Stanislav Kostov (Bulgarian: Станислав Костов; born 2 October 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Pirin Blagoevgrad.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanislav Yordanov Kostov | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Pirin 2001 | ||
| 2010 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 12 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Botev Plovdiv | 35 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Beroe | 42 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 51 | (16) |
| 2018–2020 | Levski Sofia | 62 | (27) |
| 2020–2021 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 20 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 45 | (7) |
| 2023 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 18 | (1) |
| 2023– | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2019 | |||
Club career
editPirin Blagoevgrad
editBorn in Blagoevgrad, Kostov began his career at Pirin 2001 as an important part of their youth team. In January 2010 he was scouted by Pirin Blagoevgrad. Kostov made his first-team debut in the 2010–11 season as a substitute against Sliven 2000 in a 2–1 league win on 7 August 2010. He netted his first goal, as he scored the winning strike in a 2–1 home victory over Lokomotiv Sofia on 11 September. In the game, he also assisted Boris Kondev for the first goal and won the Man of the Match award. On 25 September 2010, in a home match versus Minyor Pernik, Stanislav scored the only goal for Pirin in a 1–1 draw. On 16 October he assisted Boris Kondev for the opening goal in a match against Levski Sofia, but Pirin went on to lose the game 4–1.
CSKA Sofia
editAfter a good first half of the season with Pirin, Kostov caught the eye of the major Bulgarian clubs CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia. After a tough transfer battle for the youngster, Kostov finally decided to sign with CSKA. He made 21 appearances for CSKA, scoring 3 goals.
Botev Plovdiv
editOn 22 June 2012, Botev Plovdiv signed Kostov on a season-long loan deal,[1] with the option of making the move permanent. On 10 August, Botev exercised the option to buy 100% of Kostov's contract.[2] He signed a two-year contract. The following day, Kostov made his debut in a 3–0 win over Slavia Sofia, coming on as a substitute for Vander. His first goals came on 24 November, in a 6–1 home win over FC Eurocollege in the Bulgarian Cup, scoring a hat-trick.
Beroe
editIn February 2014, Kostov signed a contract with Beroe Stara Zagora.[3]
Pirin Blagoevgrad
editKostov returned to his home club in the season 2016/17. Scoring 16 goals in 51 games, he was the team's top striker and an unchangeable starter. During the winter break of the 2017–18 season he left for Levski Sofia.
Levski Sofia
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After coming to Sofia, Kostov had a disappointing half a season in Levski Sofia. But during the second season of his spell there he started the season with 13 goals in just 14 appearances, the likes of which no other Bulgarian striker has done in the past 12 years since Georgi Ivanov, thus converting himself into a regular starter. Kostov scored 24 goals in 38 matches with Levski by the end of his second season and became the top scorer of the league.
International career
editKostov earned his first cap for Bulgaria on 16 November 2018, coming on as a late second half substitute for Simeon Slavchev in the 1–1 away draw with Cyprus in a UEFA Nations League match.[4]
Personal life
editKostov became a father of a daughter in 2019.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of 29 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2010–11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2010–11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2012–13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 3 | |
| Total | 42 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2016–17 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 10 |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 6 | |
| Total | 51 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 16 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2017–18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 24 | |
| 2019–20 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 27 | |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2020–21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 2 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2021–22 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 6 |
| 2022–23 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2022–23 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2023–24 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | 310 | 58 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 365 | 63 | |
Honours
editCSKA Sofia
Botev Plovdiv
- Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2013–14
Levski Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2017–18
Individual
- First League top scorer: 2018–19
References
edit- ^ "Ботев Пд взе Станислав Костов от ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Ботев откупи правата на Станислав Костов от ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Станислав Костов: избрах Берое заради треньора и града" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Cyprus NT vs. Bulgaria NT 1:1". Soccerway. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Станислав Костов отказал трансфер в тим от Саудитска Арабия" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
External links
edit- Stanislav Kostov at Soccerway
- Profile at Levskisofia.info