Krasimir_Kostov
Krasimir Kostov
Bulgarian footballer
Krasimir Kostov (Bulgarian: Красимир Костов; born 11 February 1995) is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Botev Vratsa.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Krasimir Ivanov Kostov | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Petrich, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botev Vratsa | ||
| Number | 76 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Pirin 2001 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Pirin Razlog | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 73 | (0) |
| 2018– | Botev Vratsa | 154 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Bulgaria U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023 | |||
Kostov started to play football in the local side of his home village Kolarovo, Petrich Municipality. In 2007, when he was 12 years old, he joined Pirin 2001 Football Academy, where he honed his footballing skills.[2]
In January 2014, Kostov signed with B Group club Pirin Razlog. He made his senior debut on 12 April 2014, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 home win over Haskovo. Kostov ended the season with 5 clean sheets out of 7 appearances.
In June 2014, Kostov joined Pirin Blagoevgrad. His first season with Pirin went very well and he had kept clean sheets in 14 of his 18 appearances, helping the club to win promotion to the A Group. On 9 July 2015, Kostov signed his first professional contract in his career.[3] He made his A Group debut in a 1–1 home draw against Cherno More Varna on 19 July 2015.
On 21 June 2018, Kostov signed with Botev Vratsa.[4]
Club
- As of 5 March 2018
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
| Pirin Razlog | B Group | 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | B Group | 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| A Group | 2015–16 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||||
| First League | 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | |||
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
- Krasimir Kostov at Soccerway
- "Красимир Костов – по стъпките на дядо си и Мирослав Митев" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- "Пирин подписа с всички състезатели" (in Bulgarian). pirinfc.com. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.
- "Краси Костов подписа с Ботев Враца" (in Bulgarian). struma.com. 21 June 2018.
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