Atanas Iliev

Atanas Petrov Iliev (; born 9 October 1994) is Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for First League club CSKA 1948 Sofia.

Club career Born in Dobrich, Iliev began his career with the local club, Dobrudzha, before joining Cherno More's youth academy in 2009. He made his first team début in a 2–0 A PFG defeat at Beroe on 5 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Ilian Kapitanov.

On 27 January 2023, Iliev's contract with Ascoli was terminated by mutual consent.

On 31 January 2023, Iliev returned to Cherno More.

International career Iliev was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad for the first time in March 2021 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Switzerland on 25 March 2021, Italy on 28 March 2021 and Northern Ireland on 31 March 2021. He made his debut on 25 March 2021 against Switzerland.

Career statistics

Club

International Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition 1 1 June 2021 Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria 4 1–0 1–1 Friendly 2 2 September 2021 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy 7 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 5 June 2022 Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria 14 1–2 2–5 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C