Filip Krastev
Filip Krastev (Bulgarian: Филип Кръстев; born 15 October 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Slavia Sofia, on loan from Lommel.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Filip Yavorov Krastev | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2020 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | (3) |
| 2020– | Lommel | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Slavia Sofia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Bulgaria U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2019 | |||
Career
Krastev joined Slavia Sofia's youth academy in 2010.[2] He made his first team debut at the age of 16 years and 210 days in a 0–3 home loss against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 13 May 2018, coming on as a substitute for Galin Ivanov.[3] Krastev scored his first senior goal on 24 February 2020, netting the second for Slavia during their 3–1 victory against Dunav Ruse. A week later, he provided an assist to Ivaylo Dimitrov in a 2–1 away win over Levski Sofia.[4]
On 18 June 2020, Slavia announced that Krastev would sign for Premier League club Manchester City in the following week [5], however on 28 June 2020 Krastev was signed by Belgian First Division B team Lommel, part of the City Football Group, which immediately loaned him back to Slavia until the end of 2020.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 July 2020
| 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 | ||||||||
| Slavia Sofia | First League | 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| Career statistics | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
References
- "Профил на Филип Яворов Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Юноша на Славия: В началото не говорих с никой" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 22 November 2018.
- "Slavia Sofia 0–3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv". soccerway.com. 13 May 2018.
- "Талант на Славия: Не знаех, че бях най-добрият срещу Левски" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 5 March 2020.
- "Съобщение от Славия (София)" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 18 June 2020.
- "Bulgaars toptalent belandt via Manchester City bij Lommel" [Bulgarian top talent ends up at Lommel through Manchester City] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 28 June 2020.
External links
- Filip Krastev at Soccerway