Petko Hristov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petko Rosenov Hristov | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2013–2016 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| 2017– | Fiorentina Primavera | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | (1) |
| 2017– | Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Bulgaria U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bulgaria U19 | 15 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:56, 16 July 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2017 | |||
Petko Hristov (Bulgarian: Петко Христов; born 1 March 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Fiorentina.[2] He has a twin brother Andrea, who plays for Slavia Sofia.
Career
Slavia Sofia
Hristov started his career in Levski Sofia, before relocating to Slavia Sofia in 2013.[3] He made his senior debut for Slavia in a match of the Europa League against Polish club Zagłębie Lubin on June 30, 2016, coming on as a substitute for Georgi Yomov.[4] A month later he made his Bulgarian First League debut in the opening game of the season against CSKA Sofia.[5] He scored his first goal on 10 September in a 5–2 home win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On October 1, Petko was joined by his twin brother Andrea Hristov in the central defense for the very first time against Vereya in the starting line-up.[6]
On 3 April 2017, Hristov signed his first professional contract with the club until 31 July 2020.[7]
Fiorentina
On 17 July 2017, Fiorentina confirmed they had signed Hristov on a five-year contract.[8]
International career
Youth levels
Hristov was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[9] After a draw and 2 wins the team qualified for the knockout phase which will be held in July 2017. [10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 July 2017 [2]
| 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 | Total | ||||||||
| Slavia Sofia | First League | 2016–17 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career statistics | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
Awards
Individual
- Bulgarian Youth Footballer of the Year (1): 2016 [11]
References
- ↑ Todorov, Nayden (6 May 2015). "Кои са те? Отборът на бъдещето!" (in Bulgarian). 24chasa.bg. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- 1 2 Hristov Stats
- ↑ "Братята Де Бур" от Овча купел
- ↑ Slavia VS. Lubin 1 - 0
- ↑ CSKA VS. Slavia 2 - 0
- ↑ Slavia vs Vereya
- ↑ Славия подписа с трима от героите на България
- ↑ "Fiorentina complete Hristov signing". violachannel.tv. 17 July 2017.
- ↑ Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
- ↑ Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех
- ↑ Талант №1 Петко Христов: Мечтая да играя в чужбина
External links
- Petko Hristov at Soccerway