Svetoslav Vutsov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Velislavov and the family name is Vutsov.

Svetoslav Velislavov Vutsov (Bulgarian: Светослав Велиславов Вуцов; born 9 July 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Levski Sofia.

Svetoslav Vutsov

Personal information
Full name	Svetoslav Velislavov Vutsov
Date of birth	(2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Levski Sofia
Number	92
Youth career
	Slavia Sofia
	Botev Plovdiv
0000–2017	Levski Sofia
2017–2018	Tsarsko Selo
2018–2019	Septemvri Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Septemvri Sofia	0	(0)
2020–2025	Slavia Sofia	118	(0)
2025–	Levski Sofia	12	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	Bulgaria U17	2	(0)
2021	Bulgaria U19	1	(0)
2021–	Bulgaria U21	6	(0)
2021–	Bulgaria	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 20 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2025

He comes from a footballing family, with his grandfather Ivan, father Velislav, mother Svetlana and brother Petar having all played professional football.^[2]

Club career

Vutsov began his career as a defender, but around 2015, while being in Levski Sofia's youth academy, he switched to a goalkeeper.^[3] In 2017 he moved to Tsarsko Selo and trained with the first team.^[4] Year later he moved to Septemvri Sofia, before joining Slavia Sofia in the beginning of 2020. He made his professional debut for the team in a league match against Etar in a league match on 21 November 2020, coming as a substitute in the 44th minute, after Georgi Petkov received an injury.^[5]

On 24 February 2025, in the last day of winter transfer window, Levski Sofia finally completed the transfer of Vutsov and he joined the club, after few months of speculations.^[6]

International career

Vutsov received his first call up for Bulgaria U21 team in March 2021 for the friendly tournament matches against Ukraine on 24 March 2021, Kazakhstan on 26 March 2021, and North Macedonia on 29 March 2021.^[7]

He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 11 November 2021 in a friendly against Ukraine.^[8]

Honours

• Best goalkeeper in Bulgarian football (2021)^[9]
• Best progressing young player in Bulgarian football (2021)^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Septemvri Sofia	2019–20	Second League	0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
Slavia Sofia	2020–21	First League	22	0	5	0	–		–		27	0
	2021–22		28	0	5	0	–		–		33	0
	2022–23		28	0	2	0	–		–		30	0
	2023–24		26	0	2	0	–		–		28	0
	2024–25		14	0	1	0	–		–		15	0
	Total		118	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	133	0
Levski Sofia	2024–25	First League	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
Career total			129	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	145	0

1. Appearances in Bulgarian Supercup

International

As of match played 6 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria	2021	1	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	0	0
	2024	2	0
2025	1	0
Total		7	0