Kristian Dimitrov

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Kristian Dimitrov
Personal information
Full name Kristian Traychev Dimitrov
Date of birth (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
(on loan from Hajduk Split)
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2013 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2013–2016 Botev Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Botev Plovdiv 64 (5)
2018 → Montana (loan) 13 (1)
2020– Hajduk Split 40 (3)
2022– → CFR Cluj (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Bulgaria U19 6 (0)
2019– Bulgaria 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021

Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Кристиан Трайчев Димитров; born 27 February 1997) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj on loan from Hajduk Split[1] and the Bulgarian national team.[2]

Club career[]

Botev Plovdiv[]

In the summer of 2013, Dimitrov joined Botev Plovdiv at under-17 level from Lokomotiv Plovdiv and progressed through the club's academy system.[3]

Dimitrov made his first-team debut on 13 March 2016, when he came off the bench to replace Serkan Yusein in the 81st minute of a 3–1 league win over Cherno More Varna.[4] His first senior goal came in the last round of the 2015–16 season; he scored the second goal in a 2–1 win over Ludogorets Razgrad on 27 May.[5]

Dimitrov began to establish himself in the Botev first team from the 2016–17 season, making eight league starts. On 8 June 2017, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[6]

On 5 February 2018, Dimitrov joined Second League club Montana on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[7] He made 13 appearances in total. His only goal came on 5 May 2018 when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 away win over Botev Galabovo.[8]

In June 2018, Dimitrov returned to Botev and continued his progress during 2018–19, becoming a regular in the defence. On 24 April 2019, he scored a last-minute goal against CSKA Sofia, bringing the score to 3:3 and enabling his team (which had been reduced to nine men) to progress to the final of the Bulgarian Cup 6:5 on aggregate.[9]

Hajduk Split[]

On 11 February 2020, it was announced that Dimitrov had signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Hajduk Split.[10][11]

International career[]

In May 2019, following his good performances for Botev, Dimitrov was called up to the national team by new manager Krasimir Balakov. On 7 June 2019, he made his debut, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 away loss against the Czech Republic in a Euro 2020 qualifier.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 29 January 2022
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Botev Plovdiv First League 2015–16 3 1 0 0 0[a] 0 – 3 1
2016–17 12 0 1 0 – – 13 0
2017–18 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2018–19 31 4 5 1 – – 36 5
2019–20 18 0 0 0 – – 18 0
Total 64 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 72 6
Montana (loan) Second League 2017–18 13 1 0 0 – – 13 1
Hajduk Split 1. HNL 2019–20 14 1 0 0 – – 14 1
2020–21 20 2 1 0 0 0 – 21 2
2021–22 6 0 3 0 1 0 – 10 0
Total 40 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 45 3
CFR Cluj (loan) Liga I 2021–22 0 0 – – – 0 0
Career statistics 117 9 12 1 1 0 0 0 130 10
  1. ^ UEFA Europa League matches.

International stats[]

As of match played 15 November 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2019 6 1
2020 6 0
2021 2 0
Total 14 1

International goals[]

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[13]
No Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 June 2019 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 6  Kosovo 2–1 2–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Style of play[]

Krassimir Balakov compared Dimitrov with the legendary Bulgarian defender Trifon Ivanov, while being manager of Bulgaria.[14]

Honours[]

Club[]

Botev Plovdiv

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kristian Dimitrov Botev". botevplovdiv.bg.
  2. ^ Bulgaria|url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team}}
  3. ^ "Школата на Ботев с най-много трансферни удари" (in Bulgarian). viasport.bg. 20 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Botev Plovdiv 3–1 Cherno More". soccerway.com. 13 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Botev Plovdiv 2–1 Ludogorets Razgrad". soccerway.com. 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Кристиан Димитров подписа нов договор с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 8 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Ботев преотстъпи двама във Втора лига" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 5 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Botev Galabovo vs. Montana" (in Bulgarian). soccerway.com. 5 May 2018.
  9. ^ Vutov, Viktor (24 April 2019). "Пловдивско дерби във финала за Купата на България! Героичен Ботев постави ЦСКА на колене с девет души в истински трилър" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Ботев трансферира Кристиан Димитров в Хайдук" [Botev transferred Kristian Dimitrov to Hajduk]. www.botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). Botev Plovdiv. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Kristian Dimitrov novi je igrač Hajduka". www.hajduk.hr (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Czech Republic vs. Bulgaria 2-1". flashscore.com. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Dimitrov, Kristian". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  14. ^ Кристиан Димитров разкри какво му е казал Балъков
  15. ^ "EXCLUSIV | U Craiova, aproape de a transfera un internațional bulgar! În sezonul trecut a fost declarat cel mai bun fundaș central din prima ligă a Bulgariei". 15 July 2019.

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