Dimitar Atanasov (footballer)

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Dimitar Atanasov (Bulgarian: Димитър Атанасов; born 26 April 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Dimitar Atanasov
Personal information
Full name Dimitar Mariykov Atanasov
Date of birth (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
PFC Levski Sofia
Vitosha Bistritsa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Vitosha Bistritsa 1 (0)
2018 Real Mississauga
2019 Slivnishki Geroy 5 (2)
2019–2020 Arda 1 (0)
2019–2020Botev Galabovo (loan) 13 (0)
2020 Levski Chepintsi 20 (12)
2021–2022 Marek Dupnitsa 16 (1)
2022 Sportist Svoge 12 (1)
2022 Union Pettenbach 13 (0)
2023 Rilski Sportist Samokov
2023 Doxa Drama
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2023

Club career

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Early career

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Atanasov began his professional career in 2018 with FC Vitosha Bistritsa in the First Professional Football League.[1][2] In 2018, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with SC Real Mississauga.[3] In 2019, he signed with FC Arda Kardzhali but was loaned to FC Botev Galabovo in the Second League.[4] In 2020, Arda released him from his contract.[5]

Bulgaria

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In 2021, he signed with league rivals FC Marek Dupnitsa.[6] He recorded his first goal for Marek on August 13, 2021, against FC Minyor Pernik.[7] In January 2022, he was transferred to FC Sportist Svoge.[8][9] He made his debut on February 19, 2022, against FC Levski Lom, recording his first goal for the club.[10] After the conclusion of the season, he was released from his contract with Svoge.[11]

Austria

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Following his stint with Svoge, he played abroad once more this time in Austria with Union Pettenbach.[12] In total, he played in 13 matches.[13]

Return to Bulgaria

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After a brief run abroad in Austria, he returned to his native country in 2023 to secure a deal with Rilski Sportist Samokov during the January transfer window.[14] After the conclusion of the season, he left Rilski to join Greek side Doxa Drama in the Greek third division in August 2023.[15]

References

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  1. ^ topsport.bg (2018-07-17). "Витоша (Бистрица) се подсили с албански халф". Topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. ^ "Димитър Атанасов - Футболисти - Витоша (Бистрица) - Първа лига - Sportal.bg". www.sportal.bg. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  3. ^ "Real Mississauga SC – Canadian Soccer League". Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  4. ^ "Португалец дойде в Арда, още един подписа с клуба". ФК АРДА (in Bulgarian). 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  5. ^ Koleva, Lila (2020-07-09). "АРДА се раздели с още трима играчи". ФК АРДА (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  6. ^ Георгиев, Мариян (2021-07-08). "Марек и Струмска слава не се победиха | KotaSport" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  7. ^ "Дубълът на Лудогорец победи Спортист (Своге), Миньор и Марек направиха равенство". Topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 2021-08-13. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  8. ^ "Спортист Своге започна подготовка за пролетния полусезон". Football24.bg (in Bulgarian). 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  9. ^ "Спортист Своге представи петима нови" [Athlete Svoge presented five new ones]. Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). February 10, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  10. ^ "Спортист (Своге) се добра до успех над Левски (Лом)" [Athlete (Svoge) beat Levski (Lom) with 2: 1]. Topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). February 19, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "А група - Спортист (Своге) започва подготовка с по-високи амбиции и сериозна селекция" [Athlete (Svoge) Begins Training with Higher Ambitions and Serious Selection]. a-pfg.com. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Union Pettenbach • Cupfight zwischen Pettenbach und Micheldorf" [Cup Fight Between Pettenbach and Micheldorf]. Union Pettenbach (in German). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Kader - KM - Saison 2022/23 - Mannschaften". vereine.oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Рилски спортист връща у нас бивш нападател на Марек от Австрия" [An athlete from Rila brings back to us a former attacker of Marek from Austria]. Пирин Спорт (in Bulgarian). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  15. ^ Angelov, Kaloyan (24 August 2023). "Първо във F24: Димитър Атанасов с много престижен трансфер, смени Рилецо с Докса Драма" [First in F24: Dimitar Atanasov with a very prestigious transfer, replaced Riletso with Doxa Drama]. Football24.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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