Petar Vitanov
Petar Vitanov (Bulgarian: Петър Витанов; born 10 March 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petar Ivo Vitanov | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2009–2012 | Brooke House College | ||
| 2012–2014 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | CSKA Sofia | 27 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | CSKA Sofia II | 28 | (0) |
| 2017 | Vereya | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Cherno More | 44 | (0) |
| 2019– | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 41 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2014 | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:51, 24 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Vitanov began his career with CSKA Sofia. After progressing into the first team, he made his senior debut in December 2013. However, he struggled to establish himself in the first team, making 32 appearances during a four-year spell. He was released by CSKA in 2017 and joined Vereya. In January 2018, Vitanov signed with Cherno More Varna, before moving to Lokomotiv Plovdiv in June 2019.
Career
Vitanov started his career at home-town club CSKA Sofia, joining their youth system as a seven-year-old. In 2009, after a successful trial he won a scholarship and joined the Football Academy of Brooke House College in England.[3]
In 2012 Vitanov returned to CSKA. On 19 July 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping his services at CSKA until 2016.[4] He made his debut on 14 December 2013, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Emil Gargorov in a 7–0 home win over Lyubimets 2007.
In June 2017, Vitanov signed with Vereya.[5]
On 12 January 2018, Vitanov signed with Cherno More.[6] On 17 February, he made his official debut for the club in a 1–4 home defeat by Beroe.[7]
Statistics
As of 4 September 2020
| Club | Season | Division | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CSKA Sofia | ||||||||||
| 2013–14 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | V Group | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| CSKA Sofia II | 2016–17 | Second League | 28 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Vereya | 2017–18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Cherno More | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career statistics | 145 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 1 | ||
Honours
Club
- CSKA Sofia
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv
References
- "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2017/2018" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- "Petar Vitanov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
- "Люлка на шампиони: Петър Витанов" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.
- "ЦСКА подписа с двама юноши" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 19 July 2013.
- "Петър Витанов подсили Верея" (in Bulgarian). novsport.bg. 21 June 2017.
- "Петър Витанов е четвъртият нов футболист в Черно море" [Petar Vitanov is Cherno More's fourth new footballer] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 12 January 2018.
- "Черно море – Берое 1:4" [Cherno More – Beroe 1:4] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 17 February 2018.
External links
- Petar Vitanov at Soccerway