Martin Lukov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Bozhidarov and the family name is Lukov.

Martin Lukov (Bulgarian: Мартин Луков; born 5 July 1993) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Levski Sofia.

Martin Lukov

Personal information
Full name	Martin Bozhidarov Lukov
Date of birth	(1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Levski Sofia
Number	78
Youth career
	Slavia Sofia
	Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Slivnishki Geroy	4	(0)
2013–2014	Vitosha Bistritsa	7	(0)
2014	Pirin Razlog	14	(0)
2015	Oborishte	3	(0)
2015–2018	Dunav Ruse	58	(0)
2018–2021	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	73	(0)
2021–2022	Al-Tai	18	(0)
2022	Arda	10	(0)
2022–2023	Karmiotissa	0	(0)
2024	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	14	(0)
2025–	Levski Sofia	0	(0)
International career‡
2020–2021	Bulgaria	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2021

Career

Dunav Ruse

Lukov joined Dunav Ruse in the summer of 2015, while the team was competing in the second division. He became a first choice goalkeeper immediately and played a crucial role during the season, as his team won the league and were promoted to the Bulgarian First League for the first time after a twenty-five year absence.^[1]

After the very first fixtures of the 2016-17 season, Lukov contributed heavily under the goalpost for Dunav's surprising five wins and two draws in the first seven rounds. In the match against Beroe Stara Zagora on 18 September 2016, he became Dunav's goalkeeper with the most minutes without conceding a goal, with 456 minutes, a record previously held by Ivan Ivanov during the club's tenure in the 1963-64 A Group season.^[2]

On 13 April 2017 it was confirmed that Lukov had sustained a serious injury and would be out of action for at least 6 months, thus missing the remainder of the 2016-17 season.^[3] On 13 October 2017 it was announced that Lukov will rejoin the team trainings, being completely ready to return to action.^[4] Lukov left the club in June 2018.^[5]

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

On 12 June 2018, Lukov signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv for three years.^[6]

International career

In 2013 Lukov played for the Bulgarian Amateur national team - South-East Bulgaria, in the UEFA Regions' Cup.^[7]

In the beginning of 2017 he received a call up for Bulgaria, but didn't join the team due to injury.^[8] Lukov earned his first cap on 11 October 2020, in the 0–2 away loss against Finland in a UEFA Nations League match.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 February 2021

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
Slivnishki Geroy	V Group	2012–13	4	0	?	?	—		—		4	0
Vitosha Bistritsa	B Group	2013–14	7	0	3	0	—		—		10	0
Pirin Razlog		2014–15	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
Oborishte	V Group	2014–15	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Dunav Ruse	B Group	2015–16	28	0	0	0	—		—		28	0
	First League	2016–17	20	0	0	0	—		—		20	0
		2017–18	10	0	0	0	0	0	4[b]	0	14	0
	Total		58	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	62	0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	First League	2018–19	28	0	5	0	—		—		33	0
		2019–20	23	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	29	0
		2020–21	19	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	22	0
	Total		70	0	7	0	6	0	1	0	84	0
Career statistics			133	0	8	0	6	0	5	0	177	0

1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
2. Relegation Play-offs

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

• Bulgarian Cup (2): 2018–19, 2019–20
• Bulgarian Supercup: 2020