Borislav Tsonev

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Borislav Tsonev
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Personal information
Full name Borislav Aleksandrov Tsonev
Date of birth (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Levski Sofia
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2009 Pirin Blagoevgrad
2009–2013 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Levski Sofia 35 (4)
2016–2019 Beroe Stara Zagora 69 (13)
2019–2020 Inter Zaprešić 36 (8)
2020– Levski Sofia 28 (11)
National team‡
2011–2012 Bulgaria U17 2 (0)
2012–2014 Bulgaria U19 9 (0)
2015–2016 Bulgaria U21 8 (1)
2021– Bulgaria 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:44, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Borislav Tsonev (Bulgarian: Борислав Цонев; born on 29 April 1995) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Levski Sofia. He is a twin brother of Radoslav Tsonev.

Career[]

Born in Blagoevgrad, Tsonev began playing football for local side Pirin. In 2009, he joined Levski Sofia's academy.[1]

Borislav made his first team debut in a 3–0 league win over Montana on 27 May 2011, coming on as a substitute for Vladimir Gadzhev. On 29 April 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club on his 18th birthday.[2]

Tsonev scored his first goal for Levski on 18 September 2013, in a 4–0 win over Pirin Gotse Delchev in the first round of the Bulgarian Cup. In the second leg against Pirin on 12 October he made his first start for Levski. On 26 October, Tsonev made his first league start in a 1–0 home win over Botev Plovdiv, but was sent-off after 68 minutes.[3]

On 11 October 2016, Tsonev signed a contract with Beroe Stara Zagora.[4] On 25 November 2018, He scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 home win against Vereya.

International career[]

Tsonev received his first call-up for the senior Bulgarian squad on 29 August 2018 for the UEFA Nations League matches against Slovenia and Norway on 6 and 9 September.[5] He earned his first cap three years later - on 8 September 2021, appearing as a starter in the 4–1 win over Georgia in a friendly match.[6]

Career statistics[]

As of 26 October 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Levski Sofia 2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2013–14 15 0 5 1 0 0 20 1
2014–15 9 3 1 0 – 10 3
2015–16 8 1 0 0 – 8 1
Beroe Stara Zagora 2016–17 21 2 0 0 0 0 21 2
2017–18 30 4 2 0 – 32 4
2018–19 18 7 2 1 – 20 8
Inter Zaprešić 2018–19 13 4 0 0 – 13 4
2019–20 23 4 2 2 – 25 6
Levski Sofia 2020–21 10 6 0 0 – 10 6
2021–22 12 5 2 1 – 14 6
Total 160 30 15 5 0 0 175 35

References[]

  1. ^ "Борислав Цонев – лудото македонче" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 2013-12-09.
  2. ^ "Близнаци-рожденици подписаха с Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 2013-04-29.
  3. ^ "Levski Sofia 1–0 Botev Plovdiv". soccerway.com. 2013-10-26.
  4. ^ "Борислав ��онев е играч на "Берое"" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 11 October 2016.
  5. ^ Съставът на България - петима дебютанти за "лъвовете" срещу Словения и Норвегия, Спас Делев аут
  6. ^ Kichukov, Simeon (8 September 2021). "Футболните национали вкараха четири гола за пръв път от пет години" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

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