Lukas Petkov

Lukas Emanuel Petkov (born 1 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth, on loan from FC Augsburg.[2][3] Born in Germany, he plays for the Bulgaria national team.

Lukas Petkov
Personal information
Full name Lukas Emanuel Petkov
Date of birth (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000
Place of birth Friedberg, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 SpVgg Greuther Fürth
(on loan from FC Augsburg)
Number 16
Youth career
2007–2008 SV Mering
2008–2018 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– FC Augsburg II 29 (6)
2021– FC Augsburg 8 (0)
2021–2022 → SC Verl (loan) 37 (11)
2023– → SpVgg Greuther Fürth (loan) 23 (2)
International career‡
2023– Bulgaria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

On 22 May 2021, Petkov made his Bundesliga debut for FC Augsburg in a 5–2 defeat against Bayern Munich.[4] On 2 June he signed a new contract with Augsburg until June 2024, and was then sent for a season long loan to 3. Liga team SC Verl.[5] On 31 January 2023 Augsburg extended Petkov's contract until the summer of 2026 and send him on loan to 2. Bundesliga team SpVgg Greuther Fürth until the end of season.[6] On 19 June 2023 SpVgg Greuther Fürth extended Petkov's loan until 30 June 2024.[7]

International career

Born in Germany, Petkov is of Bulgarian descent.[8] In January 2022 Aleksandar Dimitrov, the manager of Bulgaria U21, confirmed that Petkov expressed his desire to represent Bulgaria and its subject of gaining citizenship.[9] In January 2023 Bulgarian Football Union confirmed Petkov agreed to play for Bulgaria and they are working on making him available to debut in 2023.[10] He received his first call up for Bulgaria on 21 August 2023 for the matches against Iran and Montenegro.[11] On 7 September 2023, Petkov earned his first cap, playing as a starter in the 0:1 loss against the former in a friendly match.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Augsburg II 2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 30–––30
2019–21 23520––255
2022–23 31–––31
Total 296200000316
FC Augsburg 2020–21 Bundesliga 1000––10
2022–23 7010––80
Total 8010000090
SC Verl (loan) 2021–22 3. Liga 371100–4[lower-alpha 1]13611
SpVgg Greuther Fürth (loan) 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 0000––00
Career total 71173000417818
  1. Includes Westfalenpokal matches.

References
  1. "Lukas Petkov". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. "Lukas Petkov". bundesliga.com.
  3. Lukas Petkov at WorldFootball.net
  4. "FC Bayern München vs. FC Augsburg 5:2: Bayern mit Abschluss-Gala und Rekord von Robert Lewandowski". goal.com (in German). 22 May 2021.
  5. SC Verl: Lukas Petkov kommt vom Bundesligisten FC Augsburg – MSPW – Media Sportservice
  6. FCA verlängert mit Lukas Petkov und verleiht ihn nach Fürth
  7. "Petkov leihe verlängert". sgf1903.de (in German).
  8. "Лукас Петков за първи път попадна в групата на Аугсбург". Topsport.bg. 21 November 2020.
  9. Александър Димитров: С Ясен се караме всеки ден кого да взима или да не взима, Филип Кръстев попадна на правилното място
  10. Гонзо отговори на коментарите, породени след вчерашното му изказване за България
  11. Разширен състав на България „А“ за двубоите с Иран и Черна гора
  12. Kichukov, Simeon (7 September 2023). "Футболните национали загубиха от Иран в приятелски мач" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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