Simeon Petrov
Simeon Petrov (Bulgarian: Симеон Петров; born 12 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for CSKA 1948 Sofia.[1] Born in France, he played for the Bulgaria national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simeon Petrov | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Limoges, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA 1948 | ||
| Number | 87 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2018 | Limoges | ||
| 2018–2019 | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Limoges | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Strumska Slava | 13 | (2) |
| 2020– | CSKA 1948 | 68 | (3) |
| 2021– | CSKA 1948 II | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 2023– | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:09, 17 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Limoges, France, in a family of Bulgarian emigrants, Petrov started his football career in the local academy of Limoges. In 2018 he joined Gazélec Ajaccio, before moving to Bulgaria in 2019 and joining the second-level team of Strumska Slava. On 24 May 2020 he joined the newly promoted to First League team of CSKA 1948.[2]
International career
Petrov was born in France to Bulgarian parents, which makes him eligible for both France and Bulgaria national teams. He 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 a positive COVID-19 test.[3] On 20 June 2023, Petrov earned his first cap after coming on as a late substitute for Georgi Rusev in the 1:1 draw with Serbia in a Euro 2024 qualifier.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 January 2023[1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
| Limoges | National 3 | 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Gazélec Ajaccio | Ligue 2 | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
| Strumska Slava | Second League | 2019–20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| CSKA 1948 | First League | 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 3 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | |||
| CSKA 1948 II | Second League | 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 70 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 6 | |||
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
References
- Simeon Petrov at Soccerway
- "ЦСКА с ново попълнение, стартирал футбола с отбора на Лимож" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 24 May 2020.
- COVID-19 удари жестоко България U21
- Dimitrov, Ivaylo (20 June 2023). "България - Сърбия 1:1 (Развой на срещата по минути)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 7 September 2023.