28 Facts About Valeri Bojinov

Valeri Bojinov debuted in the Italian Serie A on 27 January 2002 at the age of 15 years and 11 months, becoming the youngest foreign player to make an appearance at the top level of Italian football.

Valeri Bojinov made his club debut against Palermo, playing the full match on 2 February 2005.

On 3 August 2007, it was reported that Valeri Bojinov had completed his move to English Premier League club Manchester City, signing a four-year contract in an undisclosed fee deal.

Valeri Bojinov was ruled out of action for five months after he suffered a knee ligament injury against Manchester United in August 2007.

Valeri Bojinov returned to full training on 22 January 2008, scoring five goals in a bounce game.

On 11 February 2008, Valeri Bojinov played in a Manchester City reserve game, where he came on as a substitute and scored a header from a cross by Emile Mpenza.

Valeri Bojinov scored the winning goal in a friendly against Milan on 9 August 2008.

On 17 August 2008, Valeri Bojinov was ruled out for six months after suffering an Achilles injury as he was running on to the pitch to warm up against Aston Villa.

In mid-February 2009, Manchester City manager Mark Hughes declared that Valeri Bojinov was going to play a practice match "behind closed doors", as he was nearing his return to first-team football.

Valeri Bojinov played 65 minutes for the reserves on 17 February 2009.

Valeri Bojinov made his return to Premier League football by coming on as an 89th-minute substitute against West Ham on 1 March 2009.

The regular penalty taker for Sporting, Matias Fernandez, prepared to take the shot, but Valeri Bojinov took the ball from him, pushing him away and insisting that he would take the shot, despite him having never taken a penalty for Sporting, nor having scored a penalty in an official game since 2006.

On 31 August 2012, it was announced that Valeri Bojinov became an official Verona player, joining on a year-long loan deal.

On 6 September 2013, the contract between Valeri Bojinov and Sporting was terminated.

In September 2014, Valeri Bojinov cancelled his contract with Levski and joined Italian Serie B side Ternana as a free agent on a one-year contract.

On 14 June 2015, Valeri Bojinov signed a two-year contract with Serbian team Partizan.

Valeri Bojinov made his official debut for the club in a second qualifying round UEFA Champions League against Dila Gori on 14 July 2015.

On 17 July 2015, against Metalac, Valeri Bojinov scored his first goal for Partizan.

On 13 December 2015, Valeri Bojinov entered the game as a substitute for Ivan Saponjic in the 59th minute and scored a brace against Rad.

In July 2017, Valeri Bojinov signed a two-year contract with Swiss side Lausanne; however, in October, he cancelled his contract with the club.

In February 2018, Valeri Bojinov signed for Rijeka in Croatia as a free agent.

Valeri Bojinov was initially signed until June 2018 with an extension option.

On 5 June 2018, Valeri Bojinov's contract was extended for another season.

On 20 August 2018, HNK Rijeka and Valeri Bojinov mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club.

Valeri Bojinov played for Levski Sofia during the spring of 2019, scoring the decisive playoff goal against Etar that helped the team qualify for the UEFA Europa League.

In September 2020, Valeri Bojinov rejoined Levski Sofia for the third time in his career.

On 25 June 2022 Valeri Bojinov was announced as the new assistant manager to Slavko Matic at Septemvri Sofia while still playing for the club.

Valeri Bojinov was married to Bulgarian Playboy Playmate Nikoleta Lozanova from 2011 to 2015.