Tsvetan Genkov

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Tsvetan Genkov
Personal information
Full name	Tsvetan Valentinov Genkov
Date of birth	8 August 1984 (1984-08-08) (age 23)
Place of birth	Mezdra, Bulgaria
Height	1.86m
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	FC Dynamo Moscow
Number	16
Youth clubs
1996-2002	FC Lokomotiv Mezdra
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2004 2004-2007 2007-	PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra PFC Lokomotiv Sofia FC Dynamo Moscow	84 (41) 102 (56) 11 (3)
National team2
2005-	Bulgaria	6 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 1, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of August 31, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Tsvetan Genkov (Bulgarian: Цветан Валентинов Генков) (born 8 August 1984) is a Bulgarian footballer currently (as of May 2007) playing for Russian club FC Dynamo Moscow as an attacker or side midfielder.

Born in Mezdra, he began his career in the local Lokomotiv at the age of seventeen, previously having been an athlete. He then moved to PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, where he established himself in one of the leading A PFG clubs and helped his team a great deal to reach the fourth place in 2005-06 and secure a place in the UEFA Cup 2006-07. During the qualification rounds, Genkov scored four goals in six matches. In Bulgaria's A PFG, he became the top goalscorer of 2006-07 with 27 goals, leading Lokomotiv to the third position and UEFA Cup 2007-08 qualification. On 9 June 2007, he signed a 4 and a half years contract with Dynamo Moscow for a transfer fee of €1.8 million.[1][2]

He has also played for the Bulgaria national football team and for the U-21 team.

[edit] Career Stats

Season	Team	Matches	Goals
2002-2003	FC Lokomotiv Mezdra	21	7
2003-2004	FC Lokomotiv Mezdra	25	11
2004-2005	PFC Lokomotiv Sofia	30	12
2005-2006	PFC Lokomotiv Sofia	27	16
2006-2007	PFC Lokomotiv Sofia	29	27
2007	FC Dynamo Moscow	9	0
2008	FC Dynamo Moscow	2	1