Radoslav Dimitrov

Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Радослав Бончев Димитров; born 12 August 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

Radoslav Dimitrov

Dimitrov playing for Slavia Sofia in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov
Date of birth	(1988-08-12) 12 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Lovech, Bulgaria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1996–2007	Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Litex Lovech	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Montana (loan)	23	(0)
2008	→ Sportist Svoge (loan)	15	(0)
2009–2014	Slavia Sofia	134	(2)
2010	→ Montana (loan)	13	(0)
2014	Levski Sofia	2	(0)
2015	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	9	(0)
2015–2016	Botoșani	48	(1)
2017–2019	Universitatea Craiova	44	(2)
2019–2023	Sepsi OSK	114	(1)
2023	Universitatea Cluj	7	(0)
2024	Botoșani	3	(0)
2024–2025	Spartak Varna	15	(0)
International career
2009–2010	Bulgaria U21	2	(0)
2013	Bulgaria	4	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 December 2024

Club career

Dimitrov began his football career at the Litex Lovech's Youth Academy. He failed to break into the first team, and went out on loan to Montana and then Sportist Svoge.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2009, Dimitrov joined Slavia Sofia.^[1] He made his league debut on 9 March 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute during the 1–0 away win over Litex Lovech.^[2] Dimitrov's first start for Slavia came on 17 March in their 5–2 away victory over Belasitsa Petrich, playing 56 minutes.^[3]

In January 2010,^{[citation needed]} Dimitrov was loaned out to fellow A PFG club Montana for the rest of the season. He returned to Slavia at the end of the season having made 13 appearances in Montana's successful battle against relegation.

Dimitrov became a regular starter for Slavia during the 2010–11 A PFG season. On 4 December 2010, he tallied his first goal to give Slavia a 1–0 win against Etar 1924 for Bulgarian Cup.^[4] He netted his first league goal against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 2 April 2011, scoring the equalizing goal as the game ended in a 1–1 draw.^[5]

After five years of playing for Slavia Dimitrov was released and in June 2014 he signed a two-year contract with Levski Sofia.^[6]

International career

On 15 March 2013, Dimitrov received his first call-up to play for the Bulgaria national team for 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against Malta and Denmark.^[7] On 22 March, he made his debut in a 6–0 win over Malta, coming on as a substitute for Yordan Minev.^[8]

On 10 September, Dimitrov started as a first-team choice in the qualification game against Malta. He scored the opening goal of the game managing to score his first international goal. The game ended with a 2–1 victory for Bulgaria.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 December 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montana (loan)	2007–08	B PFG	23	0	0	0	—		—		—		23	0
Sportist Svoge (loan)	2008–09	B PFG	15	0	0	0	—		—		—		15	0
Slavia Sofia	2008–09	A PFG	9	0	0	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2009–10	A PFG	10	0	2	0	—		—		—		12	0
	2010–11	A PFG	27	1	5	1	—		—		—		32	2
	2011–12	A PFG	27	0	1	0	—		—		—		28	0
	2012–13	A PFG	26	1	4	1	—		—		—		30	2
	2013–14	A PFG	35	0	2	0	—		—		—		37	0
	Total		134	2	14	2	—		—		—		148	4
Montana (loan)	2009–10	A PFG	13	0	0	0	—		—		—		13	0
Levski Sofia	2014–15	A PFG	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2014–15	A PFG	9	0	2	0	—		—		—		11	0
Botoșani	2015–16	Liga I	33	1	1	0	1	0	3[c]	0	—		38	1
	2016–17	Liga I	15	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		48	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	—		53	1
Universitatea Craiova	2016–17	Liga I	14	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
	2017–18	Liga I	20	2	5	0	—		2[c]	0	—		27	2
	2018–19	Liga I	10	0	4	1	—		0	0	1[d]	0	15	1
	Total		44	2	12	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	59	3
Sepsi OSK	2019–20	Liga I	27	0	3	0	—		—		—		30	0
	2020–21	Liga I	25	1	1	0	—		—		1[e]	0	27	1
	2021–22	Liga I	35	0	6	0	—		2[f]	0	—		43	0
	2022–23	Liga I	27	0	3	0	—		4[f]	0	1[d]	0	35	0
	Total		114	1	13	0	—		6	0	2	0	135	1
Universitatea Cluj	2023–24	Liga I	7	0	1	0	—		—		—		8	0
Botoșani	2023–24	Liga I	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Spartak Varna	2024–25	Bulgarian First League	15	0	1	0	—		—		—		16	0
Career total			427	6	44	3	1	0	11	0	3	0	486	9

1. Includes Bulgarian Cup, Cupa României
2. Includes Cupa Ligii
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in Supercupa României
5. appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
6. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 10 September 2013

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria	2013	4	1
Total		4	1

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 September 2013	Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta	Malta	1–0	2–1	World Cup 2014 qualifying

Honours

Slavia Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2010–11

Universitatea Craiova

• Cupa României: 2017–18
• Supercupa României runner-up: 2018

Sepsi OSK

• Cupa României: 2021–22, 2022–23
• Supercupa României: 2022