Momchil Emilov Tsvetanov ( bg, Момчил Емилов Цветанов; born 3 December 1990) is a Bulgarian professional

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. Although he predominantly plays as a winger, he has also been deployed as a

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. A product of

Spartak Pleven OFK Spartak ( bg, ОФК Спартак) is a Bulgarian municipal association football club from the city of Pleven founded on 10 September 1919. It currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. The team's grea ...

's youth academy, he has represented Bulgaria at all youth levels. Tsvetanov was part of U19 squad for the

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Club career

Spartak Pleven

Born in

Pleven Pleven ( bg, Плèвен ) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest ...

, Tsvetanov began his career playing for local club Spartak. On 9 September 2006, at the age of 16 he made his professional debut in the

B Group The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League ( bg, Втора професионална футболна лига, Vtora Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as Second League ( bg, Втора Лига) or Vtora liga, is the second level ...

, playing the second half of a 3–0 defeat to

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 ...

. He scored his first goal on 7 April 2007 against

Hebar Pazardzhik FC Hebar ( bg, Футболен клуб Хебър) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Pazardzhik. The club currently competes in the First League, the first tier of the Bulgarian football league system. Founded in 1918, Hebar ...

in a 2–0 home league victory. He made 15 league appearances, scoring three goals during his debut season. In the following season Tsvetanov scored four goals in 12 matches.

Litex Lovech

In January 2008, Tsvetanov joined

Litex Lovech Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club. The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...

on a four-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut in the

A Group 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 ...

in a 0–0 draw against

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

on 1 March 2008. He played for 45 minutes. On 12 July 2011, Tsvetanov assisted

Svetoslav Todorov Svetoslav Todorov ( bg, Светослав Тодоров; born 30 August 1978) is a former Bulgarian international footballer. He played as a forward. Todorov is the all-time top scorer for Litex Lovech in the Bulgarian A Football Group. Club ...

twice in a 2–1 away win over Mogren Budva in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 Champions League.

Botev Plovdiv

After six years in Lovech, Tsvetanov surprisingly signed a two-year contract with

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...

as a free agent on 21 August 2014. He made his league debut for Botev three days later when he came on as 73rd-minute substitute in a match against

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground ...

which Botev won 2-0. Momchil Tsvetanov played in 14 games in

A Grupa 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 ...

and 3 games for the

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament ...

without scoring any goals and without making any assists. He failed to impress and at the end of the season his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.

CSKA Sofia

On 30 June 2015, Tsvetanov joined

. He lost his first choice status when the team was reinstated to 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 ...

Vereya

In July 2016, he signed a contract with newly promoted top division club

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Stal Mielec

On 11 July 2017, Tsvetanov signed with

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side

Stal Mielec Stal Mielec () is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. The club was established on April 10, 1939. Historically, the club has enjoyed great successes within Poland's Ekstraklasa, winning the title twice (in 1973 and 1976) but had under ...

Slavia Sofia

On 5 February 2018, Tsvetanov confirmed to the media that he had signed with

. On 12 July 2018, Tsvetanov scored his first-ever goal in European competition, netting only goal in a 1–0 away win against

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in the first qualifying round of the

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv

On 15 June 2019 Tsvetanov won his 5th Bulgarian Cup and 1st for his new club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 1 July 2020 he won the Bulgarian Cup again, scoring the last penalty kick in the shoot-out against

Gangwon FC

On 20 July 2021, Korean

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side

Gangwon FC Gangwon FC (Hangul:강원 FC) is a South Korean football club. Based in Gangwon Province of South Korea, Gangwon FC joined the K League as its 15th club for the 2009 season. The club is sponsored by High1 Resort. History Foundation Gangw ...

announced they have signed Tsvetanov.

International career

He made his debut for

Bulgaria national football team The Bulgaria national football team ( bg, Български национален отбор по футбол, Bǎlgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international Association football, football and is administere ...

on 25 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Switzerland.

Career statistics

''As of 20 March 2021''

Honours

Club

;Litex Lovech * Bulgarian League (2): 2009–10, 2010–11 *

(2): 2007–08, 2008–09 *

Bulgarian Supercup The Bulgarian Supercup ( bg, Суперкупа на България) is the trophy won in a football match held between the football club that has won the Bulgarian first football division in the season that ended in the year of the match and ...

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;CSKA Sofia *

: 2015–16 ;Slavia Sofia *

: 2017–18 ;Lokomotiv Plovdiv *

(2): 2018–19, 2019–20 *

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References

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