Simeon Raykov

Simeon Raykov (Bulgarian: Симеон Райков; born 11 November 1989) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Simeon Raykov

Personal information
Full name	Simeon Georgiev Raykov
Date of birth	(1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Spartak Plovdiv	3	(0)
2008–2009	Sliven	5	(0)
2009–2010	Spartak Plovdiv	6	(0)
2010–2011	Botev Vratsa	28	(11)
2011–2012	Levski Sofia	29	(7)
2013	Cherno More	35	(8)
2014	Chernomorets Burgas	12	(5)
2014–2016	Cherno More	48	(10)
2016	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	9	(1)
2017	Roda JC Kerkrade	2	(0)
2017–2019	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	28	(4)
2019–2020	Gigant Saedinenie	0	(0)
Total		205	(46)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Levski Sofia

In the summer of 2011, Simeon signed with PFC Levski Sofia.^[1] His kit number was chosen to be 11.^[2] On 19 July 2012, Raykov netted the only goal for Levski in the 1:0 home win over Bosnian club FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match, but the team from Sofia was eliminated from the competition after a 1:3 loss in the return leg.

On 19 August 2012, he scored 2 goals in the derby match against Botev Plovdiv and as a result of that he was chosen for Player of the Second Round in A PFG in a poll of the newspaper "Football".^[3]

On 31 January 2017, it was announced that Simeon had joined Dutch football club Roda JC Kerkrade.^[4] His contract was terminated in June.^[5]

On 7 August 2017, Raykov signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.^[6]

Snooker

Raykov is a keen snooker player and won the Bulgarian Snooker Championship in 2007. After the completion of his football career, Raykov entered snooker tournaments once again.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 8 December 2016

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spartak Plovdiv	2007–08	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
Sliven 2000	2008–09	5	0	0	0	–		5	0
Spartak Plovdiv	2009–10	6	0	0	0	–		6	0
Botev Vratsa	2010–11	28	11	0	0	–		28	11
Levski Sofia	2011–12	19	4	0	0	2	0	21	4
	2012–13	10	3	2	0	2	1	14	4
Total		29	7	2	0	4	1	35	8
Cherno More	2012–13	14	2	0	0	–		14	2
	2013–14	21	6	3	0	–		24	6
Total		35	8	3	0	–		38	8
Chernomorets Burgas	2013–14	12	5	2	0	–		14	5
Cherno More	2014–15	23	6	5	1	–		28	7
	2015–16	25	4	3	4	2	0	30	8
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2016–17	9	1	2	2	–		11	3
Career total		175	42	17	7	6	1	198	50

Honours

Club

Cherno More

• Bulgarian Cup: 2014–15
• Bulgarian Supercup: 2015