Ivaylo Chochev

Ivaylo Lyudmilov Chochev (Bulgarian: Ивайло Людмилов Чочев; born 18 February 1993) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the First League side CSKA 1948 and the Bulgarian national team.

International Career

Chochev made his debut with the Under 21 national team during the Under-21 European Championship qualifying category in 2013.

He was called up to the senior national team for a friendly against Canada on 23 May 2014. He made his debut with the national team on 8 June 2015 in a 4–0 friendly loss against Turkey. He made his first start playing the full 90 minutes on 3 September 2015 as Bulgaria lost 0–1 to Norway in Sofia.

Chochev scored his first goal with the national team on June 3, 2016 during the 2016 Kirin Cup in a 2–7 defeat to Japan.

On 31 August 2017, Chochev scored the winning goal for the 3–2 win over Sweden.

On 22 March 2019, Chochev received a heavy injury in a qualification match against Montenegro.

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