Milen Georgiev Gamakov (; born 12 April 1994) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Neftochimic Burgas.
Career
Early career and loan Gamakov is youth player of Chernomorets Burgas since 2009. In 2013, he was sent on loan at Neftochimic Burgas till end of season 2013. He won promotion in A group with the team.
Chernomorets Burgas After the 2012–13 season and his good performances at Neftochimic, he returned to Chernomorets. He made his debut for the team in the first match of 2013–14 season against Cherno More Varna as a substitute.
Botev Plovdiv On 12 July 2014, Gamakov signed with Botev Plovdiv.
On 13 August, he scored a goal in the Bulgarian Supercup final, but despite his performance Botev lost 1–3 to Ludogorets Razgrad.Ботев загуби от Лудогорец във финала за Суперкупата
Milen scored the opening goal in the derby game against Beroe Stara Zagora on 24 October.Ботев се върна в Топ 6 след убедителен успех над Берое He was among the best players in the match although he was substituted at the 68th minute of a 3–1 win.
On 15 March 2015, Gamakov scored the first goal with a header in a 2–0 home win over CSKA Sofia.
On 16 and 23 May Milen Gamakov was included in the starting lineup as a defensive midfielder for the 3–2 home win over CSKA Sofia and the 1–2 away defeat to Beroe Stara Zagora. He played well, but received yellow cards in both games.Ботев допусна обрат в Стара ЗагораБотев 3:2 ЦСКА, "А" група; 16.05.2015 17:30
Milen Gamakov was named the second-place winner of the best youth player in A Grupa for the 2014–15 season. His teammate Tsvetelin Chunchukov won the first prize.Ботев с трима призьори в класацията „Футболист на футболистите“Марселиньо спечели приза "Футболист на футболистите"
2015–16 season For Botev, the 2015–16 season was marked with a lot of managerial changes. Despite this, Gamakov was regularly included in the starting lineup. In February 2016, due to a lot of injuries of his teammates, Nikolay Kostov started using Gamakov as a central defender.Ботев надделя в градското дербиБотев изпусна Пирин в последната минута
On 13 March 2016, Gamakov played as a midfielder and scored one of the goals in a 3–1 win over Cherno More Varna.
Lechia Gdańsk In June 2016, Gamakov signed with Polish Ekstraklasa side Lechia Gdańsk. He spent the second half of the 2016–17 season on loan at Ruch Chorzów.
Slavia Sofia On 1 June 2018, Gamakov signed a two-year contract with Slavia Sofia.
Belasitsa Petrich In June 2025, he joined B PFG club Belasitsa Petrich.
International career Under-21 Gamakov made him international debut for Bulgaria U21 in a 3–1 friendly win against Azerbaijan, with Gamakov scoring in the additional time.
Antoni Zdravkov was appointed manager of the under-21 team in October 2014 and selected Gamakov as the new captain.Гамаков е новият капитан на младежите
Gamakov missed the game against Wales due to a ban. In the next game, on 9 June 2015, he played 90 minutes during a 1–0 win in a friendly game over Cyprus.Младежите удариха КипърКапитанът Гамаков: Полезна контрола и заслужена победа
In September 2015, Gamakov was in the starting lineup for a 0–2 away victory over Romania and a 3–0 home win over Luxembourg. He was the captain of the team and played 90 minutes in both games.Терзиев и Гамаков се присъединиха към тима
On 25 March 2016, Gamakov was in the starting lineup as a captain for the goalless draw with Wales.България не успя да преклони УелсМладежите не успяха да се справят с Уелс (видео) Four days later, on 29 March, he played in another goalless draw, this time against Luxembourg.Младежите на България се провалиха в Люксембург
On 21 May 2016, Gamakov was in the starting lineup during the 0–1 defeat from France.Младите "лъвове" отстъпиха пред Франция On 6 June he played during the 0–2 defeat in a friendly game from Norway U21.Ново поражение за младежите, този път загубиха от Норвегия (видео)България U21 загуби от Норвегия U21 с 0:2 в контрола
Senior Gamakov was included in the Bulgaria national football team for the first time on 6 November 2014.Милен Гамаков с първа повиквателна за представителния отбор на България, Терзиев го заменя при младежите He remained an unused substitute for a 1–1 draw with Malta.Malta make their mark in Sofia
Club statistics
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBulgariaLeagueCCB CupEuropeOtherIncludes Bulgarian Supercup matches.TotalChernomorets Burgas A Group2012–130000––00Neftochimic Burgas (loan) B Group2012–138000––80Chernomorets Burgas A Group2013–1427020––290 Total270200000290Botev Plovdiv A Group2014–152831020113242015–1627110––281 Total554202011605 Career Total904402011975
Honours Žalgiris A Lyga: 2021 Lithuanian Cup: 2021
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