Aleksandar Tsvetkov

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Aleksandar Tsvetkov
Tsvetkov in 2012
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Aleksandrov Tsvetkov
Date of birth (1990-08-31) 31 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Pleven, Bulgaria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Spartak Varna
Number 6
Youth career
1996–2006 Spartak Pleven
2006–2008 Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2016 Litex Lovech 101 (4)
2015–2016 Litex Lovech II 22 (1)
2016–2018 Cherno More 57 (2)
2018–2022 Beroe 111 (2)
2022 Academica Clinceni 15 (0)
2022 Politehnica Timișoara 14 (0)
2023– Spartak Varna 36 (1)
International career
2010–2012 Bulgaria U21 12 (0)
2011–2020 Bulgaria 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:35, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Aleksandar Aleksandrov Tsvetkov (Bulgarian: Александър Александров Цветков; born 31 August 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spartak Varna.

Career[edit]

Litex[edit]

Tsvetkov made his first team debut in a 5–1 Bulgarian Cup win over Maritsa Plovdiv on 7 December 2008, coming on as a substitute for Sandrinho. He made his league debut on 31 May 2009, again as a substitute replacing Wilfried Niflore, as Litex beat CSKA Sofia 1–0.

Tsvetkov became a first-team regular early in the 2012–13 season. On 31 August 2012, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away league win over Botev Vratsa.

Cherno More[edit]

On 9 June 2016 after 10 years in Litex, he left the club and joined Cherno More.[2] He quickly established himself as a regular starter, so it came as a surprise when his contract was terminated by mutual consent in May 2018, several weeks before the end of the season.[3]

Beroe[edit]

On 23 June 2018, Tsvetkov signed with Beroe.[4]

Spartak Varna[edit]

On 29 December 2022, he was announced as a new signing of Spartak Varna, joining the team on a one-and-a-half year contract.[5]

International career[edit]

On 7 October 2011, Tsvetkov earned his first cap for Bulgaria in the 0–3 away loss against Ukraine in an exhibition match. He had to wait nearly 6 years to feature for the national team again; on 3 September 2017, Tsvetkov was in the line-up for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier, a 1–3 away defeat by the Netherlands.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 6 May 2022
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Litex Lovech 2008–09 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2009–10 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2010–11 14 0 1 0 2 0 17 0
2011–12 18 0 1 0 3 0 22 0
2012–13 24 3 4 0 28 3
2013–14 33 1 6 2 39 3
2014–15 7 0 2 0 3 0 12 0
2015–16 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0
Total 101 4 19 2 8 0 126 6
Litex Lovech II 2015–16 22 1 22 1
Cherno More 2016–17 31 2 3 2 34 4
2017–18 26 0 1 0 27 0
Total 57 2 4 2 0 0 61 4
Beroe 2018–19 35 0 1 1 36 1
2019–20 29 1 1 0 30 1
2020–21 29 0 2 0 31 0
2021–22 18 1 1 0 19 1
Total 111 2 5 1 0 0 116 3
Academica Clinceni 2021–22 15 0 15 0
Career total 306 9 28 5 8 0 342 14

International stats[edit]

Bulgaria national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 1 0
2012 0 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 1 0
2018 0 0
2019 2 0
2020 7 1
Total 11 1

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 November 2020 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Gibraltar 1–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Litex Lovech

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2016/2017" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Черно море се подсили с национален състезател" (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More. 9 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Александър Цветков разтрогна с Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Берое привлече Александър Цветков" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 23 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Спартак Варна привлече бивш национал" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Netherlands-Bulgaria". fifa.com. 3 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.

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