Dimo_Krastev
Dimo Krastev
Bulgarian footballer (born 2003)
Dimo Nikolaev Krastev (Bulgarian: Димо Николаев Кръстев; born 10 February 2003) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Italian Serie B club Feralpisalò, on loan from Fiorentina. He also plays for the Bulgaria national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimo Nikolaev Krastev | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Burgas, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Feralpisalò (on loan from Fiorentina) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Neftochimic 1986 | ||
| 2014–2018 | Neftochimic | ||
| 2019–2023 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Neftochimic | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Feralpisalò (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:49, 26 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:13, 10 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Krastev was born in Burgas to the former football player of Neftochimic, coach and current director of the Junior Academy Nikolay Krastev. He made his professional debut for the team at only 15 years of age.[2] On March 8, 2019, he joined Fiorentina's academy.[3]
On 12 July 2023 he joined Catanzaro on loan.[4] On 24 January 2024, Krastev moved on a new loan to Feralpisalò.[5]
Krastev has played for Bulgaria U15 and U17 teams, becoming the first captain of the latter.[6] In 2021, he was announced as captain of Bulgaria U19.[7]
On 18 May 2021, he received his first call up for Bulgaria U21, for the friendly matches against Russia U21 and Albania U21 on 3 and 6 June. [8]
On 16 November 2022, Krastev made his debut for the senior Bulgaria national team in a 2–0 win against Cyprus in a friendly match.[9]
Club
- As of 30 January 2023.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Neftochimic | 2017–18 | Second League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Third League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2020–21 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- Notes
International
- As of 10 September 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
- "KRASTEV, Dimo - Scouting Team". www.scouting-team.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- "DIMO KRASTEV È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL CATANZARO" (Press release) (in Italian). Catanzaro. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- "DIMO KRASTEV, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" [DIMO KRASTEV, OFFICIAL STATEMENT] (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- Dimo Krastev at Soccerway
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