Alex Petkov

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Alex Petkov
Personal information
Full name Alex Milenov Petkov
Date of birth (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Arda Kardzhali
Number 24
Youth career
2008–2016 Cherno More
2016–2020 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2018 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 → Clyde (loan) 14 (0)
2020 → Brechin City (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021 Levski Sofia 12 (0)
2021– Arda Kardzhali 22 (1)
National team‡
2016 Bulgaria U19 1 (0)
2017 Bulgaria U18 2 (0)
2019–2020 Bulgaria U21 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:54, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2020

Alex Petkov (Bulgarian: Алекс Петков; born 25 July 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Arda Kardzhali.[2] He is the son of the former Bulgarian football player Milen Petkov.

Career[]

Petkov began his career at Cherno More Varna and joined Heart of Midlothian at the age of 16 in June 2016, signing a three-year contract.[3]

On 22 July 2017, Petkov made his first-team debut, replacing John Souttar during a 3–0 League Cup victory over East Fife at Tynecastle Park. On 19 January 2018, Petkov joined Scottish League Two side Berwick Rangers on loan until the end of the season.[4] He made his league debut in a 2–3 home loss against Peterhead eleven days later, playing the full 90 minutes.

During the 2019–20 season Petkov was loaned to Clyde and Brechin City.[5]

On 8 September 2020, Petkov returned to Bulgaria, signing a 1-year deal with Levski Sofia.[6]

International career[]

Petkov made his debut for the Bulgarian under-21 team on 22 March 2019 in the starting eleven for the friendly against Northern Ireland U21.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Хартс преотстъпи сина на Милен Петков". bnr.bg. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ Alex Petkov Stats
  3. ^ "Talented youngsters join club". heartsfc.co.uk. 15 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Irving returns, Petkov loaned out". heartsfc.co.uk. 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ "BRECHIN BRING IN PETKOV". SPFL. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. ^ "ПФК Левски подписа с Алекс Петков". levski.bg. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ^ "България U21 отстъпи с 0:1 в контролата със Северна Ирландия U21" (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 22 March 2019.

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