Valentin Antov

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Valentin Antov
Valentin Antov in 2019.jpg
Antov with CSKA Sofia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Valentin Ivaylov Antov
Date of birth (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Monza (on loan from CSKA Sofia)
Number 26
Youth career
2007–2017 CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 CSKA Sofia II 5 (0)
2015– CSKA Sofia 60 (3)
2021 → Bologna (loan) 5 (0)
2021– → Monza (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2013–2015 Bulgaria U16 9 (0)
2015–2016 Bulgaria U17 12 (0)
2016–2017 Bulgaria U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Bulgaria U19 5 (1)
2019– Bulgaria U21 11 (0)
2019– Bulgaria 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:15, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:17, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

Valentin Ivaylov Antov (Bulgarian: Валентин Ивайлов Антов; born 9 November 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Serie B club Monza, on loan from Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.[2]

A youth product of CSKA Sofia, Antov became the youngest player ever to represent the club when he made his debut in 2015 at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 10 days. He moved on loan to Serie A side Bologna in the second half of the 2020–21 season, and to Serie B side Monza in summer 2021.

Antov has represented Bulgaria internationally at every level, making his debut for the senior team in March 2019 at the age of 18.

Club career[]

CSKA Sofia[]

Antov playing for CSKA Sofia in 2018

Antov came up through CSKA's youth academy and impressed from an early age.[citation needed] He made his first-team debut on 19 August 2015, in a Bulgarian Cup match against Sofia 2010, becoming CSKA's youngest ever debutant at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 10 days, while also becoming the youngest ever captain for the club after taking the captain's armband for the last 25 minutes of the match.[3]

Antov made his First League debut on 14 April 2018, in a league match against Vereya.[4] Antov began to establish himself in the CSKA first team during the 2018–19 season, playing 26 matches in all competitions.[citation needed] On 12 July 2018, he made his debut in the Europa League playing 90 minutes in the first match of the first qualifying round against Latvian club Riga.[5] He scored his first competitive goal for the club, netting CSKA's second in a 5–0 league victory against Beroe Stara Zagora on 12 July 2020.[citation needed]

In August 2020, he was named as the new club captain.[citation needed]

Loan to Bologna[]

On 1 February 2021, Antov was loaned to Serie A club Bologna until the end of the season with an option for a permanent transfer.[6][7]

Loan to Monza[]

On 27 August 2021, Antov was sent on a one-year loan to Serie B side Monza, with a conditional obligation for purchase.[8] He made his debut on 21 September, as a starter in a 2–1 defeat to Pisa in the league.[9]

International career[]

Antov made his debut for Bulgaria national team on 25 March 2019, as an 80th-minute substitute for Georgi Kostadinov in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo.[10]

Personal life[]

Antov is a nephew of former footballer Anatoli Nankov.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 21 November 2021[2]
Club Season Division League National Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSKA Sofia II 2016–17 Second League 5 0 — — — 5 0
CSKA Sofia 2015–16 Third League 4 0 1 0 — — 5 0
2017–18 First League 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2018–19 First League 18 0 3 0 5[b] 0 — 26 0
2019–20 First League 17 1 6 0 2[b] 0 — 29 1
2020–21 First League 16 2 0 0 10[b] 0 — 26 2
2021–22 First League 1 0 0 0 6[b] 0 1[c] 0 8 0
Total 60 3 10 0 24 0 1 0 95 3
Bologna (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Monza (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Career Total 73 3 10 0 24 0 1 0 108 3
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup and Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup

International[]

As of match played 9 October 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2019 1 0
2020 2 0
2021 8 0
Total 11 0

Honours[]

CSKA Sofia

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Профил на Валентин Ивайлов Антов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Valentin Antov at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ Сега Антов, до 3-4 години Брилянтов!
  4. ^ Валентин Антов: Щастлив съм, че дебютирах
  5. ^ Валентин Антов: Изненадах се, когато видях, че ще играя срещу Рига
  6. ^ Официално: Валентин Антов премина в Болоня
  7. ^ Antov al Bologna
  8. ^ "Valentin Antov è biancorosso - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Il Monza comincia male a Pisa: sotto di un gol alla fine del primo tempo". www.ilcittadinomb.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Kosovo v Bulgaria game report". UEFA. 25 March 2019.
  11. ^ Детето чудо на ЦСКА - Вальо Антов

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