Filip Krastev
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Filip Yavorov Krastev | ||
Date of birth | 15 October 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lommel | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2020 | Slavia Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Slavia Sofia | 34 | (3) |
2020– | Lommel | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Slavia Sofia (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2021 | → Troyes (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021 | → Cambuur (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Levski Sofia (loan) | 46 | (11) |
2023–2024 | → Los Angeles FC (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2024 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 14 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Bulgaria U17 | 2 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 11 | (1) |
2020– | Bulgaria | 17 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:18, 31 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
Filip Yavorov Krastev (Bulgarian: Филип Яворов Кръстев; born 15 October 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian side Lommel and the Bulgaria national team.
Career
[edit]Slavia Sofia
[edit]Krastev joined Slavia Sofia's youth academy in 2010.[2] He made his first team debut at the age of 16 years and 210 days in a 3–0 home loss against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 13 May 2018, coming on as a substitute for Galin Ivanov.[3] Krastev scored his first senior goal on 24 February 2020, netting the second for Slavia during their 3–1 victory against Dunav Ruse. A week later, he provided an assist to Ivaylo Dimitrov in a 2–1 away win over Levski Sofia.[4]
Lommel
[edit]On 18 June 2020, Slavia announced that Krastev would sign for Premier League club Manchester City in the following week;[5] however, on 28 June 2020, Krastev signed with Belgian First Division B team Lommel, part of the City Football Group, which immediately loaned him back to Slavia until the end of 2020.[6]
Loans
[edit]On 28 January 2021, Krastev joined another City Football Group side, Troyes, on an 18-month loan deal.[7] On 27 August 2021, his loan deal with Troyes was cut short to allow him to join Eredivisie side Cambuur on a season-long loan deal.[8]
On 27 January 2022, Krastev returned to Bulgaria to sign for Levski Sofia on a six-month loan.[9] On 28 June 2022, his loan was extended for a further year.[10]
On 26 July 2023, Krastev joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on loan until 30 June 2024, with a permanent transfer option.[11] He made his debut on 8 August in Leagues Cup match against Real Salt Lake, coming as a substitute in the 76th minute and scoring his debut goal in the 84th minute for the 4–0 win.
In January 2024, his loan deal with LAFC was terminated early. He returned to Europe to sign a loan deal with PEC Zwolle on 26 January.[12]
International career
[edit]In August 2020, he received his first call up to the senior side for the UEFA Nations League in September, earning his first cap on 6 September, in a 1–0 away loss against Wales after coming on as a late second-half substitute for Todor Nedelev.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 5 October 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Slavia Sofia | First League | 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||||
Slavia Sofia (loan) | 2020–21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
Troyes (loan) | Ligue 2 | 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Ligue 1 | 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Cambuur (loan) | Eredivisie | 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
Levski Sofia (loan) | First League | 2021–22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
Total | 46 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 12 | ||
Los Angeles FC (loan) | MLS | 2023 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Career total | 101 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 117 | 19 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 8 June 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Bulgaria | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 17 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[citation needed]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25 March 2024 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2024 FIFA Series |
Honours
[edit]Levski Sofia
References
[edit]- ^ "Профил на Филип Чуквезе Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Юноша на Славия: В началото не говорих с никой" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Slavia Sofia 0–3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv". soccerway.com. 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Талант на Славия: Не знаех, че бях най-добрият срещу Левски" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Съобщение от Славия (София)" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Bulgaars toptalent belandt via Manchester City bij Lommel" [Bulgarian top talent ends up at Lommel through Manchester City] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 28 June 2020.
- ^ "FILIP KRASTEV JOINS ESTAC!" (in French). Troyes AC. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "DUBBELKLAPPER: GULLIT EN KRASTEV PER DIRECT NAAR SC CAMBUUR" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "ПФК Левски подписа с Филип Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Договорът за наем на Филип Кръстев бе удължен" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ LAFC Acquire Midfielder Filip Krastev On Loan | Los Angeles Football Club
- ^ Официално: Националът Филип Кръстев се завърна в Европа след приключението в Ел Ей
- ^ "Wales NT vs. Bulgaria NT 1:0". soccerway.com. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Filip Krastev at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
- Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- Lommel S.K. players
- ES Troyes AC players
- SC Cambuur players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- Los Angeles FC players
- PEC Zwolle players
- Challenger Pro League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Ligue 2 players
- Eredivisie players
- Major League Soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
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