Lukas Petkov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lukas Emanuel Petkov | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Friedberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth (on loan from FC Augsburg) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | SV Mering | ||
| 2008–2018 | FC Augsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | FC Augsburg II | 29 | (6) |
| 2021– | FC Augsburg | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → SC Verl (loan) | 37 | (11) |
| 2023– | → SpVgg Greuther Fürth (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Bulgaria | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 | |||
Lukas Emanuel Petkov (born 1 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth, on loan from FC Augsburg.[2][3] Born in Germany, he plays for the Bulgaria national team.
Club career
On 22 May 2021, Petkov made his Bundesliga debut for FC Augsburg in a 5–2 defeat against Bayern Munich.[4] On 2 June he signed a new contract with Augsburg until June 2024, and was then sent for a season long loan to 3. Liga team SC Verl.[5] On 31 January 2023 Augsburg extended Petkov's contract until the summer of 2026 and send him on loan to 2. Bundesliga team SpVgg Greuther Fürth until the end of season.[6] On 19 June 2023 SpVgg Greuther Fürth extended Petkov's loan until 30 June 2024.[7]
International career
Born in Germany, Petkov is of Bulgarian descent.[8] In January 2022 Aleksandar Dimitrov, the manager of Bulgaria U21, confirmed that Petkov expressed his desire to represent Bulgaria and its subject of gaining citizenship.[9] In January 2023 Bulgarian Football Union confirmed Petkov agreed to play for Bulgaria and they are working on making him available to debut in 2023.[10] He received his first call up for Bulgaria on 21 August 2023 for the matches against Iran and Montenegro.[11] On 7 September 2023, Petkov earned his first cap, playing as a starter in the 0:1 loss against the former in a friendly match.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 January 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Augsburg II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–21 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 5 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| SC Verl (loan) | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[a] | 1 | 36 | 11 | |
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth (loan) | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 78 | 18 | ||
- ^ Includes Westfalenpokal matches.
References
- ^ "Lukas Petkov". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Lukas Petkov". bundesliga.com.
- ^ Lukas Petkov at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "FC Bayern München vs. FC Augsburg 5:2: Bayern mit Abschluss-Gala und Rekord von Robert Lewandowski". goal.com (in German). 22 May 2021.
- ^ SC Verl: Lukas Petkov kommt vom Bundesligisten FC Augsburg – MSPW – Media Sportservice
- ^ FCA verlängert mit Lukas Petkov und verleiht ihn nach Fürth
- ^ "Petkov leihe verlängert". sgf1903.de (in German).
- ^ "Лукас Петков за първи път попадна в групата на Аугсбург". Topsport.bg. 21 November 2020.
- ^ Александър Димитров: С Ясен се караме всеки ден кого да взима или да не взима, Филип Кръстев попадна на правилното място
- ^ Гонзо отговори на коментарите, породени след вчерашното му изказване за България
- ^ Разширен състав на България „А“ за двубоите с Иран и Черна гора
- ^ Kichukov, Simeon (7 September 2023). "Футболните национали загубиха от Иран в приятелски мач" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
- Lukas Petkov at DFB (also available in German)
- Lukas Petkov at kicker (in German)
- Lukas Petkov at Soccerway
- Template:FootballDatabase.eu
- 2000 births
- People from Aichach-Friedberg
- Footballers from Swabia (Bavaria)
- Living people
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- German men's footballers
- German people of Bulgarian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Augsburg II players
- FC Augsburg players
- SC Verl players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players