Petar Vitanov (footballer)
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 Vitanov with Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petar Ivo Vitanov | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA 1948 | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2009–2012 | Brooke House College | ||
| 2012–2014 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | CSKA Sofia | 27 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | CSKA Sofia II | 28 | (0) |
| 2017 | Vereya | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Cherno More | 44 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 100 | (0) |
| 2023 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | Beveren | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | CSKA 1948 | 24 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bulgaria | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:11, 26 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:37, 9 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Petar Ivo Vitanov (Bulgarian: Петър Иво Витанов; born 10 March 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for First League club CSKA 1948.
Vitanov began his career with CSKA Sofia. After progressing into the first team, he made his senior debut in December 2013. However, he struggled to establish himself in the first team, making 32 appearances during a four-year spell. He was released by CSKA in 2017 and joined Vereya. In January 2018, Vitanov signed with Cherno More Varna, before moving to Lokomotiv Plovdiv in June 2019.
Vitanov started his career at home-town club CSKA Sofia, joining their youth system as a seven-year-old. In 2009, after a successful trial he won a scholarship and joined the Football Academy of Brooke House College in England.[2]
In 2012 Vitanov returned to CSKA. On 19 July 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping his services at CSKA until 2016.[3] He made his debut on 14 December 2013, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Emil Gargorov in a 7–0 home win over Lyubimets 2007.
In June 2017, Vitanov signed with Vereya.[4]
On 12 January 2018, Vitanov signed with Cherno More.[5] On 17 February, he made his official debut for the club in a 1–4 home defeat by Beroe.[6]
On 15 July 2023, Vitanov signed with Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.[7]
On 1 February 2024, Vitanov signed with Challenger Pro League club Beveren.[8]
International career
Vitanov made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 28 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 July 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2013–14 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | A Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | V Group | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bulgarian First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| CSKA Sofia II | 2016–17 | Bulgarian Second League | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Vereya | 2017–18 | Bulgarian First League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Cherno More | 2017–18 | Bulgarian First League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bulgarian First League | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 0 | ||||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bulgarian First League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 100 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 2 | ||
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Beveren | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| CSKA 1948 | 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bulgarian First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 259 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 294 | 7 | ||