Simeon Petrov (Bulgarian: Симеон Петров; born 12 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.[1][2] Born in France, he plays for the Bulgaria national team.
 Petrov with CSKA 1948 in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simeon Petrov | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Limoges, France | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| Number | 87 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2018 | Limoges | ||
| 2018–2019 | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Limoges | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Strumska Slava | 13 | (2) |
| 2020–2024 | CSKA 1948 | 71 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | CSKA 1948 II | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Śląsk Wrocław (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2024– | Śląsk Wrocław | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 2023– | Bulgaria | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:35, 2 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:50, 8 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Limoges, France, in a family of Bulgarian emigrants, Petrov started his football career in the local academy of Limoges. In 2018 he joined Gazélec Ajaccio, before moving to Bulgaria in 2019 and joining the second-level side Strumska Slava. On 24 May 2020, he joined the newly promoted First League club CSKA 1948.[3]
On 21 December 2023, it was announced Petrov would join Polish Ekstraklasa side Śląsk Wrocław on a six-month loan, with a purchase option, starting from 1 January 2024.[2] After the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, during which Petrov made 12 appearances and scored once, Śląsk exercised their option to sign him permanently on a four-year deal.[4]
International career
Petrov was born in France to Bulgarian parents, which makes him eligible for both France and Bulgaria national teams. He received his first call up for the Bulgaria U21 team in November 2020 for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Estonia U21, but was recalled two days before the match due to a positive COVID-19 test.[5] On 20 June 2023, Petrov earned his first senior team cap after coming on as a late substitute for Georgi Rusev in a 1–1 draw with Serbia in a Euro 2024 qualifier.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 June 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Limoges | 2017–18 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gazélec Ajaccio | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Strumska Slava | 2019–20 | Second League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| CSKA 1948 | 2020–21 | First League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | First League | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | First League | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | First League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 82 | 3 | |||
| CSKA 1948 II | 2021–22 | Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Second League | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Śląsk Wrocław (loan) | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 109 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 120 | 8 | |||
References
External links
- Simeon Petrov at Soccerway