Miki Orachev

Miki Orachev

Country: Bulgaria

Date of birth: 19/03/1996 (18 years old)

Place of birth: Bulgaria

Height: 1,76m

Youth career: Pirin Blagoevgrad, Levski Sofia

Senior career: Levski Sofia

Squad number: 31

Current national team: Bulgaria U-19

Position: central defender, left back

Preferred foot: left

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 50,000 €

Contract until: unknown

Player’s agent: unknown

Similar type of player: Stefan Radu

Strengths:

– pace

– acceleration

– intercepting

– versatility, which allows him to play anywhere along the backline

– crossing

– dynamism

– ability to read what his opponent will do and react quickly

– despite his height, he is able to win headed duals due to his jumping technique

Style of play:

– utility player/full back

– likes overlapping runs

– perfect timing in one-on-one challenges

– likes to cross

– brings an offensive value to a team, with a lot of activity during 90 minutes in the left side

– likes to tackle

– commits fouls often

He is best suited to playing as:

Left back in 4-2-3-1.

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Achievements:

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League summary:

Bulgarian A Group 2013/2014: 6 matches/0 goals (Levski Sofia)

Description:

Miki Orachev was born in Blagoevgrad and started playing football in his local club, Pirin. In 2011 he moved to the best team in the country – Levski Sofia – and his career accelerated then. He won the Bulgarian U-18 league title and made his debut in the first team of “The Blues” just a few months later. That took place on 12th April 2014 in a 2-1 home league loss against Litex Lovech. He came on as a substitute for Ricardo Nunes in the 48th minute. In the last phase of the season he was a regular in the first team and he made a total of 6 appearances in the Bulgarian league. Since the very early years he represented his country at the youth level – starting at U-15 all the way to the U-19 national team, where he plays now.

Quotes:

“Miki is an offensive left full back. He is sharp and strong in defense. He has good technical skills, good header skill and a good vision of the game. He likes the offensive game and to provoke the opponents with dribble. He’s fast with a good shot and a good cross. He brings an offensive value to a team, with a lot of activity during 90 minutes in the left side.”

(scouting-team.com – website of a world-wide operating sports management company)

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

6/10