Radoslav Tsonev
Bulgarian footballer
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Radoslav Aleksandrov Tsonev (Bulgarian: Радослав Александров Цонев; born on 29 April 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Botev Vratsa. He is a twin brother of Borislav Tsonev.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Radoslav Aleksandrov Tsonev | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botev Vratsa | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| 2009–2013 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Levski Sofia | 48 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Botev Vratsa (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Lecce | 48 | (6) |
| 2019 | → Viterbese (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Monopoli (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Levski Sofia | 28 | (2) |
| 2022 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 12 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Arda Kardzhali | 37 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | Tobol | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | Botev Vratsa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Bulgaria U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Bulgaria U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2021– | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:57, 15 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Radoslav made his first team debut in a 3–0 league win over Montana on 27 May 2011, coming on as a substitute for Darko Tasevski. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 29 April 2013.[1]
Tsonev scored his first goal for Levski in the Eternal derby of Bulgarian football against CSKA Sofia on 21 April 2014.
On 25 January 2020, he joined Monopoli on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[2]
In the summer of 2020, Tsonev along with his twin brother Borislav returned to Levski. He remained there for the following two seasons. During the first of these two seasons, the two brothers were the leaders of Levski, gaining somewhat of a cult status among fans due to their loyalty to the club in times of financial hardship. Following the appointment of Stanimir Stoilov in September 2021, Tsonev progressively lost his place in the starting eleven. During the spring phase of the 2021-22 season Tsonev featured rarely on the pitch. His contract was not renewed.
In August 2022, Tsonev returned to his boyhood club Pirin Blagoevgrad.
International career
He made his debut for the Bulgaria national football team on 12 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Northern Ireland.[3]
Honours
Levski Sofia
Statistics
Club
- As of 23 October 2024[4]
| Club performance | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Levski Sofia | 2010–11 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
| Botev Vratsa (loan) | 2013–14 | B Group | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| Lecce | 2016–17 | Lega Pro/C | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie C/C | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 6 | ||
| Viterbese Castrense (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C/C | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Monopoli (loan) | 2019–20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Levski Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2022–23 | First League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| Arda Kardzhali | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 7 | ||
| Tobol | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Botev Vratsa | 2025–26 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 222 | 21 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 259 | 25 | ||