Official: Bulgarian international striker Kolev officially joins Nantong Zhiyun

June 30 Nantong Zhiyun Club officially announced that Bulgarian international Alex Sandro Rubomilov Kolev (ALEKSANDARLYUBOMIROVKOLEV) has officially joined!

The official announcement is as follows:

After reaching agreement with me, from now on, player Alex Sandro Rubomirov Kolev (ALEKSANDARLYUBOMIROVKOLEV) will officially join Nantong Zhiyun Football Club. The Bulgarian international will wear a blue jersey and fight for Nantong!

Korev, born on December 8, 1992, is 192CM tall and weighs 88KG, playing as a striker.

Korev's football career began in Belgium. After several seasons of training, Kolev began to compete in the Bulgarian League and played for Plovdiv Botv and Old Zagorabello.

In the summer of 2023, Kolev joined Bulgaria's top league team Krumovgrad, handed in 15 goals and 6 assists in 34 games, and won the Golden Boot of the season. In the 2024-2025 season, Kolev joined the Bulgarian giant Sofialevsky. In 29 games on behalf of the team, Kolev completed 9 goals and 2 assists.

At the national team level, Kolev played 10 games for Bulgaria U21 and scored 4 goals, and represented the Bulgarian national team in 13 games. It is worth mentioning that in the middle of this month, Kolev participated in two friendly matches on behalf of the national team and scored 2 goals. After completing the national team's competition mission, he rushed to Nantong and met with Zhi Yun.

Korev, as an active international in Bulgaria, has excellent physical fitness and rich game experience. His joining will inject new vitality into the team's forward line. I look forward to him integrating as soon as possible and appearing in the battle suit as soon as possible to bring more unforgettable moments of victory to fans and friends.