Kaloyan Krastev
Personal information
Full name Kaloyan Ivaylov Krastev
Date of birth (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999
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)
2019–2020 → Slavia Sofia (loan) 21 (2)
2020–2021 Slavia Sofia 34 (5)
2021–2023 CSKA Sofia 22 (0)
2022–2023 → Beroe (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

Slavia Sofia

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

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

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

International career

Youth levels

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

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

Club

As of 3 December 2023
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
Slavia Sofia A Group 2015–16 10000––100
First League 2016–17 23100204[lower-alpha 2]0291
2017–18 20231–00233
Slavia Sofia (loan) 2019–20 20222–1[lower-alpha 3]0234
Slavia Sofia 2020–21 2835311–347
2021–22 6200––62
Total 10710106315012617
Bologna Serie A 2017–18 0000––00
2018–19 0000––00
CSKA Sofia First League 2021–22 1802050—250
2022–23 400020—60
Total 220207000310
Beroe (loan) First League 2022–23 17121——192
Lokomotiv Sofia 2023–24 17110——181
Career statistics164121571015019520

References

  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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