Marin Petkov (footballer)
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 Petkov with Levski Sofia in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marin Plamenov Petkov | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Etropole, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Taawoun | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Levski Sofia | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2026 | Levski Sofia | 164 | (33) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Al Taawoun | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Bulgaria U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Bulgaria U19 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Bulgaria U21 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Bulgaria | 24 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:05, 30 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Marin Plamenov Petkov (Bulgarian: Марин Пламенов Петков; born 2 October 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger and attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al Taawoun and the Bulgaria national team. А versatile player, he can also be deployed as a wing-back and centre-forward.
Petkov is a youth exponent from Levski Sofia. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 11 January 2020.[3]
International career
On 5 September 2022, Petkov received his first call-up for the senior Bulgaria national team for the UEFA Nations League games against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 and 26 September 2022.[4] Petkov made his debut in the match against Gibraltar and scored the last goal in a 5–1 win by Bulgaria.[5]
