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Petar Vitanov

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In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Ivo and the family name is Vitanov.

Petar Vitanov
Vitanov with Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2019
Personal information
Full name Petar Ivo Vitanov
Date of birth (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CSKA 1948
Number 34
Youth career
2002–2009 CSKA Sofia
2009–2012 Brooke House College
2012–2014 CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 CSKA Sofia 27 (1)
2016–2017 CSKA Sofia II 28 (0)
2017 Vereya 16 (0)
2018–2019 Cherno More 44 (0)
2019–2023 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 100 (0)
2023 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 12 (0)
2024 Beveren 8 (0)
2024– CSKA 1948 1 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Bulgaria U19 5 (0)
2021– Bulgaria 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:37, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Petar Ivo Vitanov (Bulgarian: Петър Иво Витанов; born 10 March 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for First League club CSKA 1948.[2]

Vitanov began his career with CSKA Sofia. After progressing into the first team, he made his senior debut in December 2013. However, he struggled to establish himself in the first team, making 32 appearances during a four-year spell. He was released by CSKA in 2017 and joined Vereya. In January 2018, Vitanov signed with Cherno More Varna, before moving to Lokomotiv Plovdiv in June 2019.

Club career

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Vitanov started his career at home-town club CSKA Sofia, joining their youth system as a seven-year-old. In 2009, after a successful trial he won a scholarship and joined the Football Academy of Brooke House College in England.[3]

In 2012 Vitanov returned to CSKA. On 19 July 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping his services at CSKA until 2016.[4] He made his debut on 14 December 2013, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Emil Gargorov in a 7–0 home win over Lyubimets 2007.

In June 2017, Vitanov signed with Vereya.[5]

On 12 January 2018, Vitanov signed with Cherno More.[6] On 17 February, he made his official debut for the club in a 1–4 home defeat by Beroe.[7]

On 15 July 2023, Vitanov signed with Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.[8]

On 1 February 2024, Vitanov signed with Challenger Pro League club Beveren.[9]

International career

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He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 28 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy.[10]

Statistics

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As of 4 October 2024[11]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSKA Sofia 2013–14 A Group 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2014–15 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2015–16 V Group 23 1 5 0 — — 28 1
2016–17 First League 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 32 1
CSKA Sofia II 2016–17 Second League 28 0 — — — 28 0
Vereya 2017–18 First League 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
Cherno More 2017–18 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
2018–19 30 0 2 0 — — 32 0
Total 44 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 46 0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2019–20 First League 26 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 36 0
2020–21 30 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 36 0
2021–22 24 0 2 0 4 1 — 30 1
2022–23 20 0 2 1 — — 22 1
Total 100 0 12 1 10 1 2 0 124 2
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 2023 Chinese Super League 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
Beveren 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
CSKA 1948 2024–25 First League 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 236 1 21 1 10 1 2 0 269 3

Honours

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Club

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CSKA Sofia
Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References

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  1. ^ "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2017/2018" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Petar Vitanov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. ^ "Люлка на шампиони: Петър Витанов" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.
  4. ^ "ЦСКА подписа с двама юноши" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 19 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Петър Витанов подсили Верея" (in Bulgarian). novsport.bg. 21 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Петър Витанов е четвъртият нов футболист в Черно море" [Petar Vitanov is Cherno More's fourth new footballer] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 12 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Черно море – Берое 1:4" [Cherno More – Beroe 1:4] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 17 February 2018.
  8. ^ "官方：天津津门虎签下保加利亚后腰维塔诺夫" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  9. ^ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, PETAR VITANOV!" (in Belarusian). S.K. Beveren. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Bulgaria v Italy game report". FIFA. 28 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021.
  11. ^ Petar Vitanov at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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