Filip Krastev
Filip Yavorov Krastev (Bulgarian: Филип Яворов Кръстев; born 15 October 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia on loan from Lommel.
 Krastev warming up for Levski | |||
| 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] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Levski Sofia (on loan from Lommel) | ||
| Number | 69 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2020 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Slavia Sofia | 34 | (3) |
| 2020– | Lommel | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Slavia Sofia (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Troyes (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Cambuur (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Levski Sofia (loan) | 41 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Bulgaria U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2021– | Bulgaria U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2020– | Bulgaria | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:03, 14 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 27 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
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 3–0 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] On 28 January 2021, Krastev joined another City Football Group side, Troyes, on an 18-month loan deal.[7] On 27 August 2021, his loan deal with Troyes was cut short to allow him to join Eredivisie side Cambuur on a season-long loan deal.[8] On 27 January 2022, Krastev returned to Bulgaria to sign for Levski Sofia on a 6-month loan deal.[9] On 28 June 2022, his loan was extended for a further year.[10]
International career
In August 2020, he received his first call up to the senior side for the UEFA Nations League in September, earning his first cap on 6 September, in a 1–0 away loss against Wales after coming on as a late second-half substitute for Todor Nedelev.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Slavia Sofia (loan) | 2020–21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| Troyes (loan) | Ligue 2 | 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ligue 1 | 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cambuur (loan) | Eredivisie | 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| Levski Sofia (loan) | First League | 2021–22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||
| Total | 36 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 15 | ||
Honours
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.
- "FILIP KRASTEV JOINS ESTAC!" (in French). Troyes AC. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- "DUBBELKLAPPER: GULLIT EN KRASTEV PER DIRECT NAAR SC CAMBUUR" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- "ПФК Левски подписа с Филип Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "Договорът за наем на Филип Кръстев бе удължен" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Wales NT vs. Bulgaria NT 1:0". soccerway.com. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links
- Filip Krastev at Soccerway