Filip Krastev

Filip Yavorov Krastev (Bulgarian: Филип Яворов Кръстев; born 15 October 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle, on loan from Belgian side Lommel, and the Bulgaria national team.

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Yavorov and the family name is Krastev.

Filip Krastev
Krastev in 2024 with PEC Zwolle
Personal information
Full name Filip Yavorov Krastev
Date of birth (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PEC Zwolle
(on loan from Lommel)
Number 50
Youth career
2010–2020 Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Slavia Sofia 34 (3)
2020– Lommel 0 (0)
2020 → Slavia Sofia (loan) 14 (1)
2021 → Troyes (loan) 2 (0)
2021 → Cambuur (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2023 → Levski Sofia (loan) 46 (11)
2023–2024 → Los Angeles FC (loan) 10 (1)
2024– → PEC Zwolle (loan) 14 (2)
International career‡
2017–2018 Bulgaria U17 2 (0)
2019–2021 Bulgaria U19 3 (2)
2021–2022 Bulgaria U21 11 (1)
2020– Bulgaria 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:18, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Career

Slavia Sofia

Krastev joined Slavia Sofia's youth academy in 2010.[2] He made his first team debut at the age of 16 years and 210 days in a 3–0 home loss against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 13 May 2018, coming on as a substitute for Galin Ivanov.[3] Krastev scored his first senior goal on 24 February 2020, netting the second for Slavia during their 3–1 victory against Dunav Ruse. A week later, he provided an assist to Ivaylo Dimitrov in a 2–1 away win over Levski Sofia.[4]

Lommel

On 18 June 2020, Slavia announced that Krastev would sign for Premier League club Manchester City in the following week;[5] however, on 28 June 2020, Krastev signed with Belgian First Division B team Lommel, part of the City Football Group, which immediately loaned him back to Slavia until the end of 2020.[6]

Loans

On 28 January 2021, Krastev joined another City Football Group side, Troyes, on an 18-month loan deal.[7] On 27 August 2021, his loan deal with Troyes was cut short to allow him to join Eredivisie side Cambuur on a season-long loan deal.[8]

On 27 January 2022, Krastev returned to Bulgaria to sign for Levski Sofia on a six-month loan.[9] On 28 June 2022, his loan was extended for a further year.[10]

On 26 July 2023, Krastev joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on loan until 30 June 2024, with a permanent transfer option.[11] He made his debut on 8 August in Leagues Cup match against Real Salt Lake, coming as a substitute in the 76th minute and scoring his debut goal in the 84th minute for the 4–0 win.

In January 2024, his loan deal with LAFC was terminated early. He returned to Europe to sign a loan deal with PEC Zwolle on 26 January.[12]

International career

In August 2020, he received his first call up to the senior side for the UEFA Nations League in September, earning his first cap on 6 September, in a 1–0 away loss against Wales after coming on as a late second-half substitute for Todor Nedelev.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 5 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slavia Sofia First League 2017–18 1000––10
2018–19 130102010170
2019–20 16300––163
Slavia Sofia (loan) 2020–21 1410010–151
Total 444103010494
Troyes (loan) Ligue 2 2020–21 2000––20
Ligue 1 2021–22 0000––00
Total 2000000020
Cambuur (loan) Eredivisie 2021–22 3021––51
Levski Sofia (loan) First League 2021–22 12340––163
2022–23 348104110409
Total 46115041105612
Los Angeles FC (loan) MLS 2023 7100002[lower-alpha 1]192
Career total 1011651714111719
  1. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International
As of match played 8 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bulgaria 202010
202100
202270
202350
202441
Total171

International goals

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2024Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan1–01–12024 FIFA Series

Honours

Levski Sofia

References
  1. "Профил на Филип Чуквезе Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. "Юноша на Славия: В началото не говорих с никой" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 22 November 2018.
  3. "Slavia Sofia 0–3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv". soccerway.com. 13 May 2018.
  4. "Талант на Славия: Не знаех, че бях най-добрият срещу Левски" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 5 March 2020.
  5. "Съобщение от Славия (София)" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "Bulgaars toptalent belandt via Manchester City bij Lommel" [Bulgarian top talent ends up at Lommel through Manchester City] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 28 June 2020.
  7. "FILIP KRASTEV JOINS ESTAC!" (in French). Troyes AC. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. "DUBBELKLAPPER: GULLIT EN KRASTEV PER DIRECT NAAR SC CAMBUUR" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. "ПФК Левски подписа с Филип Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  10. "Договорът за наем на Филип Кръстев бе удължен" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  11. LAFC Acquire Midfielder Filip Krastev On Loan | Los Angeles Football Club
  12. Официално: Националът Филип Кръстев се завърна в Европа след приключението в Ел Ей
  13. "Wales NT vs. Bulgaria NT 1:0". soccerway.com. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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