Alex Petkov

Alex Petkov (Bulgarian: Алекс Петков; born 25 July 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Levski Sofia.[2] He is the son of the former Bulgarian football player Milen Petkov.

Alex Petkov
Personal information
Full name Alex Milenov Petkov
Date of birth (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Levski Sofia
Number 2
Youth career
2008–2016 Cherno More
2016–2020 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2018 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 → Clyde (loan) 14 (0)
2020 → Brechin City (loan) 4 (0)
2020– Levski Sofia 11 (0)
National team‡
2016 Bulgaria U19 1 (0)
2017 Bulgaria U18 2 (0)
2019– Bulgaria U21 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:10, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2020

Career

Petkov began his career at Cherno More Varna and joined Heart of Midlothian at the age of 16 in June 2016, signing a three-year contract.[3]

On 22 July 2017, Petkov made his first-team debut, replacing John Souttar during a 3–0 League Cup victory over East Fife at Tynecastle Park. On 19 January 2018, Petkov joined Scottish League Two side Berwick Rangers on loan until the end of the season.[4] He made his league debut in a 2–3 home loss against Peterhead eleven days later, playing the full 90 minutes.

During the 2019–20 season Petkov was loaned to Clyde and Brechin City.[5]

On 8 September 2020, Petkov returned to Bulgaria, signing a 1-year deal with Levski Sofia.[6]

International career

Petkov made his debut for the Bulgarian under-21 team on 22 March 2019 in the starting eleven for the friendly against Northern Ireland U21.[7]

References
  1. "Хартс преотстъпи сина на Милен Петков". bnr.bg. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. Alex Petkov Stats
  3. "Talented youngsters join club". heartsfc.co.uk. 15 June 2016.
  4. "Irving returns, Petkov loaned out". heartsfc.co.uk. 19 January 2018.
  5. "BRECHIN BRING IN PETKOV". SPFL. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. "ПФК Левски подписа с Алекс Петков". levski.bg. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. "България U21 отстъпи с 0:1 в контролата със Северна Ирландия U21" (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 22 March 2019.
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