Georgi Petrov ( bg, Георги Петров; born 6 July 1991) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in

Plovdiv Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...

Petrov start to play football in

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...

. He made his official debut in Lokomotiv's first team on November 9, 2009 replacing

Hristian Popov Hristian Emilov Popov ( bg, Християн Попов; born 5 February 1990 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may pla ...

in the 87th minute in the

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 ...

home match against

Minyor Pernik FC Minyor ( bg, ФК Миньор) is a football club in Pernik, Bulgaria, that competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Founded in 1919 as SC Krakra, the club's home ground since 1954 has been Stadion Minyor. The c ...

(3–3). In February 2015, Petrov signed for

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club

Glyfada Glyfada ( el, Γλυφάδα, ) is a suburb in South Athens located in the Athens Riviera along the Athens coast. It is situated in the southern parts of the Athens' Urban Area. The area stretches from the foot of the Hymettus mountain to the Sar ...

. In January 2016, he signed for

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club

Nikos & Sokratis Erimis Nicos & Socratis Erimis ( el, Νίκος & Σωκράτης Ερήμης) is a Cypriot football club based in Erimi, Limassol. The club was founded in 1956. Since 2013 the club competes in the Cypriot Second Division. The club colors are yellow ...

. On 9 January 2017, Petrov joined

Sozopol Sozopol ( bg, Созопол , el, Σωζόπολη, translit=Sozopoli) is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Today it is one of the major seaside resorts in the country, known for the ...

. His contract expired at the end of the year and was not renewed due to frequent injuries.

References

External links

Profile at LPortala
* * Living people 1991 births Footballers from Plovdiv Bulgarian men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cypriot Second Division players Men's association football forwards PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FC Sliven players FC Pirin Gotse Delchev players A.O. Glyfada players Nikos & Sokratis Erimis players FC Sozopol players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus {{Bulgaria-footy-forward-stub