Marin Petkov (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levski Sofia | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2021 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Levski Sofia | 164 | (33) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Bulgaria U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bulgaria U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Bulgaria U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2022– | Bulgaria | 22 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:02, 7 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:07, 18 November 2025 (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 Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia and the Bulgaria national team. А versatile player, he can also be deployed as a wing-back and centre-forward.
Club career
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 September 2025
| Club | Season | League | Bulgarian Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2019–20 | First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 6 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | — | 35 | 8 | |||
| 2024–25 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 9 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
| Total | 153 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 34 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 34 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League
International
- As of 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Petkov goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 September 2022 | Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria | Gibraltar | 5–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Nations League C |
| 2 | 17 June 2023 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | Lithuania | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 3 | 20 March 2025 | Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Nations League promotion playoff |
Honours
Levski Sofia
References
- ^ UEFA.com. "Marin Petkov - Bulgaria - European Qualifiers". UEFA. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Статистика - Футболисти - Марин Пламенов Петков". fpleague.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Марин Петков подписа професионален договор с Левски". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 11 January 2020.
- ^ Кръстаич обяви играчите за Гибралтар и Северна Македония, Чочев и Михайлов са аут
- ^ "Зрелищен успех за младата България в дебюта на Младен Кърстаич". Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.