Aleksandar Tsvetkov
Aleksandar Tsvetkov (Bulgarian: Александър Цветков; born 31 August 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Beroe Stara Zagora.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleksandar Aleksandrov Tsvetkov | ||
Date of birth | 31 August 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Pleven, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11¼ in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Beroe Stara Zagora | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2006 | Spartak Pleven | ||
2006–2008 | Litex | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2016 | Litex | 101 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Litex II | 22 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Cherno More | 57 | (2) |
2018– | Beroe | 64 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2012 | Bulgaria U21 | 12 | (0) |
2011– | Bulgaria | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2020 |
Career
Litex
Tsvetkov made his first team debut in a 5–1 Bulgarian Cup win over Maritsa Plovdiv on 7 December 2008, coming on as a substitute for Sandrinho. He made his league debut on 31 May 2009, again as a substitute replacing Wilfried Niflore, as Litex beat CSKA Sofia 1–0.
Tsvetkov became a first-team regular early in the 2012–13 season. On 31 August 2012, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away league win over Botev Vratsa.
Cherno More
On 9 June 2016 after 10 years in Litex, he left the club and joined Cherno More.[2] He quickly established himself as a regular starter, so it came as a surprise when his contract was terminated by mutual consent in May 2018, several weeks before the end of the season.[3]
International career
On 7 October 2011, Tsvetkov earned his first cap for Bulgaria in the 0–3 away loss against Ukraine in an exhibition match. He had to wait nearly 6 years to feature for the national team again; on 3 September 2017, Tsvetkov was in the line-up for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier, a 1–3 away defeat by the Netherlands.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 21 February 2019
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Litex Lovech | 2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |
2013–14 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 3 | |
2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 101 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 126 | 6 | |
Litex Lovech II | 2015–16 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
Cherno More | 2016–17 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 4 |
2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |
Total | 57 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | |
Beroe | 2018–19 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 1 |
Career total | 201 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 231 | 12 |
Honours
- Litex Lovech
- Bulgarian A Group (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
- Bulgarian Cup: 2008–09
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2010
References
- "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2016/2017" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- "Черно море се подсили с национален състезател" (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More. 9 June 2016.
- "Александър Цветков разтрогна с Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 8 May 2018.
- "Берое привлече Александър Цветков" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 23 June 2018.
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Netherlands-Bulgaria - FIFA.com". fifa.com. 3 September 2017.