Petko Hristov

Petko Hristov (Bulgarian: Петко Христов; born 1 March 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Pro Vercelli, on loan from Fiorentina.[2] He has a twin brother Andrea, who plays for Slavia Sofia.

Petko Hristov
Personal information
Full name Petko Rosenov Hristov
Date of birth (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Pro Vercelli
(on loan from Fiorentina)
Number 25
Youth career
2008–2013 Levski Sofia
2013–2016 Slavia Sofia
2017–2018 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Slavia Sofia 26 (1)
2017– Fiorentina 0 (0)
2018–2019Ternana (loan) 13 (1)
2019–2020Bisceglie (loan) 25 (0)
2020–Pro Vercelli (loan) 20 (2)
National team
2016 Bulgaria U17 8 (0)
2016–2017 Bulgaria U19 18 (0)
2017– Bulgaria U21 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:07, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Career

Slavia Sofia

Hristov started his career in Levski Sofia, before relocating to Slavia Sofia in 2013.[3] He made his senior debut for Slavia in a match of the Europa League against Polish club Zagłębie Lubin on 30 June 2016, coming on as a substitute for Georgi Yomov.[4] A month later he made his Bulgarian First League debut in the opening game of the season against CSKA Sofia.[5] He scored his first goal on 10 September in a 5–2 home win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 1 October Petko was joined by his twin brother Andrea Hristov in the central defense for the very first time against Vereya in the starting line-up.[6]

On 3 April 2017, Hristov signed his first professional contract with the club until 31 July 2020.[7]

Fiorentina

On 17 July 2017, Fiorentina confirmed they had signed Hristov on a five-year contract after Firenze Viola, Fiorentina owner, himself liked the players after seeing the player at European Under-19 Championship.[8] On 20 August 2017, he was on the bench for the first time in the Serie A match against Inter Milan.[9] He made his unoficcial debut for the club against Real Madrid on 24 August coming on as a substitute in added time for the Trofeo Bernabeu game.[10][11]

Ternana (loan)

On 16 August 2018, Hristov joined to Serie C club Ternana on loan until 30 June 2019.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on 4 December 2018 in a league match against Rimini won by Ternana by 3:0.[13]

Bisceglie (loan)

On 9 August 2019, Hristov joined Serie C club Bisceglie on loan until 30 June 2020.[14]

Pro Vercelli (loan)

On 18 September 2020, Hristov joined Serie C club Pro Vercelli on loan until 30 June 2021.

International career

Youth levels

Hristov was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[15] After a draw and 2 wins the team qualified for the knockout phase which was held in July 2017.[16] Petkov played in the all 3 matches from the group stage when Bulgaria were eliminated.

On 5 September 2017, he made his debut for the Bulgaria U21 in match against Luxembourg U21.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 October 2020[2]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slavia Sofia First League 2016–17 25100104[lower-alpha 1]0301
2017–18 10000010
Total 261001040311
Fiorentina Serie A 2017–18 000000
Total 0000000000
Ternana (loan) Serie C 2018–19 13110141
Bisceglie (loan) 2019–20 25000250
Pro Vercelli (loan) 2020–21 210021
Career total 663101040723

Style of play

Hristov was described from the Italian media as a physically strong defender with great air abilities and being able to read the game which has led him to be compared to legendary Brazilian defender Thiago Silva.[18]

Awards

Individual

References

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