{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}} {{for|the Bulgarian ice hockey goaltender|Atanas Iliev (ice hockey)}} {{family name hatnote|Petrov|Iliev|lang=Bulgarian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Atanas Iliev | image = Atanas Iliev.JPG | upright = | caption = Iliev with Cherno More in 2013 | full_name = Atanas Petrov Iliev | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Dobrich, Bulgaria | height = 1.89 m<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.fpleague.bg/bg/statistics/player?teamID=1016&playerID=1382&sortID=| title = Какво значи името Атанас? “Човек, който обича да залага на хазартни игри”| language = bg| publisher = fpleague.bg| access-date = 16 November 2023}}</ref> | position = Forward | currentclub = CSKA 1948 | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = 2003–2009 | youthclubs1 = Dobrudzha | youthyears2 = 2009–2013 | youthclubs2 = Cherno More | years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Cherno More | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Dobrudzha | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 17 | years3 = 2015–2020 | clubs3 = Montana | caps3 = 127 | goals3 = 52 | years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = Botev Plovdiv | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 17 | years5 = 2021–2023 | clubs5 = Ascoli | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = Cherno More | caps6 = 50 | goals6 = 15 | years7 = 2024–2025 | clubs7 = Anorthosis | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 8 | years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = CSKA 1948 | caps8 = 6 | goals8 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U19 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2021– | nationalteam2 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps2 = 16 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | club-update = 10:58, 17 September 2025 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 20:50, 12 June 2022 (UTC) }}
'''Atanas Petrov Iliev''' ({{langx|bg|Атанас Петров Илиев}}; born 9 October 1994) is Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arenavarna.com/%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8/%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81-%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2-%D0%B8-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D1%81%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%89/|publisher=arenavarna.com|title=Атанас Илиев и Георги Китанов са бъдещето на Черно море|accessdate=2012-05-16|language=Bulgarian}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Ascoli|url=https://www.ascolicalcio1898.it/calciomercato-risolto-il-contratto-con-iliev/|title=#CALCIOMERCATO: RISOLTO IL CONTRATTO CON ILIEV.|date=27 January 2023|access-date=27 January 2023|language=it}}</ref>
On 31 January 2023, Iliev returned to Cherno More.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=PFC Cherno More Varna|url=https://chernomorepfc.bg/cherno-more-privleche-atanas-iliev/|title=Черно море привлече Атанас Илиев|date=31 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|language=bg}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Атанас Илиев с повиквателна за националния отбор на България|url=https://botevplovdiv.bg/article/atanas-iliev-s-povikvatelna-za-natsionalniya-otbor-na-bulgariya|date=17 March 2021|website=botevplovdiv.bg}}</ref> He made his debut on 25 March 2021 against Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/match/400155594/#match-lineups|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129230109/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/match/400155594/#match-lineups|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2021|title=Bulgaria v Switzerland game report|date=25 March 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{Updated|26 July 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Cherno More Varna |2011–12 |rowspan="3"|A Group |2||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||1 |- |2012–13 |4||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||1 |- |2013–14 |9||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !15!!2!!6!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!21!!3 |- |Dobrudzha Dobrich |2014–15 |B Group |28||17||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||17 |- |rowspan="6"|Montana |2015–16 |A Group |30||5||6||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||8 |- |2016–17 |Bulgarian First League |18||2||4||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||5 |- |2017–18 |rowspan="3"|Second League |28||11||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||12 |- |2018–19 |29||18||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||18 |- |2019–20 |19||13||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||14 |- !colspan="2"|Total !127!!52!!8!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!136!!56 |- |rowspan="3"|Botev Plovdiv |2020–21 |rowspan="2"|Bulgarian First League |28||16||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||17 |- |2021–22 |5||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !33!!17!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!35!!18 |- |Ascoli |2021–22 |Serie B |30||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||2 |- |rowspan="3"|Cherno More Varna |2022–23 |rowspan="2"|Bulgarian First League |16||3||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||4 |- |2023–24 |34||12||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||12 |- !colspan="2"|Total !50!!15!!4!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!54!!16 |- |Anorthosis Famagusta |2024–25 |Cypriot First Division |26||8||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||9 |- |CSKA 1948 |2025–26 |Bulgarian First League |2||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !308!!111!!30!!11!!0!!0!!0!!0!!338!!123 |}
===International=== :''Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|81933|citation=yes}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Cap !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- ! 1 | 1 June 2021 || Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria || align=center| 4 || {{fb|SVK}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|1–1 || Friendly |- ! 2 | 2 September 2021 || Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy || align=center| 7 || {{fb|ITA}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center|1–1 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- ! 3 | 5 June 2022 || Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria || align="center" | 14 || {{fb|GEO}} || align=center|'''1'''–2 || align="center" | 2–5 || 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|atanas-iliev/241738}}
{{FC CSKA 1948 Sofia squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iliev, Atanas}} Category:Living people Category:1994 births Category:Bulgarian men's footballers Category:Footballers from Dobrich Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers Category:Bulgaria men's youth international footballers Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Cypriot First Division players Category:Serie B players Category:PFC Cherno More Varna players Category:FC Dobrudzha Dobrich players Category:FC Montana players Category:Botev Plovdiv players Category:Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Category:Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Category:FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players Category:Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Category:21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen