Appearances:
6 |
Starts:
0 |
Substitute:
6 |
Unused:
8 |
Goals:
0 |
Games per Goal:
0.00 |
Assists:
0 |
Goal Involvements:
0 |
Player #940
Source: AVFC.co.uk/news/2021/january/Vassilev-joins-Robins-on-loan/
Source: AVFC.co.uk/news/2021/january/Vassilev-joins-Robins-on-loan/
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Position:
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Winger
2019-20
2019-20
1
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Indiana Vassilev
Indiana Vassilev
Seasons Quick-View
Season
2019-20 |
Age
18 |
Division
PL |
Squad #
#36 |
Appearances
6 |
Starts
0 |
Subs
6 |
Unused
8 |
Goals
0 |
Assists
0 |
Bookings
0 |
Red Cards
0 |
Games / Goals
0.00 |
Goal
Involvements
0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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2019-20 |
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⛔
⛔ %
🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
Indiana Denchev Vassilev
Birth Date
16 February 2001
Birth Place
Savannah
Birth Country
USA
🇺🇸
🇺🇸 🇧🇬
Citizenship
USA, Bulgaria
Villa Youth
2017-22 Aston Villa Youth
Previous Teams
2013-15 Tormenta FC
USL League One
2015-17 IMG Academy
2017-19 Aston Villa Under 18s
Championship
2019-22 Aston Villa Under 23s
Premier League
2022-23 Aston Villa Under 21s
Premier League
Transfer in
Aged
16
From
Joined Aston Villa Youth
For
Youth
On
1 October 2017
Under
Steve Bruce 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
n/a
Under
n/a
Loans Out
2020-21 Burton Albion, 17 Sep 2020 to 28 Jan 2021
League One, 🕒 12 | 8 (4) | 0 |
2021 Cheltenham Town, 29 Jan 2021 to 31 May 2021
League Two, 🕒 12 | 0 (12) | ⚽ 0 |
2021 Inter Miami, 7 Jul 2021 to 31 Dec 2021
MLS, 🕒 21 | 7 (14) | ⚽ 3 |
2022 Inter Miami, 5 May 2022 to 11 Nov 2022
MLS, 🕒 25 | 13 (12) | ⚽ 2 |
2022 St Louis CITY, 11 Nov 2022 to 31 Dec 2022
MLS, 🕒 0 | 0 (0) | ⚽ 0 |
Transfer Out
Aged
21
St Louis CITY
To
For
Free
On
17 January 2023
Under
Unai Emery 🇪🇸
Subsequent Clubs
2023- St. Louis CITY, Free
MLS, 🕒 36 | 27 (9) | 2 |
Villa Career
2020 | Youth | 🇺🇸 |
PL |
🕒 6 | 0 (6) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 8 | #940 |
Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Appearances
Unused
6
8
Goals
0
Played Under
Dean Smith 🏴 2020
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
2019-20
4 January 2020
Fulham (a), FA Cup
18
Dean Smith 🏴
4 January 2020
Dean Smith 🏴
Yet to score
Appearances
Goals
6
0
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
2019-20
9 July 2020
Manchester United (h), Premier League
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
Dean Smith 🏴
19
26 July 2020
Dean Smith 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
(5 ft 9 in) 1.75 m
Foot
Left
International Record
National Team
🇺🇸
USA
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
🕒 0 | 0 (0) | ⚽ 0 |
Caps with Villa
🕒 0 | 0 (0) | ⚽ 0 |
Indiana Vassilev
Source: AVFC.co.uk/news/2021/january/Vassilev-joins-Robins-on-loan/
Source: AVFC.co.uk/news/2021/january/Vassilev-joins-Robins-on-loan/
Player #940 for Aston Villa, Indiana Denchev Vassilev, known as Indiana Vassilev has played as a winger for the club since the 2019-20 season.
Indiana was born in Savannah, Georgia of Bulgarian heritage on 16 February 2001 and made his debut appearance in the Villa squad at the age of 18 on the 4th January 2020 coming on to make his debut as an 80th minute substitute for Marvelous Nakamba in the FA Cup 3rd Round defeat to Fulham.
Villa had signed Indiana from IMG Academy, Florida in October 2017 at the age of 16 having been spotted by Villa scouts during the 2017 Under 17s World Cup.
Described as a “a technically sound player who is comfortable across midfield and even in attack. He has a wand of a left foot and flourishes in sides keen to get the ball down and play free-flowing football.”
Indiana sounded like a perfect player for Dean Smith’s footballing philosophy and during 2019-20 he made 6 substitute appearances.
Indiana arrived at Villa already the subject of plaudits with Rusty Scarborough, head of the IMG Academy during Vassilev’s time there saying “On the field, you know he’s out there, he’s a leader, people follow him. The technical aspect he’s developed at a young age so now he’s phenomenal on the ball, passing, dribbling, shooting, heading, receiving.
Kevin Hartman, a coach at the IMG Academy, added “He [Vassilev] understands what’s going on around him and it allows him to not only be better himself, but it makes the players around him better. He’s got great leadership qualities and he’s got an undying desire to win every time he plays. That competitiveness is an attribute that I think every coach is going to be looking for and it really drives development. His future is boundless. He has all the physical capabilities of a top level player. The attributes and the characteristics that he has within are the ones that will drive his development. I don’t see a limit to what he can achieve.”
Ahead of the 2020-21 campaign Dean Smith sent Indiana out on loan to League One side Burton Albion for the season to gain game time in a similar move Villa made with Jack Grealish to Notts County in the 2013-14 season.
Vassilev returned to Villa in January 2021 after Burton decided to end his loan spell early. Vassilev began the season as a starter under Jake Buxton but fell out of favour with Buxton before he was sacked just before the turn of the year because of the club’s poor form.
In October 2020 after a match against Rochdale, Buxton had said “He’s been improving with the minutes each week … He’s a good lad and his performances have got better each game and I thought tonight…I singled him out after the game to say that his performance was at the level which was required. He ran his socks off on Saturday against Bristol Rovers and I expected him to be short of energy and not be quite right. He trained really brightly yesterday and he stayed in the side and he was one of the positives tonight.”
Yet Vassilev played just 12 times for Burton and was only victorious on one occasion whilst failing to provide a goal or assist. By the time his loan ended he had made only one appearance in 11 games, coming off the substitute’s bench for the 1-0 defeat to Ipswich Town in his final game with the club.
On his return from Burton Albion, Villa sent Vassilev out on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season to Cheltenham Town.