Georgi Tsetskov Yomov ( bg, Георги Цецков Йомов; born 6 July 1997) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a winger. He is a grandson of former Levski Sofia footballer

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. Playing youth football for Levski Sofia, Yomov began his professional career at

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, then transferred to CSKA Sofia in the summer of 2020 for a reported fee of €300,000. He made his senior Bulgaria debut in October 2020, having previously represented the nation at various youth levels.

Career

Early career

Yomov joined Levski Sofia at the age of 9 in 2006 and progressed through the club's academy system. In the summer of 2015 he left the club to sign a professional contract with

Slavia Sofia

Yomov spent a few months in Slavia's youth academy and was promoted to the senior team in early 2016. He made his first team debut in a 0–0 home draw against Cherno More Varna on 21 February 2016, coming on as a substitute for

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. Two months later, on 2 April, Yomov scored his first goal for Slavia against

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after an impressive individual effort. For five years with Slavia Yomov made 126 appearances overall, scored 17 goals and won the

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in 2018.

CSKA Sofia

On 17 August 2020, Yomov completed a move to CSKA Sofia for a reported fee of €300,000. He made his debut five days later as a 57th-minute substitute for

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in a 2–1 away win over

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. Yomov scored his first goal for CSKA on 24 September against

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in the third qualifying round of the

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. In August 2022, Yomov was suspended from playing until 25 November by

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after testing positive for a banned substance. On 15 March 2023 it was announced that he will receive a 4 year ban, ending on 25 August 2026. In June 2023 his contract with CSKA ended and it was not renewed.

International career

Yomov was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad for the first time in October 2020 for a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-off against

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and a

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matches against

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and

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. He made his international debut on 8 October at Vasil Levski National Stadium, replacing Galin Ivanov in the first half against Hungary, and scored in the 89th minute of a 3–1 loss.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.''

Awards

;Slavia Sofia *

(1): 2017–18 ;CSKA Sofia *

(1):

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References

External links

* Living people 1997 births Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers PFC Slavia Sofia players PFC CSKA Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Men's association football midfielders {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub