Dimitar Mitkov
Dimitar Georgiev Mitkov (Bulgarian: Димитър Георгиев Митков; born 27 January 2000) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Lokomotiv Sofia.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitar Georgiev Mitkov | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Spartak Varna | |||
| –2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| 2015–2016 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 2016–2020 | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 64 | (32) |
| 2020–2022 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → CSKA 1948 (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022– | Lokomotiv Sofia | 41 | (10) |
| 2023 | → Rubin Kazan (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2021 | Bulgaria U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:07, 3 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2021 | |||
Career
Mitkov started his career in his local Spartak Varna, before moving to Ludogorets Razgrad. In 2015, he joined Botev Plovdiv Academy, before rejoining again Ludogorets after one season.[2] Mitkov made his professional debut for the first team on 14 August 2020 in a league match against Slavia Sofia.[3]
On 12 January 2021 he joined the fellow First League team CSKA 1948 on loan for the rest of the season.[4]
On 16 February 2023, Mitkov moved to Rubin Kazan in the Russian First League on loan until the end of the season.[5][6] Mitkov left Rubin on 6 June 2023.[7]
International career
Mitkov received his first call up for the Bulgaria U21 team in November 2020 for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Estonia U21, but was recalled 2 days before the match due to positive COVID-19 test.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 October 2022[9]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | Second League | 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 10 | – | – | – | 20 | 10 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 15 | – | – | – | 12 | 15 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 12 | 5 | – | – | – | 12 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 64 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 32 | |||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | First League | 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| CSKA 1948 (loan) | First League | 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | First League | 2021–22 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |||
| Career statistics | 103 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 42 | |||
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
References
- "Профил на Димитар Митков" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Ботев (Пд) привлече национал
- "Мач център: Лудогорец - Славия (София), 14.08.2020: Минута по минута | ПФК Лудогорец". ludogorets.com.
- ЦСКА ПРИВЛЕЧЕ ДИМИТЪР МИТКОВ ПОД НАЕМ
- ""РУБИН" АРЕНДОВАЛ ДИМИТАРА МИТКОВА" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- "Рубин Казан представи Димитър Митков". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- "ДИМИТАР МИТКОВ И АЛЕКСАНДР САПЛИНОВ ПОКИДАЮТ "РУБИН"". FC Rubin Kazan. 6 June 2023.
- COVID-19 удари жестоко България U21
- Dimitar Mitkov at Soccerway