Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov (Template:Lang-bg; born 24 June 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for CSKA Sofia and the Bulgaria national team.[2][3]
 Petrov with CSKA Sofia in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| 2017–2020 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | CSKA Sofia | 2 |
(2 000) |
| 2020–2021 | → Litex Lovech (loan) | 41 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Bulgaria U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bulgaria U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Bulgaria U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Bulgaria U19 | 15 | (1) |
| 2021– | Bulgaria U21 | 15 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:18, 3 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Petrov joined CSKA Sofia from the Lokomotiv Plovdiv academy in 2017. He signed his first professional contract with CSKA on 23 June 2020 and made his senior league debut for the club on 22 August 2021.[4][5][6] He made his debut in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 4 August 2022 against St Patrick's Athletic.[7][8] At the end of December 2022, Petrov extended his contract for another 3 years.[9] He was chosen by his team as the best youngster for 2022.[10]
International career
Petrov received his first call-up for the Bulgaria national team on 5 September 2022, for the games of the UEFA Nations League games against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 and 23 September 2022.[11] In March 2023 he received another call-up, after firstly being listed for the U21 team, but had to replace the injured Dimo Krastev in the main squad.[12] On 24 March 2023, Petrov earned his first cap, appearing as a starter in the 0:1 home loss against Montenegro before being replaced by Yanis Karabelyov around the one hour mark.[13]
Career statistics
Club
As of 3 April 2024[3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Litex Lovech (loan) | Second League | 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | First League | 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 8 | ||
Honours
Best progressing young player in Bulgarian football - 2023[14]
References
- ^ ФПЛИГА Профил Християн Петров
- ^ "Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov Career Stats". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ a b "H. Petrov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
- ^ Християн Петров, fccska.com (in Bulgarian)
- ^ ЦСКА-София подписа с шестима юноши, sportal.bg (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Много добър дебют на Християн Петров за ЦСКА, topsport.bg (in Bulgarian)
- ^ ЦСКА си направи харакири срещу груби светци, dsport.bg (in Bulgarian)
- ^ CSKA-Sofia-St Patrick's | UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23
- ^ Християн Петров преподписа за още 3 години с ЦСКА, 24chasa.bg (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Шестима играчи на ЦСКА получиха награди, topsport.bg (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Кръстаич обяви играчите за Гибралтар и Северна Македония, Чочев и Михайлов са аут
- ^ Кръстаич повика защитник на ЦСКА - София в националния отбор за мачовете с Черна гора и Унгария
- ^ Georgiev, Mihail (24 March 2023). "България - Черна гора 0:1 (Развой на срещата по минути)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Kichukov, Simeon (18 March 2024). "Три зад Бербатов, една зад Стоичков: Кирил Десподов e Футболист №1 за четвърти път". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
External links
- Hristiyan Petrov at Soccerway
- Hristiyan Petrov at WorldFootball.net
- Template:FootballDatabase.eu
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