Asen Ivanov Mitkov (Bulgarian: Асен Иванов Митков; born 17 February 2005) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Levski Sofia.[2]
 Mitkov with Levski in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asen Ivanov Mitkov | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Saedinenie, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levski Sofia | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Gigant Saedinenie | ||
| 2016–2019 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 2019– | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Levski Sofia | 52 | (2) |
| 2022– | Levski Sofia II | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Bulgaria U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bulgaria U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06, 19 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:21, 22 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editMitkov began playing football at the age of 6 with his hometown club Gigant Saedinenie. His talent was recognized and in 2016, he joined Botev Plovdiv's youth academy. He kept progressing and three years later, he moved to Levski Sofia. He signed his first professional contract with Levski on 25 February 2021.[3] On 21 May 2021, Mitkov made his first team debut, starting in a 2–1 away win against Cherno More.[4][5] On 14 September 2023, he scored his first league goal for the team, in the 2–0 home win over Pirin Blagoevgrad.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 17 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
Honours
editClub
edit- Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 2021–22
Notes
edit- ^ Appearances in Bulgarian Supercup
References
edit- ^ "Статистика - Футболисти - Асен Иванов Митков". fpleague.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Asen Ivanov Mitkov Career Stats". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ ""Левски" подписа с петима таланти". trud.bg (in Bulgarian). 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Cherno more vs. Levski Sofia 1–2". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Асен Митков - нешлифованият диамант в състава на Станимир Стоилов". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 14 December 2021.
- ^ Nikolaev, Emil (14 September 2023). ""Левски" се изкачи на трето място с победа срещу "Пирин"" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 16 September 2023.