 Nedyalkov in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Mihaylov Nedyalkov | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Lovech, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back,centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | Litex Lovech | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Litex Lovech | 72 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Chavdar Etropole (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | →Svetkavitsa (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Litex Lovech II | 10 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | CSKA Sofia | 53 | (0) |
| 2018 | FC Dallas | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 130 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bulgaria | 35 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2025 | |||
Anton Mihaylov Nedyalkov (Bulgarian:Антон Михайлов Недялков; born 30 April 1993) is a Bulgarian professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back andcentre-back forLudogorets Razgrad and theBulgarian national team.
Nedyalkov began his professional career atLitex Lovech in 2011. After loan spells atChavdar Etropole andSvetkavitsa he became a regular in their team, playing 85 total games for Litex. In June 2016, he joinedCSKA Sofia and became an integral member of the team. In December 2017, he briefly signed forMajor League Soccer clubFC Dallas before joining Ludogorets six months later.
Formerly an international atunder-19 andunder-21 level, Nedyalkov made his senior international debut forBulgaria againstLuxembourg on 6 September 2016.
Nedyalkov joined the first team in 2012 after two loan spells atChavdar Etropole andSvetkavitsa during the 2011–12 season.
In June 2016, Nedyalkov joinedCSKA Sofia. He made his debut on 29 July, in a 2–0 home win overSlavia Sofia which was also the season opener.[2] In his first season with CSKA, he appeared in 34 of 36 league matches; in 33 of them Nedyalkov played full 90 minutes. After a number of good games he was chosen as the best player of the 2016–17 season by the club's fans.[3]
On 21 December 2017, Nedyalkov completed a move toMajor League Soccer clubFC Dallas for a fee of $1.5 million plus bonuses.[4][5] He was given the number 6 shirt. Nedyalkov made his league debut in a 3–0 home win atToyota Stadium againstSeattle Sounders FC on 18 March 2018, playing full 90 minutes as a left-back.[6] He assistedRoland Lamah for the third goal in the game.[7]
On 23 June 2018, after six months in the United States, Dallas announced that Nedyalkov would return to Bulgaria and sign a contract with Bulgarian championsLudogorets Razgrad for an undisclosed fee.[8] Later that day Ludogorets officially announced the transfer of Nedyalkov, signing with his favorite number 3 shirt.[9]
On 23 June 2021, Nedyalkov was announced as the new captain of the team, afterSvetoslav Dyakov left the club.[10] On 12 March 2023, he sustained an injury in the 3–2 home win overCherno More in a league match, which required surgery[11] and kept him out of action until 22 October 2023 when he played in the 0–0 away draw withArda.[12]
In 2011, Nedyalkov was a member of Bulgaria U-19 team, playing three games in the qualifying round of U-19 European Championship.[13]
Nedyalkov was called up to the senior Bulgaria team for friendlies againstPortugal andMacedonia in March 2016.[14] On 6 September 2016, he made his debut for Bulgaria in a 4–3 2018 World Cup Qualifying victory overLuxembourg.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Litex Lovech | 2010–11 | A Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | ||
| Chavdar Etropole (loan) | 2011–12 | B Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Svetkavitsa (loan) | 2011–12 | A Group | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Litex Lovech II | 2015–16 | B Group | 10 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2016–17 | Bulgarian First League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Dallas | 2018 | MLS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2018–19 | Bulgarian First League | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 130 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 224 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 297 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 406 | 4 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 0 | |
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