Kaloyan Krastev

Bulgarian footballer
Kaloyan Krastev
Personal information
Full name Kaloyan Ivaylov Krastev
Date of birth (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Lokomotiv Sofia
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2010 CSKA Sofia
2010–2016 Slavia Sofia
2018–2019 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Slavia Sofia 53 (3)
2018–2020 Bologna 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Slavia Sofia (loan) 21 (2)
2020–2021 Slavia Sofia 34 (5)
2021–2023 CSKA Sofia 22 (0)
2022–2023Beroe (loan) 17 (1)
2023– Lokomotiv Sofia 26 (1)
International career
2015–2016 Bulgaria U17 5 (1)
2017 Bulgaria U18 1 (0)
2016–2018 Bulgaria U19 15 (8)
2017–2020 Bulgaria U21 20 (2)
2021 Bulgaria 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:36, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2020

Kaloyan Krastev (Bulgarian: Калоян Кръстев; born 24 January 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Lokomotiv Sofia.

Career

Slavia Sofia

Krastev made his senior debut for Slavia on 7 December 2015, coming on as a substitute for Daudet N'Dongala in a 3–0 win against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2]

On 3 April 2017 he signed a professional contract with the team until 31 July 2020.[3]

He scored his debut goal for the team in the league on 15 April 2017 in a match against Montana, won by Slavia with 4:3.[4]

Bologna

On 24 January 2018, Krastev signed a 4-year contract with the Serie A team Bologna with the transfer fee reported to be a 1.5 million euro.[5]

Bеroe

After seeing limited action with CSKA Sofia, in September 2022 Krastev was loaned out to Beroe.[6]

International career

Youth levels

Krastev was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[7] He scored the first goal in the match against France U19 which was won by Bulgaria 2–1.[8] He became a hero for the team in the next match against Bosnia and Herzegovina U19, scoring 2 goals for the 3–1 win and qualifying Bulgaria for the knockout phase.[9]

Senior

He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy that ended in a 1–1 away draw. He substituted the goal-scorer Atanas Iliev in the 79th minute.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 April 2024
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bulgaria League Bulgarian Cup Europe Other[a] Total
Slavia Sofia A Group 2015–16 10 0 0 0 10 0
First League 2016–17 23 1 0 0 2 0 4[b] 0 29 1
2017–18 20 2 3 1 0 0 23 3
Slavia Sofia (loan) 2019–20 20 2 2 2 1[c] 0 23 4
Slavia Sofia 2020–21 28 3 5 3 1 1 34 7
2021–22 6 2 0 0 6 2
Total 107 10 10 6 3 1 5 0 126 17
Bologna Serie A 2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0
CSKA Sofia First League 2021–22 18 0 2 0 5 0 25 0
2022–23 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
Total 22 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 31 0
Beroe (loan) First League 2022–23 17 1 2 1 19 2
Lokomotiv Sofia 2023–24 26 1 1 0 27 1
Career statistics 173 12 15 7 10 1 5 0 204 20
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
  2. ^ Relegation Play-offs
  3. ^ European_play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Профил на Калоян Ивайлов Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Славия" се разигра за 3:0 срещу "Локомотив", Камбуров беше изгонен куриозно
  3. ^ Славия подписа с трима от героите на България
  4. ^ Феноменален обрат остави Славия в борбата за Европа, герой на България с първи гол
  5. ^ "Bologna sign Krastev". football-italia.net. 24 January 2018.
  6. ^ "ЦСКА прати двама футболисти под наем в Берое". topsport.bg. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  7. ^ Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
  8. ^ Юношите напомниха за "Парк де Пренс" със звучен успех над Франция по пътя към Евро 2017
  9. ^ Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех
  10. ^ "Italy v Bulgaria game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.

External links

  • Kaloyan Krastev at Soccerway
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