Filip Krastev

Filip Krastev
Personal information
Full name	Filip Yavorov Krastev
Date of birth	15 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Slavia Sofia
Number	20
Youth career
2010–2020	Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	Slavia Sofia
2020–	Lommel
2020–	→ Slavia Sofia (loan)
International career‡
2017–2018	Bulgaria U17
2019–	Bulgaria U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2019

Filip Krastev (Template:Lang-bg; born 15 October 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Slavia Sofia, on loan from Lommel.

Career

Krastev joined Slavia Sofia's youth academy in 2010.^[2] He made his first team debut at the age of 16 years and 210 days in a 0–3 home loss against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 13 May 2018, coming on as a substitute for Galin Ivanov.^[3] Krastev scored his first senior goal on 24 February 2020, netting the second for Slavia during their 3–1 victory against Dunav Ruse. A week later, he provided an assist to Ivaylo Dimitrov in a 2–1 away win over Levski Sofia.^[4]

On 18 June 2020, Slavia announced that Krastev would sign for Premier League club Manchester City in the following week ^[5], however on 28 June 2020 Krastev was signed by Belgian First Division B team Lommel, part of the City Football Group, which immediately loaned him back to Slavia until the end of 2020.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 July 2020

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Other^[a]		Total
Slavia Sofia	First League	2017–18	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
		2018–19	13	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	17	0
		2019–20	16	3	0	0	–		–		16	3
	Total		30	3	1	0	2	0	1	0	34	3
Career statistics			30	3	1	0	2	0	1	0	34	3

^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

References

^ "Профил на Филип Яворов Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ "Юноша на Славия: В началото не говорих с никой" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 22 November 2018.
^ "Slavia Sofia 0–3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv". soccerway.com. 13 May 2018.
^ "Талант на Славия: Не знаех, че бях най-добрият срещу Левски" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 5 March 2020.
^ "Съобщение от Славия (София)" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 18 June 2020.
^ "Bulgaars toptalent belandt via Manchester City bij Lommel" [Bulgarian top talent ends up at Lommel through Manchester City] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 28 June 2020.

External links

Filip Krastev at Soccerway

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[7] Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

[1] "Профил на Филип Яворов Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[2] "Юноша на Славия: В началото не говорих с никой" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 22 November 2018.

[3] "Slavia Sofia 0–3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv". soccerway.com. 13 May 2018.

[4] "Талант на Славия: Не знаех, че бях най-добрият срещу Левски" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 5 March 2020.

[5] "Съобщение от Славия (София)" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 18 June 2020.

[6] "Bulgaars toptalent belandt via Manchester City bij Lommel" [Bulgarian top talent ends up at Lommel through Manchester City] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 28 June 2020.

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