Simeon Raykov

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Simeon Raykov (Bulgarian: Симеон Райков; born 11 November 1989) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Full name Simeon Georgiev Raykov
Date of birth (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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Simeon Raykov
Personal information
Full name Simeon Georgiev Raykov
Date of birth (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Spartak Plovdiv 3 (0)
2008–2009 Sliven 5 (0)
2009–2010 Spartak Plovdiv 6 (0)
2010–2011 Botev Vratsa 28 (11)
2011–2012 Levski Sofia 29 (7)
2013 Cherno More 35 (8)
2014 Chernomorets Burgas 12 (5)
2014–2016 Cherno More 48 (10)
2016 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 9 (1)
2017 Roda JC Kerkrade 2 (0)
2017–2019 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 28 (4)
2019–2020 Gigant Saedinenie 0 (0)
Total 205 (46)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Career

Levski Sofia

In the summer of 2011, Simeon signed with PFC Levski Sofia.[1] His kit number was chosen to be 11.[2] On 19 July 2012, Raykov netted the only goal for Levski in the 1:0 home win over Bosnian club FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match, but the team from Sofia was eliminated from the competition after a 1:3 loss in the return leg.

On 19 August 2012, he scored 2 goals in the derby match against Botev Plovdiv and as a result of that he was chosen for Player of the Second Round in A PFG in a poll of the newspaper "Football".[3]

On 31 January 2017, it was announced that Simeon had joined Dutch football club Roda JC Kerkrade.[4] His contract was terminated in June.[5]

On 7 August 2017, Raykov signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[6]

Snooker

Raykov is a keen snooker player and won the Bulgarian Snooker Championship in 2007. After the completion of his football career, Raykov entered snooker tournaments once again.[7]

Career statistics

As of 8 December 2016
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Spartak Plovdiv 2007–08 300030
Sliven 2000 2008–09 500050
Spartak Plovdiv 2009–10 600060
Botev Vratsa 2010–11 2811002811
Levski Sofia 2011–12 1940020214
2012–13 1032021144
Total 2972041358
Cherno More 2012–13 14200142
2013–14 21630246
Total 35830388
Chernomorets Burgas 2013–14 12520145
Cherno More 2014–15 23651287
2015–16 2543420308
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2016–17 9122113
Career total 175421776119850
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