Kaloyan Krastev

Kaloyan Krastev (Bulgarian: Калоян Кръстев; born 24 January 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a forward for CSKA Sofia.

Kaloyan Krastev
Personal information
Full name Kaloyan Ivaylov Krastev
Date of birth (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Sofia
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2010 CSKA Sofia
2010–2016 Slavia Sofia
2018–2019 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Slavia Sofia 53 (3)
2018–2020 Bologna 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Slavia Sofia (loan) 21 (2)
2020–2021 Slavia Sofia 34 (5)
2021– CSKA Sofia 15 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Bulgaria U17 5 (1)
2017 Bulgaria U18 1 (0)
2016–2018 Bulgaria U19 15 (8)
2017–2020 Bulgaria U21 20 (2)
2021– Bulgaria 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:56, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2020

Career

Slavia Sofia

Krastev made his senior debut for Slavia on 7 December 2015, coming on as a substitute for Daudet N'Dongala in a 3–0 win against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2]

On 3 April 2017 he signed a professional contract with the team until 31 July 2020.[3]

He scored his debut goal for the team in the league on 15 April 2017 in a match against Montana, won by Slavia with 4:3.[4]

Bologna

On 24 January 2018, Krastev signed a 4-year contract with the Serie A team Bologna with transfer fee reported to be a 1.5 million euro.[5]

International career

Youth levels

Krastev was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[6] He scored the first goal in the match against France U19 which was won by Bulgaria 2–1.[7] He became a hero for the team in the next match against Bosnia and Herzegovina U19, scoring 2 goals for the 3–1 win and qualifying Bulgaria for the knockout phase.[8]

Senior

He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy that ended in a 1–1 away draw. He substituted the goal-scorer Atanas Iliev in the 79th minute.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 April 2022
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
Slavia Sofia A Group 2015–16 10000––100
First League 2016–17 23100204[lower-alpha 2]0291
2017–18 20231–00233
Slavia Sofia (loan) 2019–20 20222–1[lower-alpha 3]0234
Slavia Sofia 2020–21 2835311–347
2021–22 6200––62
Total 10710106315012617
Bologna Serie A 2017–18 0000––00
2018–19 0000––00
CSKA Sofia First League 2021–22 1502050—220
Career statistics12210126815014817
  1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
  2. Relegation Play-offs
  3. European_play-offs

References
  1. "Профил на Калоян Ивайлов Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. "Славия" се разигра за 3:0 срещу "Локомотив", Камбуров беше изгонен куриозно
  3. Славия подписа с трима от героите на България
  4. Феноменален обрат остави Славия в борбата за Европа, герой на България с първи гол
  5. "Bologna sign Krastev". football-italia.net. 24 January 2018.
  6. Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
  7. Юношите напомниха за "Парк де Пренс" със звучен успех над Франция по пътя към Евро 2017
  8. Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех
  9. "Italy v Bulgaria game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
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