Petar Vitanov
 Vitanov with Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petar Ivo Vitanov | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beveren | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2009–2012 | Brooke House College | ||
| 2012–2014 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | CSKA Sofia | 27 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | CSKA Sofia II | 28 | (0) |
| 2017 | Vereya | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Cherno More | 44 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 100 | (0) |
| 2023 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Beveren | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bulgaria | 8 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:37, 9 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Petar Ivo Vitanov (Bulgarian: Петър Иво Витанов; born 10 March 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Beveren.[2]
Vitanov began his career with CSKA Sofia. After progressing into the first team, he made his senior debut in December 2013. However, he struggled to establish himself in the first team, making 32 appearances during a four-year spell. He was released by CSKA in 2017 and joined Vereya. In January 2018, Vitanov signed with Cherno More Varna, before moving to Lokomotiv Plovdiv in June 2019.
Club career[edit]
Vitanov started his career at home-town club CSKA Sofia, joining their youth system as a seven-year-old. In 2009, after a successful trial he won a scholarship and joined the Football Academy of Brooke House College in England.[3]
In 2012 Vitanov returned to CSKA. On 19 July 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping his services at CSKA until 2016.[4] He made his debut on 14 December 2013, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Emil Gargorov in a 7–0 home win over Lyubimets 2007.
In June 2017, Vitanov signed with Vereya.[5]
On 12 January 2018, Vitanov signed with Cherno More.[6] On 17 February, he made his official debut for the club in a 1–4 home defeat by Beroe.[7]
On 15 July 2023, Vitanov signed with Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.[8]
On 1 February 2024, Vitanov signed with Challenger Pro League club Beveren.[9]
International career[edit]
He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 28 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy.[10]
Statistics[edit]
- As of 4 November 2023[11]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CSKA Sofia | 2013–14 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | V Group | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| CSKA Sofia II | 2016–17 | Second League | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Vereya | 2017–18 | First League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Cherno More | 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2019–20 | First League | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 2 | ||
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 227 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 3 | ||
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- CSKA Sofia
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv
References[edit]
- ^ "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2017/2018" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Petar Vitanov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Люлка на шампиони: Петър Витанов" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.
- ^ "ЦСКА подписа с двама юноши" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Петър Витанов подсили Верея" (in Bulgarian). novsport.bg. 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Петър Витанов е четвъртият нов футболист в Черно море" [Petar Vitanov is Cherno More's fourth new footballer] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Черно море – Берое 1:4" [Cherno More – Beroe 1:4] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 17 February 2018.
- ^ "官方：天津津门虎签下保加利亚后腰维塔诺夫" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, PETAR VITANOV!" (in Belarusian). S.K. Beveren. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Bulgaria v Italy game report". FIFA. 28 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021.
- ^ Petar Vitanov at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- Petar Vitanov at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Sofia
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Chinese Super League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- FC Vereya players
- PFC Cherno More Varna players
- PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players
- S.K. Beveren players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium