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.

Aleksandar Tsvetkov

Personal information
Full name	Aleksandar Aleksandrov Tsvetkov
Date of birth	(1990-08-31) 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]

Beroe

On 23 June 2018, Tsvetkov signed with Beroe.[4]

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
		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

1. "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.
2. "Черно море се подсили с национален състезател" (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More. 9 June 2016.
3. "Александър Цветков разтрогна с Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 8 May 2018.
4. "Берое привлече Александър Цветков" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 23 June 2018.
5. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Netherlands-Bulgaria - FIFA.com". fifa.com. 3 September 2017.

External links

• Aleksandar Tsvetkov at Soccerway
• Aleksandar Tsvetkov at FootballDatabase.eu