Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov ( bg, Християн Ивайлов Петров; born 24 June 2002) is a Bulgarian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
CSKA Sofia and the
Bulgaria national team.
Career
Petrov joined CSKA Sofia from the
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 ...
academy in 2017. He signed his first professional contract with CSKA on 23 June 2020 and made his senior league debut for the club on 22 August 2021. He made his debut in the
UEFA Europa Conference League on 4 August 2022 against
St Patrick's Athletic
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. At the end of December 2022, Petrov extended his contract for another 3 years. He was chosen by his team as the best youngster for 2022.
International career
Petrov received his first call-up for the
Bulgaria
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national team on 5 September 2022, for the games of the
UEFA Nations League
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The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...
games against
Gibraltar
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and
North Macedonia
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on 23 and 23 September 2022. In March 2023 he received another call-up, after firstly being listed for the U21 team, but had to replace the injured
Dimo Krastev in the main squad. On 24 March 2023, Petrov earned his first cap, appearing as a starter in the 0:1 home loss against
Montenegro
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before being replaced by
Yanis Karabelyov
Yanis Danielov Karabelyov ( bg, Янис Даниелов Карабельов; born 23 January 1996) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv and the Bulgarian national team.
Career Slavi ...
around the one hour mark.
Career statistics
Club
''As of 17 August 2024''
Honours
Best progressing young player in Bulgarian football - 2023
References
External links
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2002 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
PFC CSKA Sofia players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Footballers from Plovdiv
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