Kaloyan Krastev ( bg, Калоян Кръстев; born 24 January 1999) is a

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who currently plays as a

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for

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Career

Slavia Sofia

Krastev made his senior debut for Slavia on 7 December 2015, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 3–0 win against

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. On 3 April 2017 he signed a professional contract with the team until 31 July 2020. He scored his debut goal for the team in the league on 15 April 2017 in a match against

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, won by Slavia with 4:3.

Bologna

On 24 January 2018, Krastev signed a 4-year contract with the

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team

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with the transfer fee reported to be a 1.5 million euro.

Bеroe

After seeing limited action with CSKA Sofia, in September 2022 Krastev was loaned out to Beroe.

International career

Youth levels

Krastev was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017. He scored the first goal in the match against France U19 which was won by Bulgaria 2–1. He became a hero for the team in the next match against Bosnia and Herzegovina U19, scoring 2 goals for the 3–1 win and qualifying Bulgaria for the

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Senior

He made his debut for

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on 2 September 2021 in a

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against

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that ended in a 1–1 away draw. He substituted the goal-scorer Atanas Iliev in the 79th minute.

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* Living people 1999 births Footballers from Sofia Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Men's association football forwards PFC Slavia Sofia players Bologna FC 1909 players PFC CSKA Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy {{Bulgaria-footy-forward-stub