In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Aleksandrov and the family name is Tsvetkov.
.JPG) Tsvetkov in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Aleksandrov Tsvetkov | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-08-31) 31 August 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Pleven, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Spartak Varna | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2006 | Spartak Pleven | ||
| 2006–2008 | Litex Lovech | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2016 | Litex Lovech | 101 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Litex Lovech II | 22 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Cherno More | 57 | (2) |
| 2018–2022 | Beroe | 111 | (2) |
| 2022 | Academica Clinceni | 15 | (0) |
| 2022 | Politehnica Timișoara | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Spartak Varna | 69 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Bulgaria U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2020 | Bulgaria | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Aleksandar Aleksandrov Tsvetkov (Bulgarian: Александър Александров Цветков; born 31 August 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spartak Varna.
Career
Litex
Tsvetkov made his first team debut in a 5–1 Bulgarian Cup win over Maritsa Plovdiv on 7 December 2008, coming on as a substitute for Sandrinho. He made his league debut on 31 May 2009, again as a substitute replacing Wilfried Niflore, as Litex beat CSKA Sofia 1–0.
Tsvetkov became a first-team regular early in the 2012–13 season. On 31 August 2012, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away league win over Botev Vratsa.
Cherno More
On 9 June 2016 after 10 years in Litex, he left the club and joined Cherno More. He quickly established himself as a regular starter, so it came as a surprise when his contract was terminated by mutual consent in May 2018, several weeks before the end of the season.
Beroe
On 23 June 2018, Tsvetkov signed with Beroe.
Spartak Varna
On 29 December 2022, he was announced as a new signing of Spartak Varna, joining the team on a one-and-a-half-year contract.
International career
On 7 October 2011, Tsvetkov earned his first cap for Bulgaria in the 0–3 away loss against Ukraine in an exhibition match. He had to wait nearly 6 years to feature for the national team again; on 3 September 2017, Tsvetkov was in the line-up for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier, a 1–3 away defeat by the Netherlands.
Career statistics
- As of 6 May 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Litex Lovech | 2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 101 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 126 | 6 | |
| Litex Lovech II | 2015–16 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 1 |
| Cherno More | 2016–17 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | |
| Beroe | 2018–19 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | |
| Total | 111 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 3 | |
| Academica Clinceni | 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 306 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 342 | 14 | |
International stats
| Bulgaria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 November 2020 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Gibraltar |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
- Litex Lovech
References
- "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2016/2017" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- "Черно море се подсили с национален състезател" (in Bulgarian). PFC Cherno More. 9 June 2016.
- "Александър Цветков разтрогна с Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 8 May 2018.
- "Берое привлече Александър Цветков" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 23 June 2018.
- "Спартак Варна привлече бивш национал" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Netherlands-Bulgaria". fifa.com. 3 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
External links
- Aleksandar Tsvetkov at Soccerway
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Pleven
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- FC Lovech players
- PFC Cherno More Varna players
- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
- FC Spartak Varna players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- LPS HD Clinceni players
- SSU Politehnica Timișoara players
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
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