Stanislav Kostov

Stanislav Kostov
Personal information
Full name	Stanislav Yordanov Kostov
Date of birth	2 October 1991
Place of birth	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Levski Sofia
Number	29
Youth career
0000–2009	Pirin 2001
2010	Pirin Blagoevgrad
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018

Stanislav Yordanov Kostov (Bulgarian: Станислав Костов; born 2 October 1991) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Levski Sofia.

Club career

Pirin Blagoevgrad

Born in Blagoevgrad, Kostov began his career at Pirin 2001 as an important part of their youth team. In January 2010 he was scouted by Pirin Blagoevgrad. Kostov made his first-team debut in the 2010–11 season as a substitute against Sliven 2000 in a 2–1 A PFG win on 7 August 2010. Kostov netted his first goal, as he scored the winning strike in a 2–1 home victory over Lokomotiv Sofia on 11 September. In the game, he also assisted Boris Kondev for the first goal and won the Man of the Match award. On 25 September 2010, in a home match versus Minyor Pernik, Stanislav scored the only goal for Pirin in a 1–1 draw. On 16 October he assisted Boris Kondev for the opening goal in a match against Levski Sofia, but Pirin went on to lose the game 4–1.

CSKA Sofia

After a good first half of the season with Pirin, Kostov caught the eye of the major Bulgarian clubs CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia. After a tough transfer battle for the youngster, Kostov finally decided to sign with CSKA. He made 21 appearances for CSKA, scoring 3 goals.

Botev Plovdiv

On 22 June 2012, Botev Plovdiv signed Kostov on a season-long loan deal,^[1] with the option of making the move permanent. On 10 August, Botev exercised the option to buy 100% of Kostov's contract.^[2] He signed a two-year contract. The following day, Kostov made his debut in a 3–0 win over Slavia Sofia, coming on as a substitute for Vander. His first goals came on 24 November, in a 6–1 home win over FC Eurocollege in the Bulgarian Cup, scoring a hat-trick.

Beroe

In February 2014, Kostov signed a contract with Beroe Stara Zagora.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2018

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pirin Blagoevgrad	2010–11	12	1	1	0	–	–	–	–	13	1
CSKA Sofia	2010–11	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
CSKA Sofia	2011–12	18	2	2	0	1	0	–	–	21	2
Botev Plovdiv	2012–13	22	2	1	0	–	–	–	–	23	2
Botev Plovdiv	2013–14	13	0	3	2	4	0	–	–	20	2
Beroe Stara Zagora	2013–14	6	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	6	0
	2014–15	20	2	3	1	–	–	–	–	23	3
	2015–16	16	2	4	1	1	0	–	–	21	3
Pirin Blagoevgrad	2016–17	32	10	2	0	–	–	–	–	34	10
Pirin Blagoevgrad	2017–18	19	6	1	0	–	–	–	–	20	6
Levski Sofia	2017–18	12	3	0	0	0	0	–	–	12	3
Levski Sofia	2018–19	11	8	0	0	2	0	–	–	13	8
Career totals		184	37	17	4	8	0	1	0	210	41

Honours

Club

CSKA Sofia

Bulgarian Cup (1): 2010–11
Bulgarian Supercup (1): 2011

Botev Plovdiv

Bulgarian Cup runner-up (1): 2013–14

Beroe Stara Zagora

First League runner-up (1): 2014-15

References

↑ "Ботев Пд взе Станислав Костов от ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
↑ "Ботев откупи правата на Станислав Костов от ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
↑ "Станислав Костов: избрах Берое заради треньора и града" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

External links

Profile at Footballdatabase.eu
Profile at Levskisofia.info

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[1] "Ботев Пд взе Станислав Костов от ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-22.

[2] "Ботев откупи правата на Станислав Костов от ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.

[3] "Станислав Костов: избрах Берое заради треньора и града" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2016.