Petar Vitanov
Vitanov with Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2019
Personal information
Full name Petar Ivo Vitanov
Date of birth (1995-03-10) 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
 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
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)
International career‡
2013–2014 Bulgaria U19 5 (0)
2021– Bulgaria 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023
‡ 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 currently plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.[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

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]

International career

He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 28 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy.[9]

Statistics

As of 20 March 2021

Professional Club Performance
Club Season Division League Bulgarian Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSKA Sofia
2013–14A Group 1000—10
2014–15 2000—20
2015–16V Group 23150—281
CSKA Sofia II 2016–17 Second League 280——280
CSKA Sofia 2016–17 First League 1000—10
Vereya 2017–18 16000—160
Cherno More 14000—140
2018–19 30020—320
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2019–20 2605040350
2020–21 2104020270
Career statistics1621160601841

Honours

Club

CSKA Sofia
Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References

  1. ↑ "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2017/2018" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Petar Vitanov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. ↑ "Люлка на шампиони: Петър Витанов" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "ЦСКА подписа с двама юноши" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 19 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Петър Витанов подсили Верея" (in Bulgarian). novsport.bg. 21 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Черно море – Берое 1:4" [Cherno More – Beroe 1:4] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 17 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Bulgaria v Italy game report". FIFA. 28 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021.
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