| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Georgiev Hristov | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ashdod | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maritsa Plovdiv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2007 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 111 | (51) |
| 2007–2008 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | (19) |
| 2008–2010 | Levski Sofia | 38 | (12) |
| 2010 | → Wisła Kraków (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010– | Slavia Sofia | 28 | (4) |
| 2011– | → Ashdod (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Georgi Hristov (Bulgarian: Георги Христов) (born 10 January 1985 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian football player who plays as a striker for Ashdod.
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Hristov grew up as part of Maritsa Plovdiv's academy and made his debut for senior team in 2002/2003 season. He played for Maritsa until 2007. During the 2005/2006 season he became top scorer of B PFG, scoring 18 goals.[1] In the same season he was chosen the best footballer of B PFG East group by other players.
He signed a contract with Botev during summer of 2007. In his first season in A PFG he became a topscorer scoring 19 goals[2] and was chosen the best footballer of the season by other players. Hristov became a free-agent on 4 July 2008.
Hristov started training with Levski Sofia on 23 June 2008. Later, he signed his contract with 'the Blues'. He scored a hat-trick against his ex-team Botev, in one of his first matches for Levski. On 26 April 2009 Hristov scored four goals against PFC Belasitsa Petrich. He scored in 56th, 63rd, 65th and 86th minute. The result of the match was 1:7 with a guest win for Levski Sofia. On 9 May 2009 Hristov scored the first goal for Levski Sofia in The Eternal Derby against CSKA. The result of the match was 0:2 with a guest win for Levski. He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009.
On 15 July 2009, Hristov opened his goal account for the new season with two goals in the first official match for Levski during 2009/2010 season. The event took place in the 2nd Qualifying round of UEFA Champions League, where Levski beaten the team of UE Sant Julià. The result of the match was 4:0 with a home win for Levski. On 5 August 2009, he also scored against FK Baku to wrap up a 2:0 win for the team from Sofia. In the play-off round Levski was eliminated by Debreceni VSC with 4:1 (on aggregate). However, Levski qualified for UEFA Europa League. On 8 January 2009. the coach of Levski Georgi Ivanov, announced that he gave 'his' ex-kit-number 9 to Hristov.
On 26 February 2010 Wisła Kraków signed the Bulgarian forward on loan from PFC Levski Sofia.[3] On 7 June 2010 it was announced that Hristov's loan contract would be terminated and he would return to Levski, unlike the initial plans of Wisła having him on loan until December 2010.[4] Georgi didn't impress Wisła's coaches, so he was returned to Levski on 8 June 2010.
On 31 August 2010 Georgi Hristov moved to PFC Slavia Sofia.[5]
Georgi Hristov was called up for one friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2008, but remained an unused substitute.
Hristov is an avid rock music fan. In an interview he cited the American thrash metal band Megadeth as his favorite one. His older brother Hristo Hristov is a rock guitarist, playing in the Bulgarian band П.И.Ф (P.I.F.).[6]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | European Cups | Play-offs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Maritsa Plovdiv | 2002–2003 | V AFG | 17 | 4 | – | – | – | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2003–2004 | V AFG | 21 | 7 | – | – | – | 21 | 7 | ||||
| 2004–2005 | V AFG | 26 | 10 | – | – | – | 26 | 10 | ||||
| 2005–2006 | B PFG | 24 | 18 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 26 | 19 | ||
| 2006–2007 | B PFG | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 25 | 14 | |||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2007–2008 | A PFG | 30 | 19 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 34 | 22 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2008–2009 | A PFG | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 11 | |
| 2009–2010 | A PFG | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | – | 25 | 5 | ||
| Wisła Kraków | 2009–2010 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2010–2011 | A PFG | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Slavia Sofia | 2010–2011 | A PFG | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2011–2012 | A PFG | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Ashdod | 2011–2012 | Ligat ha'Al | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | Maritsa Plovdiv | 111 | 51 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 115 | 54 | ||
| Total | Levski Sofia | 38 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | – | 57 | 16 | ||
| Total | Slavia Sofia | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 4 | |||
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