Momchil Tsvetanov
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Momchil Emilov Tsvetanov | ||
Date of birth | 3 December 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Pleven, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Gangwon FC | ||
Number | 71 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2006 | Spartak Pleven | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Spartak Pleven | 27 | (7) |
2008–2014 | Litex Lovech | 118 | (14) |
2014–2015 | Botev Plovdiv | 15 | (0) |
2015–2016 | CSKA Sofia | 18 | (8) |
2016–2017 | Vereya | 19 | (5) |
2017 | Stal Mielec | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Slavia Sofia | 22 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 64 | (4) |
2021– | Gangwon FC | 12 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Bulgaria U19 | ||
2008–2012 | Bulgaria U21 | 14 | (6) |
2021– | Bulgaria | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:44, 20 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:55, 15 November 2021 (UTC) |
Momchil Emilov Tsvetanov (Bulgarian: Момчил Емилов Цветанов; born 3 December 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Gangwon FC. Although he predominantly plays as a winger, he has also been deployed as a left-back.
A product of Spartak Pleven's youth academy, he has represented Bulgaria at all youth levels. Tsvetanov was part of U19 squad for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Club career[]
Spartak Pleven[]
Born in Pleven, Tsvetanov began his career playing for local club Spartak.[1] On 9 September 2006, at the age of 16 he made his professional debut in the B Group, playing the second half of a 3–0 defeat to Minyor Pernik. He scored his first goal on 7 April 2007 against Hebar Pazardzhik in a 2–0 home league victory. He made 15 league appearances, scoring three goals during his debut season.[2] In the following season Tsvetanov scored four goals in 12 matches.[3]
Litex Lovech[]
In January 2008, Tsvetanov joined Litex Lovech on a four-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut in the A Group in a 0–0 draw against CSKA Sofia on 1 March 2008. He played for 45 minutes.
On 12 July 2011, Tsvetanov assisted Svetoslav Todorov twice in a 2–1 away win over Mogren Budva in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 Champions League.[4]
Botev Plovdiv[]
After six years in Lovech, Tsvetanov surprisingly signed a two-year contract with Botev Plovdiv as a free agent on 21 August 2014.[5] He made his league debut for Botev three days later when he came on as 73rd-minute substitute in a match against Slavia Sofia which Botev won 2-0.[6]
Momchil Tsvetanov played in 14 games in A Grupa and 3 games for the Bulgarian Cup without scoring any goals and without making any assists.[7] He failed to impress and at the end of the season his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[8]
CSKA Sofia[]
On 30 June 2015, Tsvetanov joined CSKA Sofia. He lost his first choice status when the team was reinstated to the A PFG.
Vereya[]
In July 2016, he signed a contract with newly promoted top division club Vereya.[9]
Stal Mielec[]
On 11 July 2017, Tsvetanov signed with I liga side Stal Mielec.[10]
Slavia Sofia[]
On 5 February 2018, Tsvetanov confirmed to the media that he had signed with Slavia Sofia.[11]
On 12 July 2018, Tsvetanov scored his first-ever goal in European competition, netting only goal in a 1–0 away win against FC Ilves in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv[]
On 15 June 2019 Tsvetanov won his 5th Bulgarian Cup and 1st for his new club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 1 July 2020 he won the Bulgarian Cup again, scoring the last penalty kick in the shoot-out against CSKA Sofia.[12]
Gangwon FC[]
On 20 July 2021, Korean K League 1 side Gangwon FC announced they have signed Tsvetanov.[13]
International career[]
He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 25 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Switzerland.[14]
Career statistics[]
As of 20 March 2021
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Spartak Pleven | 2006–07 | B Group | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 3 | |
2007–08 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 4 | |||
Total | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||
Litex Lovech | 2007–08 | A Group | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2008–09 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
2009–10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
2011–12 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 7 | ||
2012–13 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | 34 | 7 | |||
2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 118 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 147 | 20 | ||
Botev Plovdiv | 2014–15 | A Group | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
CSKA Sofia | 2015–16 | V Group | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | 21 | 9 | |
Vereya | 2016–17 | First League | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | 24 | 5 | |
Stal Mielec | 2017–18 | I liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
Slavia Sofia | 2017–18 | First League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||
Total | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2018–19 | First League | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 14 | 1 | |
2019–20 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
2020��21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
Career totals | 277 | 38 | 50 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 348 | 47 |
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
Honours[]
Club[]
- Litex Lovech
- Bulgarian League (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
- Bulgarian Cup (2): 2007–08, 2008–09
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2010
- CSKA Sofia
- Slavia Sofia
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv
References[]
- ^ Petkov, Georgi (2008-07-25). "Момчил Цветанов: Мъри не се страхува да ни пуска срещу силните" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ^ "Tsvetanov Statistics 2006–07 season". Pfl.bg. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
- ^ "Tsvetanov Statistics 2007–08 season". Pfl.bg. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
- ^ "Quickfire Todorov inspires Litex comeback". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ Ботев привлече Момчил Цветанов
- ^ Ботев надигра и победи Славия, буря прекъсна мача
- ^ Момчил Цветанов - Футболисти - Ботев (Пловдив) - А група
- ^ Ботев се раздели с Момчил Цветанов
- ^ "Верея" с ударна селекция - взе Чико Цветанов и бивш на "Левски"!". topsport.bg. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Lato 2017 - Momchil Tsvetanov witamy!" (in Polish). stalmielec.com. 11 July 2017.
- ^ Момчил Цветанов пред БЛИЦ СПОРТ: Подписах със Славия‚ blitz.bg, 5 February 2018
- ^ Domuschiev, Angel (2 July 2020). ""Синът" на Ганчев и неговата любима". topsport.bg. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Bulgaria v Switzerland game report". FIFA. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021.
External links[]
- Momchil Tsvetanov at Soccerway
- Momchil Tsvetanov at FootballDatabase.eu
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Pleven
- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgaria youth international footballers
- Bulgaria under-21 international footballers
- PFC Spartak Pleven players
- PFC Litex Lovech players
- PFC Botev Plovdiv players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- FC Vereya players
- Stal Mielec players
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- I liga players
- Bulgarian expatriate footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Association football midfielders
- Bulgaria international footballers