Stanislav Kostov
Stanislav Kostov (Bulgarian: Станислав Костов; born 2 October 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Olympiakos Nicosia in the Cypriot First Division.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanislav Yordanov Kostov | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Pirin 2001 | ||
| 2010 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 12 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Botev Plovdiv | 35 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Beroe | 42 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 51 | (16) |
| 2018–2020 | Levski Sofia | 62 | (27) |
| 2020– | Olympiakos Nicosia | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 May 2019 | |||
Club career
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Born in Blagoevgrad, Kostov began his career at Pirin 2001 as an important part of their youth team. In January 2010 he was scouted by Pirin Blagoevgrad. Kostov made his first-team debut in the 2010–11 season as a substitute against Sliven 2000 in a 2–1 league win on 7 August 2010. He netted his first goal, as he scored the winning strike in a 2–1 home victory over Lokomotiv Sofia on 11 September. In the game, he also assisted Boris Kondev for the first goal and won the Man of the Match award. On 25 September 2010, in a home match versus Minyor Pernik, Stanislav scored the only goal for Pirin in a 1–1 draw. On 16 October he assisted Boris Kondev for the opening goal in a match against Levski Sofia, but Pirin went on to lose the game 4–1.
CSKA Sofia
After a good first half of the season with Pirin, Kostov caught the eye of the major Bulgarian clubs CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia. After a tough transfer battle for the youngster, Kostov finally decided to sign with CSKA. He made 21 appearances for CSKA, scoring 3 goals.
Botev Plovdiv
On 22 June 2012, Botev Plovdiv signed Kostov on a season-long loan deal,[1] with the option of making the move permanent. On 10 August, Botev exercised the option to buy 100% of Kostov's contract.[2] He signed a two-year contract. The following day, Kostov made his debut in a 3–0 win over Slavia Sofia, coming on as a substitute for Vander. His first goals came on 24 November, in a 6–1 home win over FC Eurocollege in the Bulgarian Cup, scoring a hat-trick.
Beroe
In February 2014, Kostov signed a contract with Beroe Stara Zagora.[3]
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Kostov returned to his home club in the season 2016/17. Scoring 16 goals in 51 games, he was the team's top striker and an unchangeable starter. In the winter break of season 2017-18 he left for Levski Sofia.
Levski Sofia
After coming to Sofia, Kostov had a disappointing half a season in Levski. But during the second season of his spell there he started the season with 13 goals in just 14 appearances, the likes of which no other Bulgarian striker has done in the past 12 years since Georgi Ivanov, thus converting himself in a regular starter. Kostov scored 24 goals in 38 matches with Levski by the end of his second season and became the top scorer of the league.
Career statistics
- As of August 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2010–11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 2 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2012–13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 2 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 3 | |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2016–17 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 10 |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 6 | |
| Levski Sofia | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 24 | |
| 2019–20 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 221 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 53 | |
Honours
Club
CSKA Sofia
Botev Plovdiv
- Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2013–14
Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2017–18
Individual
- First League top scorer: 2018–19
Personal life
Kostov became a father of a daughter in 2019.[4]
References
- "Ботев Пд взе Станислав Костов от ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
- "Ботев откупи правата на Станислав Костов от ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- "Станислав Костов: избрах Берое заради треньора и града" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- "Станислав Костов отказал трансфер в тим от Саудитска Арабия" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
External links
- Stanislav Kostov at Soccerway
- Stanislav Kostov at FootballDatabase.eu
- Profile at Levskisofia.info