Georgi Yomov

Georgi Yomov (Bulgarian: Георги Йомов; born 6 July 1997) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for CSKA Sofia and the Bulgaria national team. He is a grandson of former Levski Sofia footballer Todor Barzov.

Georgi Yomov
Personal information
Full name Georgi Tsetskov Yomov
Date of birth (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Sofia
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2015 Levski Sofia
2015–2016 Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Slavia Sofia 109 (14)
2020– CSKA Sofia 13 (0)
National team‡
2012–2014 Bulgaria U17 7 (4)
2016 Bulgaria U19 1 (0)
2017–2018 Bulgaria U21 5 (0)
2020– Bulgaria 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:09, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2020

Playing youth football for Levski Sofia, Yomov began his professional career at Slavia Sofia, then transferred to CSKA Sofia in the summer of 2020 for a reported fee of €300,000. He made his senior Bulgaria debut in October 2020, having previously represented the nation at various youth levels.

Career

Early career

Yomov joined Levski Sofia at the age of 9 in 2006 and progressed through the club's academy system. In the summer of 2015 he left the club to sign a professional contract with Slavia Sofia.[2]

Slavia Sofia

Yomov spent a few months in Slavia's youth academy and was promoted to the senior team in early 2016. He made his first team debut in a 0–0 home draw against Cherno More Varna on 21 February 2016, coming on as a substitute for Yanis Karabelyov.[3] Two months later, on 2 April, Yomov scored his first goal for Slavia against Montana after an impressive individual effort.[4]

For five years with Slavia Yomov made overall 126 appearances, scored 17 goals and won the Bulgarian Cup in 2018.

CSKA Sofia

On 17 August 2020, Yomov completed a move to CSKA Sofia[5] for a reported fee of €300,000.[6] He made his debut five days later as a 57th-minute substitute for Graham Carey in a 2–1 away win over Botev Vratsa.[7] Yomov scored his first goal for CSKA on 24 September against B36 Tórshavn in the third qualifying round of the Europa League.[8]

International career

Yomov was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad for the first time in October 2020 for a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-off against Hungary and a UEFA Nations League matches against Finland and Wales.[9] He made his international debut on 8 October at Vasil Levski National Stadium, replacing Galin Ivanov in the first half against Hungary, and scored in the 89th minute of a 3–1 loss.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 December 2020
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
Slavia Sofia A Group 2015–16 13200––132
First League 2016–17 25210204[lower-alpha 2]1323
2017–18 14230––172
2018–19 314214100376
2019–20 24410––254
2020–21 2000––20
Total 1091471614112617
CSKA Sofia First League 2020–21 1300010[lower-alpha 3]1–231
Career statistics12214711624114918
  1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
  2. Relegation Play-offs
  3. UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 11 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bulgaria 202042
Total212
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2020Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Hungary1–31–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
2.11 November 2020 Gibraltar2–03–0Friendly

Honours
Slavia Sofia

References
  1. "Профил на Георги Цецков Йомов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. "5-има основни играчи напуснаха Левски U19". viasport.bg (in Bulgarian). 14 August 2015.
  3. "Славия - Черно море 0:0". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 21 February 2016.
  4. "Славия развинти Монтана, почна от съблекалнята". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). 2 April 2016.
  5. "ЦСКА привлече Георги Йомов". cska.bg (in Bulgarian). 17 August 2020.
  6. "ЦСКА-София плаща 300 000 евро за Йомов". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 20 August 2020.
  7. "Botev Vratsa vs. CSKA Sofia". soccerway.com. 22 August 2020.
  8. "CSKA Sofia vs. B36". soccerway.com. 24 September 2020.
  9. "Bulgaria squad for the games against Hungary, Finland and Wales". bfunion.bg. 30 September 2020.
  10. "Bulgaria 1–3 Hungary". uefa.com. 8 October 2020.
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