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PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityBulgaria
Age26
Date of birth19 Sept 1999
Shirt number#99
ClubLokomotiv Sofia
Goalkeeper
28
Appearances
4
Clean sheets
14%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
1440
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lokomotiv Sofia.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
First League2814407.13

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

M. Velichkov is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at Lokomotiv Sofia, rated 27.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 108th of 252 on scout potential in the First League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (43.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Velichkov.

Judged on this season alone, Velichkov graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 22 of the 22 goalkeepers in the First League, on 4 clean sheets across 28 appearances.

We hold a single season for Velichkov, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, top 37% of the 22 goalkeepers in the First League. At 26 Velichkov is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 37% goalkeepers · First LeagueCurrent season16th of 22 goalkeepers · First League16th-best goalkeeper in the First League108th in the First League · potential8th-highest potential goalkeeper in the First League
27.1
Ratingi
8th of 22 goalkeepers
8.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
43.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.69
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Lokomotiv Sofia finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side

28
Apps
4
Clean sheets
14%
CS rate
43.2%
Minutes

4 clean sheets in 28 appearances (14% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (11th of 16) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 43.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.1, Velichkov carries the 8th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the First League (top 37%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Lokomotiv Sofia finished 11th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.