Mihail Yordanov Polendakov (Bulgarian: Михаил Йорданов Полендаков; born 5 June 2007) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mihail Yordanov Polendakov | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | DIT Sofia | ||
| 2018–2023 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Septemvri Sofia II | 24 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Septemvri Sofia | 40 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Bulgaria U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Bulgaria U17 | 14 | (2) |
| 2024– | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:04, 6 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
editPolendakov began his career in the local DIT academy at the age of 6, which merged with Septemvri Sofia in 2015, with Mihail moving to the Septemvri in 2018.[1][2] On 30 October 2022 he made his professional debut in a league match against Ludogorets Razgrad, at age of 15 years 04 months 25 days.[3] On 30 April 2023 he signed his first professional contract with Septemvri.[4] He went on trials with Red Bull Salzburg on 15 January 2024.[5]
On 22 July 2025, Polendakov signed for English Championship side Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 30 December 2023
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||||
| Septemvri Sofia | First League | 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Second League | 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
- ↑ Includes Promotion/relegation play-off matches.
References
edit- ↑ "Аз съм..." Михаил Полендаков
- ↑ "Лигата на талантите" представя Михаил Полендаков - талант от академията на Септември
- ↑ Септември използва дебютант на 15 години и 147 дни
- ↑ Юноша на Септември подписа своя първи професионален договор с клуба
- ↑ Капитанът на България U17 - Михаил Полендаков, отиде на проби в РБ Залцбург
- ↑ "Bulgarian Blade". www.sufc.co.uk. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
External links
edit- Mihail Polendakov at Soccerway
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