 2019 | Levski Sofia | 11 | (4) |
| 2019 | Botev Vratsa | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Pescara | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Levski Sofia | 12 | (1) |
| 2022 | Septemvri Sofia | 12 | (1) |
| 2023 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 6 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Kostenets | 1 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2015 | Bulgaria[2] | 43 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Septemvri Sofia (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Dobrudzha Dobrich (assistant) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 August 2016 | |||
Valeri Emilov Bojinov (Bulgarian: Валери Емилов Божинов, pronounced [vɐˈlɛri ɛˈmiɫof boˈʒinof]; born 15 February 1986) is a retired Bulgarian professional footballer and coach who last played as a striker for Kostenets.
Throughout his career, Bojinov has played for eighteen different clubs during his various spells in Italy, as well as in England, Portugal, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, China and Switzerland. At international level, he also played for the Bulgaria national team. His surname is sometimes transliterated as Bozhinov.[2]
- ^ Dimitrov, Yulian (12 June 2007). "Божинов проигра шанса "Ювентус"". topsport.bg. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Valeri Bojinov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2011.