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
– 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:
Capable to mark his name in Europe with a bit of luck and hard work.
Links:
Transfermarkt: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/miki-orachev/profil/spieler/221579
Soccerway: http://int.soccerway.com/players/miki-orachev/211019/