Filip Krastev (Bulgarian: Филип Кръстев; born 15 October 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia on loan from Lommel.
![]() Krastev warming up for Levski | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Filip Yavorov Krastev | ||
Date of birth | (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Levski Sofia (on loan from Lommel) | ||
Number | 30 | ||
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– | → Levski Sofia (loan) | 28 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Bulgaria U17 | 2 | (0) |
2019– | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (2) |
2021– | Bulgaria U21 | 11 | (1) |
2020– | Bulgaria | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:29, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:06, 26 September 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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 was signed by 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] 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 6-month loan deal.[9] On 28 June 2022, his loan was extended for a further year.[10]
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.[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Slavia Sofia | First League | 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||||
Slavia Sofia (loan) | 2020–21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
Troyes (loan) | Ligue 2 | 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Ligue 1 | 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Cambuur (loan) | Eredivisie | 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
Levski Sofia (loan) | First League | 2021–22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | |||
Total | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||
Career total | 64 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 11 |
PFC Levski Sofia – current squad | |
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