Georgi Atanasov (footballer)
Bulgarian footballer
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Georgi Atanasov (Bulgarian: Георги Атанасов; born 6 March 2004) is a professional footballer who plays for Fratria. Born in Canada, he represents Bulgaria at youth international level.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | George Atanassov[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 6, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fratria | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Arda Kardzhali | ||
| 2017–2021 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Arda Kardzhali | 20 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Sportist Svoge (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Levski Sofia II | 19 | (4) |
| 2025 | Lovech | 17 | (0) |
| 2025 | Sportist Svoge | 16 | (1) |
| 2026– | Fratria | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Bulgaria U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:42, 15 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:10, 20 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Club
In January 2021, Atanasov left the youth side of Levski Sofia and signed a first team contract with Arda Kardzhali.[2] He made his professional debut on February 27 as a substitute for Rumen Rumenov in a 3–2 defeat to Slavia Sofia.[3] In July 2022 Atanasov was loaned to Second League side Sportist Svoge.[4]
International
Eligible for Canada and Bulgaria, Atanasov has represented the latter at youth level.[5]
In May 2022 Atanasov was named to the 60-man provisional Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6]