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

Krasimir Kostov
Personal information
Full name Krasimir Ivanov Kostov
Date of birth (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Petrich, Bulgaria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Pirin Blagoevgrad
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)
2018–2024 Botev Vratsa 161 (0)
2024– Pirin Blagoevgrad 8 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Bulgaria U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Career

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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

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Club

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As of 5 March 2018
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bulgaria League Bulgarian Cup Europe Other[a] Total
Pirin Razlog B Group 2013–14 7 0 0 0 7 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Pirin Blagoevgrad B Group 2014–15 18 0 1 0 19 0
A Group 2015–16 34 0 0 0 34 0
First League 2016–17 16 0 1 0 17 0
2017–18 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 68 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 71 0
Career statistics 75 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 78 0
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

References

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  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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