Hristiyan Petrov
Bulgarian footballer
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Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov (Bulgarian: Християн Ивайлов Петров; born 24 June 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen and the Bulgaria national team.[2]
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Petrov with CSKA Sofia in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heerenveen | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| 2017–2020 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | CSKA Sofia | 70 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Litex Lovech (loan) | 41 | (6) |
| 2025– | Heerenveen | 32 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Bulgaria U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bulgaria U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Bulgaria U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Bulgaria U19 | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Bulgaria U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bulgaria | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:02, 5 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Petrov joined CSKA Sofia from the Lokomotiv Plovdiv academy in 2017, signing his first professional contract with CSKA on 23 June 2020.[3][4] He made his professional league debut for the club on 22 August 2021.[5] Petrov debuted in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 4 August 2022 against St Patrick's Athletic.[6] At the end of December 2022, Petrov extended his contract for another three years.[7] His team chose him as the best youngster that same year.[8]
On 5 September 2022, Petrov received his first call-up for the Bulgaria national football team for UEFA Nations League matches against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 September.[9] Whilst playing for the U21 squad in March 2023, he received another call-up to replace the injured Dimo Krastev for the senior squad.[10] On 24 March 2023, Petrov debuted as a starter in a 1–0 home loss against Montenegro before being replaced by Yanis Karabelyov around the one-hour mark.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 September 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Litex Lovech (loan) | 2019–20 | Bulgarian Second League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 2 | ||
| Heerenveen | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2026–27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 9 | ||
International
- As of match played 5 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- 2023: Best progressing youngster in First Professional Football League[12]
