Svetoslav Dikov
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 Dikov with Slivnishki Geroy in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Svetoslav Dimitrov Dikov | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hebar Pazardzhik | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2008 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2008–2011 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| 2011 | Sliven 2000 | ||
| 2012 | Akademik Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Slivnishki Geroy | 27 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Marek Dupnitsa | 27 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Slivnishki Geroy | 26 | (12) |
| 2016 | Vereya | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Tsarsko Selo | 39 | (33) |
| 2018 | CSKA 1948 | 13 | (3) |
| 2019 | Tabor Sežana | 6 | (1) |
| 2019 | Tsarsko Selo | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 40 | (32) |
| 2021–2022 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 27 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Sportist Svoge | 11 | (9) |
| 2023 | CSKA 1948 II | 8 | (3) |
| 2023 | CSKA 1948 | 13 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Sportist Svoge | 11 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 36 | (4) |
| 2025– | Hebar Pazardzhik | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 October 2025 | |||
Svetoslav Dikov (Bulgarian: Светослав Диков; born 18 April 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hebar Pazardzhik.[1]
Early career
Dikov started his career from Slivnishki Geroy, before moving to Marek Dupnitsa and making his professional debut in A Group in 2014. In summer of 2015 he returned to Slivnishki Geroy.
Vereya
On 17 June 2016 Dikov signed with the newly promoted team to Bulgarian First League - Vereya.[2] He made his debut for the team on 13 August 2016 in the local derby match against Beroe Stara Zagora, lost by 1:0.[3]
On 27 October 2016 he scored the winning goal against Pomorie in match for the Bulgarian Cup, advancing his team to the quarterfinal.[4]
Tsarsko Selo
In the beginning of 2017 Dikov left Vereya and started training with Botev Vratsa, but on 18 January 2017 he signed with another Bulgarian Second League team - Tsarsko Selo.[5] He made his debut for the team on 25 February 2017 in a match against Vitosha Bistritsa and scored a goal for the 2:1 loss.[6] On 14 April 2017 he scored two goals for the 3:0 win against Oborishte.[7]
Dikov started the new 2017-18 season by scoring a hattrick in the first match against Nesebar.[8] Later one of the goals was judged to have been an own goal. Dikov received a yellow card in the cup match against Botev Plovdiv from the bench as he entered the field to celebrate one of the goals. Later he scored a goal, but couldn't help his team to qualify for the next round. He also missed the next league match, the derby against Lokomotiv Sofia due to card accumulation.[9] On 4 November he scored 2 goals against Neftochimic Burgas making him with 12 goals out of 12 played matches.[10] Dikov become the top goalscorer in the 2017–18 season, scoring 25 goals in 27 matches.[11]
CSKA 1948
On 17 June 2018, Dikov signed with CSKA 1948.[12] He made his debut for the team in the first league match against Botev Galabovo.[13] On 4 August Dikov entered as a substitute in the match against Chernomorets Balchik and scored the winning goal in the extra time of the match.[14]
Tabor Sežana
On 12 February 2019, NK Tabor Sežana announced the signing of Dikov from CSKA 1948.[15]
CSKA 1948
In January 2023, Dikov returned to CSKA 1948, but initially played for their second team.[16] He eventually started making appearances for the top division side. On 10 April 2023, Dikov scored the fastest goal of the season, netting after 16 seconds in the 2:1 home win over Botev Plovdiv.[17]
Style of play
Dikov played mostly as a box-to-box midfielder, but in January 2017, after the injury of Simeon Ganchev, at the winter camp in Macedonia, Dikov was played as a forward in a friendly match where he scored a goal.[18] Since then, Dikov was given the striker position at Tsarsko Selo.
Personal
In 2020 Dikov became father of a son named Nikola. In 2023, Dikov also became father of a daughter named Kaya.[17]