Krasimir Kostov
Personal information
Full name Krasimir Ivanov Kostov
Date of birth (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995
Place of birth Petrich, Bulgaria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Botev Vratsa
Number 76
Youth career
2007–2013 Pirin 2001
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Pirin Razlog 7 (0)
2014–2018 Pirin Blagoevgrad 73 (0)
2018– Botev Vratsa 154 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Bulgaria U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023

Krasimir Kostov (Bulgarian: Красимир Костов; born 11 February 1995) is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Botev Vratsa.[1]

Career

Kostov started to play football in the local side of his home village Kolarovo, Petrich Municipality. In 2007, when he was 12 years old, he joined Pirin 2001 Football Academy, where he honed his footballing skills.[2]

In January 2014, Kostov signed with B Group club Pirin Razlog. He made his senior debut on 12 April 2014, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 home win over Haskovo. Kostov ended the season with 5 clean sheets out of 7 appearances.

In June 2014, Kostov joined Pirin Blagoevgrad. His first season with Pirin went very well and he had kept clean sheets in 14 of his 18 appearances, helping the club to win promotion to the A Group. On 9 July 2015, Kostov signed his first professional contract in his career.[3] He made his A Group debut in a 1–1 home draw against Cherno More Varna on 19 July 2015.

On 21 June 2018, Kostov signed with Botev Vratsa.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 March 2018
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
Pirin Razlog B Group 2013–14 700070
Total 7000000070
Pirin Blagoevgrad B Group 2014–15 18010190
A Group 2015–16 34000340
First League 2016–17 16010170
2017–18 001010
Total 680300000710
Career statistics750300000780
  1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

References

  1. Krasimir Kostov at Soccerway
  2. "Красимир Костов – по стъпките на дядо си и Мирослав Митев" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. "Пирин подписа с всички състезатели" (in Bulgarian). pirinfc.com. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.
  4. "Краси Костов подписа с Ботев Враца" (in Bulgarian). struma.com. 21 June 2018.


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