Martin Kostadinov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Rosenov Kostadinov | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Left-back / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cherno More | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Cherno More | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Cherno More | 37 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Bulgaria U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Bulgaria U21 | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018 | |||
Martin Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Мартин Костадинов; born 13 May 1996 in Varna[2]) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a left back for Cherno More Varna.[3]
Career
Cherno More
In January 2014, Kostadinov was included in Cherno More's 25-man squad for their training camp in Turkey.[4] Martin made his full first team début in a 4-0 away win against Lyubimets on 9 March 2014, playing as left back for 60 minutes. On 27 October 2015, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 away win over Vihar Stroevo in the Bulgarian Cup[5]. Kostadinov was used sparingly in the next two years following his début, but made significant progress during the 2016–17 season when he was named in the starting XI for 12 matches. Martin won the Man of the match award in the final two league fixtures, a 1–3 home defeat by Ludogorets Razgrad on 28 May 2017[6] and a 2–2 away draw against Levski Sofia on 31 May 2017[7], when he scored his first league goal.[8]
Kostadinov started the 2017–18 season as first team regular, playing as left back. He won two consecutive Man of the match awards in the early rounds, a 1–0 home win over Dunav Ruse on 28 July,[9] followed by a 1–1 away draw against Pirin Blagoevgrad on 4 August.[10]
International career
Martin was included in the Bulgaria U21 squad for the friendly against Macedonia U21 on 28 March 2017.[11] He made his debut for the team, coming on as substitute for Georgi Yomov in the second half.[12]
Career statistics
As of 10 August 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cherno More | 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
References
- ↑ "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2016/2017" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "Новата смяна в Черно море" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 28 January 2014.
- ↑ "Martin Kostadinov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
- ↑ "25-има моряци пътуват за Алания" (in Bulgarian). arenavarna.com. 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Vihar Stroevo vs. Cherno More 0–5". soccerway.com. 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "Черно море–Лудогорец, 28 май 2017, 21:00 - Играч на мача" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 28 May 2017.
- ↑ "Левски–Черно море, 31 май 2017, 20:00 - Играч на мача" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Levski Sofia vs. Cherno More 2–2". soccerway.com. 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "Черно море–Дунав, 28 юли 2017, 18:15 - Играч на мача" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 28 July 2017.
- ↑ "Пирин–Черно море, 4 август 2017, 21:00 - Играч на мача" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Съставът на България U21 за контролата с Македония U21" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 15 March 2017.
- ↑ "България U21 отстъпи на Македония U21 с 0:1 в контрола" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 28 March 2017.
External links
- Martin Kostadinov at Soccerway