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Simeon Raykov
Bulgarian footballer
Simeon Raykov (Bulgarian: Симеон Райков; born 11 November 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a winger for Gigant Saedinenie.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simeon Georgiev Raykov | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gigant Saedinenie | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Spartak Plovdiv | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Sliven | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Spartak Plovdiv | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Botev Vratsa | 28 | (11) |
| 2011–2012 | Levski Sofia | 29 | (7) |
| 2013 | Cherno More | 35 | (8) |
| 2014 | Chernomorets Burgas | 12 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Cherno More | 48 | (10) |
| 2016 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 9 | (1) |
| 2017 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 28 | (4) |
| 2019– | Gigant Saedinenie | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019 | |||
Levski Sofia
In the summer of 2011, Simeon signed with PFC Levski Sofia.[1] His kit number was chosen to be 11.[2] On 19 July 2012, Raykov netted the only goal for Levski in the 1:0 home win over Bosnian club FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match, but the team from Sofia was eliminated from the competition after a 1:3 loss in the return leg.
On 19 August 2012, he scored 2 goals in the derby match against Botev Plovdiv and as a result of that he was chosen for Player of the Second Round in A PFG in a poll of newspaper "Football".[3]
On 31 January 2017 it was announced that Simeon had joined Dutch football club Roda JC Kerkrade.[4] His contract was terminated in June.[5]
On 7 August 2017, Raykov signed a two year contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[6]
Raykov is a keen snooker player and won the Bulgarian Snooker Championship in 2007. After the completion of his football career, Raykov entered snooker tournaments once again.[7]
As of 8 December 2016[update]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spartak Plovdiv | 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Sliven 2000 | 2008–09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Spartak Plovdiv | 2009–10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Botev Vratsa | 2010–11 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 11 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2011–12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
| Cherno More | 2012–13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | 24 | 6 | ||
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2013–14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 5 | |
| Cherno More | 2014–15 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | 28 | 7 | |
| 2015–16 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2016–17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 11 | 3 | |
| Career totals | 175 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 198 | 50 | |
Club
- Cherno More
- Zuberski, Philip (20 October 2012). "Симеон Райков - от цеха на татко до Герена. Бащата на Валери Божинов спасява за футбола днешната надежда на Левски". 7sport.net. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- "Simeon Raykov voor 1,5 seizoen naar Roda JC" (in Dutch). rodajc.nl. 31 January 2017.
- "Roda JC onbindt contracten van Simeon Raykov, Stefan Savic en Nestoras Mytides" (in Dutch). rodajc.nl. 30 June 2017.
- "Локомотив подписа договор със Симеон Райков" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 7 August 2017.
- Bozhinov, Yordan (9 June 2023). "A former professional football player is among the 6-red event participants in Albena". ebsa.tv. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- Profile at ThePlayersAgent
- Simeon Raykov at Soccerway