Evgeni Aleksandrov ( bg, Евгени Александров; born 14 June 1988) is a

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who plays as a

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Career

Litex Lovech Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club. The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...

youth graduate, Aleksandrov was promoted to the senior squad for 2007–08 season as a third-choice goalkeeper. He made his debut on 28 May 2011, in the last game of the

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season in a 0–0 home draw against Kaliakra Kavarna. On 30 July 2011, Aleksandrov played for Litex in the

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match against

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which was lost 2–1. In the 2011–12 season he earned 6

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appearances and kept two

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s. He became a starter for Litex during the 2013–14 season after first choice goalkeeper

Ilko Pirgov Ilko Emilov Pirgov ( bg, Илко Емилов Пиргов; born 23 May 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He is the older brother of Dimitar Pirgov. Career Pirgov is an ex-Pirin Blagoevgrad playe ...

had sustained an injury. Aleksandrov subsequently lost his status as first choice goalkeeper following the arrival of

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prior to the 2014–15 season. On 28 December 2016, Aleksandrov signed with

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for 6 months plus another year as club's option. On 29 December 2017, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.

Honours

Club

;Litex Lovech *

A PFG The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

(2): 2009–10,

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament ...

(2): 2007–08, 2008–09 *

Bulgarian Supercup The Bulgarian Supercup ( bg, Суперкупа на България) is the trophy won in a football match held between the football club that has won the Bulgarian first football division in the season that ended in the year of the match and ...

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* * 1988 births Living people Bulgarian footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Litex Lovech players FC Dunav Ruse players FC Montana players FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa players Association football goalkeepers {{Bulgaria-footy-goalkeeper-stub