BulgariaCentre Midfielder
Ivaylo Chochev
Ивайло Людмилов Чочев
- Date of birth: (33 years)
- Place of birth: Pleven, Bulgaria
- Height: 1.88 m
- Baconbauer number 3
All positions:Positions
- Midfielder
- Defensive Midfielder
- Attacking Midfielder
- Caps
- 51
- 31 starts · 20 as sub
- Goals
- 4
- 0.08 per game
- Assists
- 3
- 0.06 per game
- All-time · Bulgaria
- #35
- in caps
- Cards
- 3
- 3 yellow · 0 second yellow · 0 red
National Teams · Bulgaria
| Year | Caps | Goals | Caps and goals per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 4 |
All international matches
- World Cup 2026 · Group E · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.
GeorgiaOwn contribution: came on 89'Match report: Bulgaria vs. Georgia 2–1Win - World Cup 2026 · Group E · Yüzüncü Yıl Atatürk StadyumuAvs.
TurkeyOwn contribution: came on 72'Match report: Turkey vs. Bulgaria 2–0Defeat - World Cup 2026 · Group E · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.TurkeyOwn contribution: Startedoff 72'Match report: Bulgaria vs. Turkey 1–6Defeat
- World Cup 2026 · Group E · Boris Paichadze StadiumAvs.GeorgiaOwn contribution: came on 67'Match report: Georgia vs. Bulgaria 3–0Defeat
- World Cup 2026 · Group E · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.
SpainOwn contribution: Startedoff 81'Match report: Bulgaria vs. Spain 0–3Defeat - UEFA Nations League 2025 · Group 3 · Windsor ParkAvs.
Northern IrelandMatch report: Northern Ireland vs. Bulgaria 5–0Defeat - UEFA Nations League 2025 · Group 3 · Stadion Hristo Botev (Plovdiv)Hvs.
LuxembourgMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Luxembourg 0–0Draw - Friendly · Tofik Bakhramov StadiumAvs.
AzerbaijanMatch report: Azerbaijan vs. Bulgaria 1–1Draw - Friendly · Dalğa ArenaHvs.
TanzaniaMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Tanzania 1–0Win - European Championship 2024 · Group G · Dubočica StadiumAvs.
SerbiaMatch report: Serbia vs. Bulgaria 2–2Draw - European Championship 2024 · Group G · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.
HungaryMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Hungary 2–2Draw - European Championship 2024 · Group G · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.
LithuaniaMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Lithuania 0–2Defeat - European Championship 2024 · Group G · Podgorica City StadiumAvs.
MontenegroMatch report: Montenegro vs. Bulgaria 2–1Defeat - Friendly · Hristo Botev Stadium VratsaHvs.
IranMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Iran 0–1Defeat - European Championship 2024 · Group G · Huvepharma ArenaHvs.SerbiaMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Serbia 1–1Draw
- European Championship 2024 · Group G · S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionasAvs.LithuaniaMatch report: Lithuania vs. Bulgaria 1–1Draw
- UEFA Nations League 2023 · Group 4 · Boris Paichadze StadiumAvs.GeorgiaMatch report: Georgia vs. Bulgaria 0–0Draw
- UEFA Nations League 2023 · Group 4 · Huvepharma ArenaHvs.GeorgiaMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Georgia 2–5Defeat
- UEFA Nations League 2023 · Group 4 · Huvepharma ArenaHvs.
North MacedoniaMatch report: Bulgaria vs. North Macedonia 1–1Draw - Friendly · Education City StadiumAvs.
CroatiaMatch report: Croatia vs. Bulgaria 2–1Defeat - World Cup 2022 · Group C · Thermoplan ArenaAvs.
SwitzerlandMatch report: Switzerland vs. Bulgaria 4–0Defeat - Friendly · Chornomorets StadiumAvs.
UkraineMatch report: Ukraine vs. Bulgaria 1–1Draw - World Cup 2022 · Group C · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.Northern IrelandMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Northern Ireland 2–1Win
- World Cup 2022 · Group C · LFF StadiumAvs.LithuaniaMatch report: Lithuania vs. Bulgaria 3–1Defeat
- Friendly · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.GeorgiaMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Georgia 4–1Win
- World Cup 2022 · Group C · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.LithuaniaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Lithuania 1–0Win
- World Cup 2022 · Group C · Stadio Artemio FranchiAvs.
ItalyMatch report: Italy vs. Bulgaria 1–1Draw - Friendly · Stade de FranceAvs.
FranceMatch report: France vs. Bulgaria 3–0Defeat - Friendly · VTB Arena - Dynamo Central StadiumAvs.
RussiaMatch report: Russia vs. Bulgaria 1–0Defeat - Friendly · Josko ArenaAvs.
SlovakiaMatch report: Slovakia vs. Bulgaria 1–1Draw - World Cup 2022 · Group C · Windsor ParkAvs.Northern IrelandMatch report: Northern Ireland vs. Bulgaria 0–0Draw
- World Cup 2022 · Group C · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.ItalyMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Italy 0–2Defeat
- World Cup 2022 · Group C · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.SwitzerlandMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Switzerland 1–3Defeat
- European Championship 2020 · Group A · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.MontenegroOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Montenegro 1–1Draw
- Friendly · Pancho ArénaHvs.
KazakhstanMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Kazakhstan 2–1Win - Friendly · Huvepharma ArenaHvs.
Bosnia & HerzegovinaMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina 0–1Defeat - World Cup 2018 · Group A · Stade Josy BarthelAvs.LuxembourgOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria 1–1Draw
- World Cup 2018 · Group A · Johan Cruijff ArenAAvs.
NetherlandsOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Netherlands vs. Bulgaria 3–1Defeat - World Cup 2018 · Group A · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.
SwedenOwn contribution: 1 goalYellow cardMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Sweden 3–2Win - World Cup 2018 · Group A · Barysaw ArenaAvs.
BelarusMatch report: Belarus vs. Bulgaria 2–1Defeat - World Cup 2018 · Group A · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.BelarusMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Belarus 1–0Win
- World Cup 2018 · Group A · NationalarenanAvs.SwedenMatch report: Sweden vs. Bulgaria 3–0Defeat
- World Cup 2018 · Group A · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.LuxembourgMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Luxembourg 4–3Win
- Friendly · Suita City Football StadiumAvs.
DenmarkMatch report: Denmark vs. Bulgaria 4–0Defeat - Friendly · Toyota StadiumAvs.
JapanOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Japan vs. Bulgaria 7–2Defeat - Friendly · Nacionalna Arena Toše ProeskiAvs.MacedoniaMatch report: Macedonia vs. Bulgaria 0–2Win
- Friendly · Dr. Magalhães PessoaAvs.
PortugalMatch report: Portugal vs. Bulgaria 0–1Win - European Championship 2016 · Group H · Stadio Renzo BarberaAvs.ItalyMatch report: Italy vs. Bulgaria 1–0Defeat
- European Championship 2016 · Group H · Vassil Levski National StadiumHvs.
NorwayMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Norway 0–1Defeat - European Championship 2016 · Group H · Ta' Qali National StadiumAvs.
MaltaMatch report: Malta vs. Bulgaria 0–1Win - Friendly · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan StadıAvs.TurkeyMatch report: Turkey vs. Bulgaria 4–0Defeat
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Results over time
One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.
Most frequent teammates
| # | Player | Together | Both started |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiril Despodov | 29 | 16 |
| 2 | Georgi Kostadinov | 22 | 8 |
| 3 | Spas Delev | 21 | 8 |
| 4 | Vasil Bozhikov | 19 | 12 |
| 5 | Ivelin Popov | 18 | 12 |
| 6 | Valentin Antov | 18 | 10 |
| 7 | Georgi Milanov | 18 | 8 |
| 8 | Todor Nedelev | 16 | 9 |
| 9 | Strahil Popov | 15 | 8 |
| 10 | Atanas Iliev | 15 | 6 |
| 11 | Martin Minchev | 15 | 5 |
| 12 | Petko Hristov | 14 | 10 |
| 13 | Ivan Turitsov | 14 | 7 |
| 14 | Andrea Hristov | 13 | 8 |
| 15 | Ilia Gruev | 13 | 7 |
| 16 | Dominik Yankov | 13 | 2 |
| 17 | Svetoslav Dyakov | 12 | 7 |
| 18 | Viktor Popov | 12 | 6 |
| 19 | Radoslav Kirilov | 12 | 4 |
| 20 | Filip Krastev | 12 | 3 |
Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 51 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.
Most frequent opponents
| # | Opponent | Matches | W | D | L | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Serbia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Montenegro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Belarus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.