Orlin Ognyanov Starokin (Bulgarian: Орлин Огнянов Старокин; born 8 January 1987) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a left-back or defensive midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Orlin Ognyanov Starokin | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2005 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Naftex Burgas | 54 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | → Chernomorets Burgas (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Chernomorets Burgas | 69 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Levski Sofia | 71 | (4) |
| 2014 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Dinamo București | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Botev Plovdiv | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 25 | (3) |
| 2017 | Cherno More | 16 | (2) |
| 2018 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Alki Oroklini | 24 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | Levski Sofia | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 25 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Rilski Sportist | 33 | (2) |
| 2024 | Kostinbrod | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 417 | (20) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Starokin played a total of 262 games in the Bulgarian First League and scored 12 goals, playing for Naftex Burgas, Chernomorets Burgas, Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Botev Plovdiv, Pirin Blagoevgrad, Cherno More Varna and Vitosha Bistritsa. He also played in Kazakhstan, Romania and Cyprus.
Club career
editYouth career
editStarokin began his footballing career with the CSKA Sofia youth team. There he played as an offensive midfielder. He improved his skills at the academy until 2005.
Naftex Burgas
editAt the age of 18, in 2005, Starokin moved to Naftex Burgas, signing his first professional contract. At Naftex he played at first as a left winger and left back. In his first season in professional football, Starokin earned 19 appearances playing in the top division, scoring one goal.
Chernomorets Burgas
editIn the summer of 2006 Starokin was on loan to Chernomorets Burgas, with whom he became champion of the second division. Later he was bought and played there until 2011.
Levski Sofia
editOn 14 June 2011, he signed for Levski Sofia.[1] On 2 July 2011, Starokin made his unofficial debut for Levski in the 1–0 win against Lokomotiv Sofia in an exhibition match.[citation needed]
In June 2014 Starokin refused to renew his contract with Levski and decided to leave the club after three years and 71 appearances in which he scored 4 goals.
Irtysh Pavlodar
editStarokin signed a contract with Irtysh Pavlodar in Kazakhstan.[2] Starokin left Irtysh in November 2014, following the conclusion of the season.[3]
Botev Plovdiv
editAfter a short spell at Dinamo București Starokin joined Botev Plovdiv until the end of the season.[4] He made an official debut on 12 September during a 2–0 home defeat from Litex Lovech.[5]
Cherno More
editOn 14 June 2017, Starokin joined Cherno More Varna.[6] On 21 July 2017, he made his debut in a 4–0 away win over Vereya, playing as a defensive midfielder.[7]
Alki Oroklini
editOn 30 June 2018, Starokin signed a one-year contract with Cypriot club Alki Oroklini.[8]
International career
editIn late August 2017, Starokin earned his first call-up to the Bulgaria national team, for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and the Netherlands,[9] but did not debut.
Career statistics
edit- As of 12 December 2020[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Naftex Burgas | 2005–06 | A Group | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | B Group | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | ||
| Chernomorets Burgas (loan) | 2006–07 | B Group | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2008–09 | A Group | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 1 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2011–12 | A Group | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | |||
| Total | 71 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 2014 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2014–15 | A Group | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo București | 2015–16 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2015–16 | A Group | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2016–17 | Bulgarian First League | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||
| Cherno More Varna | 2017–18 | Bulgarian First League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| Vitosha Bistritsa | 2017–18 | Bulgarian First League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Alki Oroklini | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 348 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 15 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "Левски уреди Орлин Старокин (Bulgarian)".
- ↑ Старокин пое дългия път към Павлодар, бившият левскар отиде да подпише с "Иртиш". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Media Group. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ Орлин Старокин не будет выступать за Иртыш. www.fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ Ботев привлече Орлин Старокин
- ↑ "Ботев загуби от Литекс у дома". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ↑ "Черно море започна подготовка с 19 футболисти" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 14 June 2017.
- ↑ "Vereya vs. Cherno More 0–4". soccerway.com. 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "Έκλεισε και τον Όρλιν Στάροκιν – Ανακοίνωση" (in Greek). tothemaonline.com. 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "Петър Хубчев обяви група от 25 футболисти за мачовете с Швеция и Холандия" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ "O.Starokin". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
External links
edit- Orlin Starokin Career Stats at bulgarian-football.com
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info