Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Bulgarian: Патрик-Габриел Галчев; born 14 April 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays mainly as left back for Levski Sofia.[2]
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Galchev warming up for Levski in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Patrik-Gabriel Dimitrov Galchev | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Levski Sofia | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Zaragoza | ||
| 2008–2010 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| 2010–2015 | DIT Sofia | ||
| 2015–2021 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Levski Sofia | 42 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Bulgaria U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2021– | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:34, 14 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:31, 25 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Spain to Bulgarian parents, Galchev began playing football at the age of 3. He spent 4 years at Real Zaragoza before returning to Bulgaria. After periods at Lokomotiv Sofia and DIT Sofia, Galchev signed with Levski Sofia youth academy, at the age of 14.[3] [4] After impressing with the U-17 and U-19 teams, he spent a trial period at his hometown club Real Zaragoza.[5] On 19 December 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Levski.[6] He made his first team debut in a 4–1 win against Partizan Cherven Bryag in the Round of 32 of the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup.[7]
Galchev has represented the Bulgaria under-18 national team. On 24 March 2021, he made his debut for the U-21 team in a 2−1 win over Ukraine.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
PFC Levski Sofia – current squad | |
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