{"id":325219,"date":"2024-07-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/?p=325219"},"modified":"2024-07-16T09:55:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T23:55:18","slug":"wanderers-sign-bozhidar-kraev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/wanderers-sign-bozhidar-kraev\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanderers sign Bozhidar Kraev"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Western Sydney Wanderers FC have today confirmed the signing of Bozhidar Kraev from Wellington Phoenix for the next two Isuzu UTE A-League seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bulgarian international played 54 games for the Phoenix over two seasons, scoring 13 goals as an attacking midfielder during his tenure for the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kraev also has a significant international record, representing Bulgaria on 24 separate occasions, and winning the Danish Super League with club Midtjylland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – MAY 24: Bozhidar Kraev of the A-League All Stars kicks the ball during the exhibition match between A-League All Stars Men and Newcastle United FC at Marvel Stadium on May 24, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Playing against Western Sydney Wanderers on several occasions, Kraev said he is excited to don the red and black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat brings me here is my personal motivation to play in a very good club, which I believe that Western Sydney Wanderers is. I received amazing interest from the club, which made me feel like I was wanted here, which is most important for a player.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a player, I think I can bring a lot of creativity and experience to the team. I am a team player who can help my teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – MARCH 16: Bozhidar Kraev of the Wellington Phoenix reacts to the win during the A-League Men round 21 match between Wellington Phoenix and Sydney FC at Eden Park, on March 16, 2024, in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Fiona Goodall\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kraev also said that he wants to see the club back as a top contender within the Isuzu UTE A-league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope I achieve a successful season individually and collectively, and bring Western Sydney Wanderers back to where I think they deserve to be \u2013 around the top teams in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":325224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,385],"tags":[860,861],"competition":[848,547],"acf":{"match_card_embed_league":null,"match_card_embed_club":null,"match_card_embed_match":false,"match_card_embed_disable":false,"auto_publish_updates":true,"reference_article":null,"article_featured_video":"","article_featured_video_tagline":"","article_byline":"Western Sydney Wanderers","article_media_type":"news","article_video":"","gallery":"","shared_ffa_source":"keepup","shared_hide_in_app":false,"article_player":"","article_team":"","article_competition":"","article_match":"","credit":"","related_articles":[325020,324834,324695],"push_to_social":false,"priority":1,"sport":false,"language":"en","private_content":false,"access_level":"","article_id":"","app_featured_image":null,"article_content_group":"news"},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/wanderers-sign-bozhidar-kraev\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Wanderers sign Bozhidar Kraev","url":"http:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/wanderers-sign-bozhidar-kraev\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/wanderers-sign-bozhidar-kraev\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/WSW_2425_Kraev_Signs_16x9.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/WSW_2425_Kraev_Signs_16x9.png"},"articleSection":"Breaking News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"patmac"}],"creator":["patmac"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Western Sydney Wanderers","logo":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/cropped-Western_Sydney_Wanderers_FC-2.png"},"keywords":["aleagues","transfer news"],"dateCreated":"2024-07-16T00:00:00Z","datePublished":"2024-07-16T00:00:00Z","dateModified":"2024-07-16T00:00:00Z"},"rendered":"