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Hristiyan Petrov
Bulgarian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov (Bulgarian: Християн Ивайлов Петров; born 24 June 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen and the Bulgaria national team.[2]
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Career
Petrov joined CSKA Sofia from the Lokomotiv Plovdiv academy in 2017, signing his first professional contract with CSKA on 23 June 2020.[3][4] He made his professional league debut for the club on 22 August 2021.[5] Petrov debuted in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 4 August 2022 against St Patrick's Athletic.[6] At the end of December 2022, Petrov extended his contract for another three years.[7] His team chose him as the best youngster that same year.[8]
On 5 September 2022, Petrov received his first call-up for the Bulgaria national football team for UEFA Nations League matches against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 September.[9] Whilst playing for the U21 squad in March 2023, he received another call-up to replace the injured Dimo Krastev for the senior squad.[10] On 24 March 2023, Petrov debuted as a starter in a 1–0 home loss against Montenegro before being replaced by Yanis Karabelyov around the one-hour mark.[11]
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Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 August 2025[2]
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025
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Honours
- 2023: Best progressing youngster in First Professional Football League[12]
References
External links
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