Daniel Genadiev Naumov (Bulgarian: Даниел Генадиев Наумов; born 29 March 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greek Super League club OFI.[2]
 Naumov with CSKA 1948 in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Genadiev Naumov | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OFI | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pirin Gotse Delchev | |||
| –2015 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Ludogorets II | 62 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Vereya (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | CSKA 1948 | 108 | (0) |
| 2021 | CSKA 1948 II | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | OFI | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Bulgaria U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Bulgaria U19 | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Bulgaria U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2020– | Bulgaria | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 | |||
Club career
editLudogorets
editBorn in Gotse Delchev,[3] Naumov started his career from the local Pirin Gotse Delchev, before joining CSKA Sofia.[4] In 2015, he moved to Ludogorets Razgrad Academy.[5]
He made his debut for Ludogorets Razgrad II in B Group on 4 April 2016 in match against Neftochimic Burgas.[6] After the injury of Vladislav Stoyanov in March 2017, Numov became the second-choice goalkeeper and on 18 April 2017 he made his debut for the first team in the Bulgarian Cup match against Litex Lovech, keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 win.[7] On 28 May 2017, he completed his First League debut in a 3–1 win over Cherno More.[8]
Naumov started the 2017–18 season in Ludogorets II playing in the first match of the season against Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia.[9]
Vereya (loan)
editOn 30 January 2018, Naumov was loaned to Vereya until end of the season in order to play in the First League.[10] He made his debut for the team on 17 February 2018 in the first league match of the year against CSKA Sofia.[11] Naumov ended the campaign with only five appearances due to a shoulder injury and noted that he hoped to become the first-choice goalkeeper in Ludogorets in the following season.[12]
CSKA 1948
editIn June 2019, Naumov joined Second League club CSKA 1948, in search of more starting games, signing a contract until June 2021.[13] He quickly established himself as a first choice goalkeeper. In November 2019 he was watched by scouts of Manchester City & Southampton FC.[14]
International career
editYouth levels
editNaumov served as the captain of the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[15] After a draw and two wins, the team qualified for the knockout phase which was held in July 2017.[16] In August 2017, he was called up for Bulgaria U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Luxembourg, but dropped out after receiving an injury in league match with Ludogorets II and was replaced by Mihail Mihaylov.[17] Naumov made his debut for Bulgaria U21 on 27 March 2018 in a European Under-21 qualification match against Slovenia U21, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win.[18]
Senior levels
editIn February 2020, Naumov was called up to the senior team for a friendly against Belarus, but did not debut.[19] He made his debut on 31 March 2021, keeping a clean sheet for the draw against Northern Ireland for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[20]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 11 January 2024[2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Ludogorets II | 2015–16 | Second League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Second League | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Second League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Second League | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | |||
| Ludogorets | 2015–16 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | First League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Vereya (loan) | 2017–18 | First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| CSKA 1948 | 2019–20 | Second League | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | First League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | First League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | First League | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | First League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 195 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 0 | |||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 19 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Профил на Даниел Генадиев Наумов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ a b Naumov Stats
- ^ Роденият в Гоце Делчев Даниел Наумов с принос за исторически успех на юношите България
- ^ Неврокопчанинът Даниел Наумов влезе в историята
- ^ Юношески национал избяга от ЦСКА в Лудогорец
- ^ Ludogorets II vs Neftochimic
- ^ Лудогорец се разходи за разгром над Литекс - "орлите" показаха четирима таланти
- ^ Бебетата на Лудогорец потопиха апатичните "моряци"
- ^ Лудогорец 2 започна с успех новия сезон във Втора лига, разочарование за Локо (Сф)
- ^ Верея потвърди привличането на Даниел Наумов
- ^ Летящ "армейски" старт! ЦСКА сгъна на пет Верея и изскочи пред Лудогорец
- ^ Наумов: Искам догодина да съм титуляр на Лудогорец
- ^ ЦСКА 1948 се похвали с младежки национал от Лудогорец
- ^ Даниел Наумов е пред трансфер в Манчестър Сити
- ^ Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
- ^ Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех
- ^ Михаил Михайлов ще замени Даниел Наумов в младежкия национален отбор
- ^ Браво, момчета! Младежите се развихриха и съсипаха Словения
- ^ "Викнаха звезда на ЦСКА 1948 в националния отбор, клубът няма да го спира". sportal.bg. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Даниел Наумов дебютира със суха мрежа на вратата на България
External links
edit- Daniel Naumov at Soccerway