Hristiyan Petrov
Petrov with CSKA Sofia in 2021
Personal information
Full name Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov
Date of birth (2002-06-24) 24 June 2002
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 CSKA Sofia
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2017 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2017–2020 CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– CSKA Sofia 50 (2)
2020–2021 → Litex Lovech (loan) 41 (6)
International career‡
2017 Bulgaria U16 3 (0)
2019 Bulgaria U17 5 (1)
2019 Bulgaria U18 3 (0)
2020 Bulgaria U19 15 (1)
2021– Bulgaria U21 14 (0)
2023– Bulgaria 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:38, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov (Bulgarian: Християн Ивайлов Петров; born 24 June 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for CSKA Sofia and the Bulgaria national team.[2][3]

Career

Petrov joined CSKA Sofia from the Lokomotiv Plovdiv 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.[4][5][6] He made his debut in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 4 August 2022 against St Patrick's Athletic.[7][8] At the end of December 2022, Petrov extended his contract for another 3 years.[9] He was chosen by his team as the best youngster for 2022.[10]

International career

Petrov received his first call-up for the Bulgaria national team on 5 September 2022, for the games of the UEFA Nations League games against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 and 23 September 2022.[11] 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.[12] On 24 March 2023, Petrov earned his first cap, appearing as a starter in the 0:1 home loss against Montenegro before being replaced by Yanis Karabelyov around the one hour mark.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 December 2023[3]

Club Season Division League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Litex Lovech (loan) Second League 2019–20 2000––120
2020–21 29400––294
2021–22 10200––102
Total 416000000416
CSKA Sofia First League 2021–22 5000000050
2022–23 260203000310
2023–24 1921000–202
Total 502303010562
Career total 918303010978

References

  1. ↑ ФПЛИГА Профил Християн Петров
  2. ↑ "Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov Career Stats". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. 1 2 "H. Petrov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ Християн Петров, fccska.com (in Bulgarian)
  5. ↑ ЦСКА-София подписа с шестима юноши, sportal.bg (in Bulgarian)
  6. ↑ Много добър дебют на Християн Петров за ЦСКА, topsport.bg (in Bulgarian)
  7. ↑ ЦСКА си направи харакири срещу груби светци, dsport.bg (in Bulgarian)
  8. ↑ CSKA-Sofia-St Patrick's | UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23
  9. ↑ Християн Петров преподписа за още 3 години с ЦСКА, 24chasa.bg (in Bulgarian)
  10. ↑ Шестима играчи на ЦСКА получиха награди, topsport.bg (in Bulgarian)
  11. ↑ Кръстаич обяви играчите за Гибралтар и Северна Македония, Чочев и Михайлов са аут
  12. ↑ Кръстаич повика защитник на ЦСКА - София в националния отбор за мачовете с Черна гора и Унгария
  13. ↑ Georgiev, Mihail (24 March 2023). "България - Черна гора 0:1 (Развой на срещата по минути)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 28 March 2023.


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