Dimitar Emilov Pirgov (Bulgarian: Димитър Емилов Пиргов; born 26 October 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dobrudzha.[2] He is the younger brother of Ilko Pirgov.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitar Emilov Pirgov | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dobrudzha | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Chavdar Etropole | 52 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Pirin Gotse Delchev | 62 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Slavia Sofia | 54 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Levski Sofia | 37 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Botev Plovdiv | 56 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | CSKA 1948 | 43 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | CSKA 1948 II | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Beroe | 16 | (0) |
| 2023 | Krumovgrad | 15 | (1) |
| 2023– | Dobrudzha | 32 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 | |||
Career
Pirgov began his football career with Chavdar Etropole. On 12 February 2012, he signed for Pirin Gotse Delchev.[3] He made his league debut against Slivnishki geroi on 14 March, playing the full 90 minutes. Pirgov finished the season with 10 appearances, as Pirin clinched promotion to the A PFG. He was acquired by Slavia Sofia in late January 2014.[4] After playing for Levski Sofia for two years, Pirgov signed a contract with Botev Plovdiv on 23 January 2018.[5] Pirgov joined CSKA 1948 in May 2020.[6]
International
He was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad by Ivaylo Petev for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg in September 2016.[7] Pirgov earned his first cap on 7 October under Petev's successor Petar Houbchev, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1:4 away loss against France in another qualification match for the 2018 World Cup.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 February 2019
| Club | Season | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chavdar Etropole | 2009–10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 30 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | |
| Chavdar total | 52 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6 | |
| Pirin Gotse Delchev | 2011–12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 2 | |
| Pirin total | 62 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 4 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 2013–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 1 | |
| Slavia total | 54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 4 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2016–17 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Levski total | 37 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 4 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2018–19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Botev Plovdiv total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Career total | 226 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 251 | 18 | |
References
External links
- Dimitar Pirgov at Soccerway
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info