Steven Petkov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Valentinov Petkov | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Vratsa, Bulgaria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beroe Stara Zagora | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Botev Vratsa | ||
| 2004–2014 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Levski Sofia | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Beroe Stara Zagora | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Bulgaria U17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2014 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2016 | |||
Steven Petkov (Bulgarian: Стивън Петков; born 7 May 1995) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Beroe Stara Zagora.[2]
Career
Born in Vratsa, Petkov arrived in Levski Sofia's youth academy in 2004, from Botev Vratsa, and progressed through the club's youth academy. He made his first team debut at 16 years and 351 days, when he came off the bench against Kaliakra Kavarna on 23 April 2012.
Ludogorets Razgrad
On 3 July 2014, Petkov joined the Bulgarian champion Ludogorets Razgrad.[3] On 5 August, Petkov was released from the team due to a match-fixing scandal involving Bulgaria U19.[4]
Match-fixing scandal
Just before the UEFA Euro U19 2014 Petkov was released from the Bulgaria U19. After the team came back from the tournament it was announced that there had been a scheme for match-fixing, according to which the Bulgarian team should lose the matches with big results. Dimitar Gyaurov was arested for this.[5] Later was announced that Petkov had been part of the sheme. He talked with other players from the team to join him and to lose the matches for money, but the player Stefan Velkov revealed this to head coach Aleksandar Dimitrov.[6] On 5 August 2014, the Bulgarian Football Union announced that Petkov is with blocked rights to play football until the investigation is over. Later that day Ludogorets announced that Petkov is released from the team due to this scandal.[4][7] On 7 May 2015, Petkov gained back his rights to play after he was not indicted.[8]
On 8 April 2016 Petkov was found not guilty in taking part of the sheme. [9]
Beroe Stara Zagora
In June 2015, Petkov signed a contract with Beroe Stara Zagora.
Club statistics
Club
- As of 21 October 2015
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Levski Sofia | A Group | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2015–16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Берое атакува Европа със Спаско, Стивън, Жоро, Ванката и Венелин" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Steven Petkov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Steven Petkov joins Ludogorets". 7sport.net.
- ^ a b "Steven Petkov was released from Ludogorets". sportal.bg.
- ^ "Арестуваха български футболист за "черно тото"". monitor.bg.
- ^ "Стефан Велков спрял черното тото в националния". sportline.bg.
- ^ "Трима играчи със спрени права заради скандал". dnevnik.bg.
- ^ "ДК възстанови правата на Стивън Петков". sportal.bg.
- ^ Стивън Петков: Времето за разплата винаги идва