Momchil Tsvetanov
Momchil Tsvetanov (Bulgarian: Момчил Цветанов; born 3 December 1990) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a winger for Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Momchil Emilov Tsvetanov | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Pleven, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| 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– | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 27 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Bulgaria U19 | ||
| 2008–2012 | Bulgaria U21 | 14 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2019 | |||
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.
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.
Career statistics
As of 11 May 2019
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 232 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 285 | 43 | ||
- 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
External links
- Momchil Tsvetanov at Soccerway
- Momchil Tsvetanov at FootballDatabase.eu