Svetoslav Dikov

Svetoslav Dikov (Bulgarian: Светослав Диков; born 18 April 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]

Svetoslav Dikov
Dikov with Slivnishki Geroy in 2012
Personal information
Full name Svetoslav Dimitrov Dikov
Date of birth (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
1999–2008 CSKA Sofia
2008–2011 Lokomotiv Sofia
2011 Sliven 2000
2012 Akademik Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Slivnishki Geroy 27 (1)
2013–2015 Marek Dupnitsa 27 (4)
2015–2016 Slivnishki Geroy 26 (12)
2016 Vereya 5 (0)
2017–2018 Tsarsko Selo 39 (33)
2018 CSKA 1948 13 (3)
2019 Tabor Sežana 6 (1)
2019 Tsarsko Selo 4 (0)
2019–2021 Lokomotiv Sofia 40 (32)
2021–2022 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 27 (1)
2022–2023 Sportist Svoge 11 (9)
2023 CSKA 1948 II 8 (3)
2023 CSKA 1948 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:09, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Dikov started his career from Slivnishki Geroy, before moving to Marek Dupnitsa and making his professional debut in A Group in 2014. In summer of 2015 he returned to Slivnishki Geroy.

Vereya

On 17 June 2016 Dikov signed with the newly promoted team to Bulgarian First League - Vereya.[2] He made his debut for the team on 13 August 2016 in the local derby match against Beroe Stara Zagora, lost by 1:0.[3]

On 27 October 2016 he scored the winning goal against Pomorie in match for the Bulgarian Cup, advancing his team to the quarterfinal.[4]

Tsarsko Selo

In the beginning of 2017 Dikov left Vereya and started training with Botev Vratsa, but on 18 January 2017 he signed with another Bulgarian Second League team - Tsarsko Selo.[5] He made his debut for the team on 25 February 2017 in a match against Vitosha Bistritsa and scored a goal for the 2:1 loss.[6] On 14 April 2017 he scored two goals for the 3:0 win against Oborishte.[7]

Dikov started the new 2017-18 season by scoring a hattrick in the first match against Nesebar.[8] Later one of the goals was judged to have been an own goal. Dikov received a yellow card in the cup match against Botev Plovdiv from the bench as he entered the field to celebrate one of the goals. Later he scored a goal, but couldn't help his team to qualify for the next round. He also missed the next league match, the derby against Lokomotiv Sofia due to card accumulation.[9] On 4 November he scored 2 goals against Neftochimic Burgas making him with 12 goals out of 12 played matches.[10] Dikov become the top goalscorer in the 2017–18 season, scoring 25 goals in 27 matches.[11]

CSKA 1948

On 17 June 2018, Dikov signed with CSKA 1948.[12] He made his debut for the team in the first league match against Botev Galabovo.[13] On 4 August Dikov entered as a substitute in the match against Chernomomrets Balchik and scored the winning goal in the extra time of the match.[14]

Tabor Sežana

On 12 February 2019, NK Tabor Sežana announced the signing of Dikov from CSKA 1948.[15]

CSKA 1948

In January 2023, Dikov returned to CSKA 1948, but initially played for their second team.[16] He eventually started making appearances for the top division side. On 10 April 2023, Dikov scored the fastest goal of the season, netting after 16 seconds in the 2:1 home win over Botev Plovdiv.[17]

Style of play

Dikov played mostly as a box-to-box midfielder, but in January 2017, after the injury of Simeon Ganchev, at the winter camp in Macedonia, Dikov was played as a forward in a friendly match where he scored a goal.[18] Since then, Dikov was given the striker position at Tsarsko Selo.

Personal

In 2023, Dikov became the father of a daughter named Kaya.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 May 2021[1]
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
Slivnishki Geroy V Group 2012–13 27100––271
Marek Dupnitsa B Group 2013–14 22420––244
A Group 2014–15 5000––50
Total 274200000294
Slivnishki Geroy V Group 2015–16 261200––2612
Vereya First League 2016–17 5021——71
Tsarsko Selo Second League 2016–17 12800––128
2017–18 272521–103026
Total 39332100104234
CSKA 1948 Second League 2018–19 13310––143
Tabor Sežana 2. SNL 2018–19 6100––61
Tsarsko Selo First League 2019–20 4000——40
Lokomotiv Sofia Second League 2019–20 12900––129
2020–21 282300––2823
Total 40320000004032
Career statistics1878672001019589
  1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Honours

Club
Marek Dupnitsa

Individual

References
  1. Dikov Stats
  2. Верея привлече халфа Светослав Диков
  3. Берое съсече екзекутора на ЦСКА-София
  4. Верея ликува и е на четвъртфинал за Купата
  5. Царско село взе и Светльо Диков
  6. Vitosha VS Tsarsko Selo Report
  7. Tsarsko Selo vs Oborishte Report
  8. Царско село би Несебър в оспорван мач. Домакините се наложиха с 3:2
  9. Абсурд! Да "изгориш" за мач заради радост
  10. Царско село разгроми "шейховете"
  11. Нападателят на Царско село стана голмайстор на Втора лига
  12. "ЦСКА взе и голмайстора на Втора лига" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 17 June 2018.
  13. ТРУДНО НАЧАЛО ЗА ЦСКА ВЪВ ВТОРА ЛИГА
  14. ТРУДНО, НО СЛАДКО ЗАВРЪЩАНЕ НА ЦСКА В БОРИСОВАТА ГРАДИНА
  15. Tabor Sežana z novim napadalcem, snportal.si, 12 February 2019
  16. Denchev, Boyan (11 January 2023). "ЦСКА 1948 привлече Светослав Диков" (in Bulgarian). bta.bg. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  17. "Нападател на ЦСКА 1948 стана баща" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  18. Бомбардировачът на Втора лига: Преди година просто ми казаха, че ставам централен нападател
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