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Indiana Vassilev
Personal information
Full name Indiana Denchev Vassilev[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Savannah, Georgia, United States
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 36
Youth career
2013–2015 Tormenta FC
2015–2018 IMG Academy
2018– Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Aston Villa 1 (0)
International career
2015–2017 United States U17 17 (3)
2018 United States U18 2 (1)
2019– United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2020

Indiana Vassilev (born 16 February 2001) is an American association football player. He currently plays as a striker for Premier League team Aston Villa and their Under-23s team. He has represented the USA at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and has made appearances for the United States men's national under-20 soccer team.[2]

Career

Vassilev started his career at Tormenta FC Academy in Southeast Georgia before moving to the IMG Academy in Florida. He was first scouted by Aston Villa in November 2016, and then again whilst representing the USA at the 2017 Under-17s World Cup. He was finally offered a professional contract in 2018. His coach at the IMG Academy, Kevin Hartman described him as having great leadership qualities and all the attributes he thought were required for him to play at the very top level.[3]

Vassilev started playing for Aston Villa's U23 team in the Premier League 2, scoring 4 goals in his first 6 games of the 2019–20 season. He was rewarded with a place in Aston Villa's first team on 4 January 2020, when he made his first appearance, coming off the bench to replace Marvelous Nakamba in an FA Cup tie against Fulham.[4] On 18 January 2020, Vassilev made his Premier League debut, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute, in a 1–1 draw away to Brighton & Hove Albion.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa U21 2019–20 Premier League 2 — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Aston Villa 2019–20 Premier League 1 0 1 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Career total 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Personal life

Vassilev is from Bulgarian heritage, his parents settling in the United States in the early 1990s. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all footballers in their native Bulgaria.[7]

References

  1. ^ Indiana Vassilev - Player Info
  2. ^ Clark, Travis (29 September 2017). "Five potential breakout USMNT players to watch at the U-17 World Cup". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 4 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Owen, Danny. "Former coach claims Aston Villa newbie Indiana Vassilev has 'boundless' potential". HITC.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Bonnell, Jonny (4 January 2020). "Aston Villa team news v Fulham: Dean Smith and Scott Parker name FA Cup line-ups". Birmingham Mail.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Brighton 1-1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 18 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ USA - I. Vassilev - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
  7. ^ Dicken, Alex (10 December 2019). "Who is Indiana Vassilev? Aston Villa's free-scoring young gun impressing Dean Smith". Birmingham Mail.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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