Simeon Petrov ( bg, Симеон Петров; born 12 January 2000) is a French-born

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who plays as a defender for CSKA 1948 Sofia.

Career

Born in

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, in a family of Bulgarian emigrants, Petrov started his football career in the local academy of

. In 2018 he joined

Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio ( co, Gazélec Football Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1960, Gazélec plays in the Champ ...

, before moving to Bulgaria in 2019 and joining the second-level team of Strumska Slava. On 24 May 2020 he joined the newly promoted to First League team of CSKA 1948.

International career

Petrov was born in France to Bulgarian parents, which makes him eligible for both

and

national teams. He received his first call up for the Bulgaria U21 team in November 2020 for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Estonia U21, but was recalled 2 days before the match due to a positive

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Career statistics

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* 2000 births Living people Bulgarian footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Strumska Slava Radomir players FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players Men's association football central defenders {{Bulgaria-footy-defender-stub