Georgi Kitanov ( bg, Георги Китанов; born 6 March 1995) is a Bulgarian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper for
Maltese Premier League club
Floriana.
Kitanov has been with Cherno More since the age of 9. He has also represented Bulgaria at
under-17,
under-19 and
under-21 level.
Career
Cherno More
Kitanov was born in
Blagoevgrad, but grew up in
Varna
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. He joined Cherno More Academy at the age of nine. In May 2012, he was promoted to the senior squad and given the number 33, for to replace the injured
Petar Denchev. Kitanov made his first team debut in a 2–1
league
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win over
Vidima-Rakovski
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on 14 May, coming on as a substitute for
Plamen Kolev
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Career
Plamen Kolev made his first team debut for Beroe in a 6–0 win over Chernomorets Burgas Sofia on 1 ...
at the age of 17 years, 2 months and 8 days.
On 11 August 2012, he was handed his first league start, in a 3–0 home loss against
Ludogorets Razgrad on the opening day of the
2012–13
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season. A week later, Kitanov made his second start for Cherno More, keeping a clean sheet against
Etar 1924 at
Ivaylo Stadium. In January 2013, he spent a week on trial at Dutch club
PSV Eindhoven.
On 19 October 2014, Kitanov kept a
clean sheet
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in the 4–0 win over
Beroe, but was seriously injured in the closing minutes of the match, suffering a broken foot after a challenge from a Beroe player. He underwent an operation and was expected to recover in four months' time at the earliest. Kitanov made his comeback for Cherno More from a serious injury on 26 May 2015, playing for 56 minutes of the 2–1 defeat against
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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.
On 3 March 2016 against
Beroe, Kitanov made his 100th
A Group
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appearance.
CSKA Sofia
On 2 June 2016 Kitanov moved to
CSKA Sofia for 3 years. After quickly establishing himself as the first choice goalkeeper, Kitanov lost his status as the primary custodian shortly after the arrival of
Lithuania
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Vytautas Černiauskas
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Career
He played for four seasons at FC Vaslui, in Romanian Liga I.
In 2016 Černiauskas signed cont ...
. He was sent on loan at
Cherno More on 3 September 2018 until the end of the season.
Astra Giurgiu
On 19 June 2019, Kitanov signed a 3-year contract with
Romanian
Liga I side
Astra Giurgiu
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.
International career
Under U21
On 26 March 2016 Kitanov was in the starting lineup for the goalless draw with
Wales U21.
On 21 May 2016 Kitanov was in the starting lineup during the 0-1 defeat from
France U21.
Senior
In November 2016 Kitanov received his first call-up to the senior
Bulgaria squad for a match against
Belarus.
Statistics
Honours
Club
;Cherno More
*
Bulgarian Cup:
2014–15
*
Bulgarian Supercup:
2015
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References
External links
Profileat uefa.com
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1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Blagoevgrad
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
PFC Cherno More Varna players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
Liga I players
FC Astra Giurgiu players
Liga II players
FC Petrolul Ploiești players
Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania