Kaloyan Krastev

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Kaloyan Krastev
Personal information
Full name Kaloyan Ivaylov Krastev
Date of birth (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Lokomotiv Sofia
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2010 CSKA Sofia
2010–2016 Slavia Sofia
2018–2019 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Slavia Sofia 53 (3)
2018–2020 Bologna 0 (0)
2019–2020Slavia Sofia (loan) 21 (2)
2020–2021 Slavia Sofia 34 (5)
2021–2023 CSKA Sofia 22 (0)
2022–2023Beroe (loan) 17 (1)
2023– Lokomotiv Sofia 17 (1)
International career
2015–2016 Bulgaria U17 5 (1)
2017 Bulgaria U18 1 (0)
2016–2018 Bulgaria U19 15 (8)
2017–2020 Bulgaria U21 20 (2)
2021 Bulgaria 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:42, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2020

Kaloyan Krastev (Bulgarian: Калоян Кръстев; born 24 January 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Lokomotiv Sofia.

Career[edit]

Slavia Sofia[edit]

Krastev made his senior debut for Slavia on 7 December 2015, coming on as a substitute for Daudet N'Dongala in a 3–0 win against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2]

On 3 April 2017 he signed a professional contract with the team until 31 July 2020.[3]

He scored his debut goal for the team in the league on 15 April 2017 in a match against Montana, won by Slavia with 4:3.[4]

Bologna[edit]

On 24 January 2018, Krastev signed a 4-year contract with the Serie A team Bologna with the transfer fee reported to be a 1.5 million euro.[5]

Bеroe[edit]

After seeing limited action with CSKA Sofia, in September 2022 Krastev was loaned out to Beroe.[6]

International career[edit]

Youth levels[edit]

Krastev was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[7] He scored the first goal in the match against France U19 which was won by Bulgaria 2–1.[8] He became a hero for the team in the next match against Bosnia and Herzegovina U19, scoring 2 goals for the 3–1 win and qualifying Bulgaria for the knockout phase.[9]

Senior[edit]

He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy that ended in a 1–1 away draw. He substituted the goal-scorer Atanas Iliev in the 79th minute.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 3 December 2023
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[a] Total
Slavia Sofia A Group 2015–16 10 0 0 0 10 0
First League 2016–17 23 1 0 0 2 0 4[b] 0 29 1
2017–18 20 2 3 1 0 0 23 3
Slavia Sofia (loan) 2019–20 20 2 2 2 1[c] 0 23 4
Slavia Sofia 2020–21 28 3 5 3 1 1 34 7
2021–22 6 2 0 0 6 2
Total 107 10 10 6 3 1 5 0 126 17
Bologna Serie A 2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0
CSKA Sofia First League 2021–22 18 0 2 0 5 0 25 0
2022–23 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
Total 22 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 31 0
Beroe (loan) First League 2022–23 17 1 2 1 19 2
Lokomotiv Sofia 2023–24 17 1 1 0 18 1
Career statistics 164 12 15 7 10 1 5 0 195 20

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Профил на Калоян Ивайлов Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Славия" се разигра за 3:0 срещу "Локомотив", Камбуров беше изгонен куриозно
  3. ^ Славия подписа с трима от героите на България
  4. ^ Феноменален обрат остави Славия в борбата за Европа, герой на България с първи гол
  5. ^ "Bologna sign Krastev". football-italia.net. 24 January 2018.
  6. ^ "ЦСКА прати двама футболисти под наем в Берое". topsport.bg. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  7. ^ Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
  8. ^ Юношите напомниха за "Парк де Пренс" със звучен успех над Франция по пътя към Евро 2017
  9. ^ Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех
  10. ^ "Italy v Bulgaria game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.

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