Svetoslav Velislavov Vutsov (Bulgarian: Светослав Велиславов Вуцов; born 9 July 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Slavia Sofia.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Svetoslav Velislavov Vutsov | ||
Date of birth | (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria [1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
Slavia Sofia | |||
Botev Plovdiv | |||
0000–2017 | Levski Sofia | ||
2017–2018 | Tsarsko Selo | ||
2018–2019 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Septemvri Sofia | 0 | (0) |
2020– | Slavia Sofia | 57 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Bulgaria U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Bulgaria U19 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:21, 7 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022 |
He comes from a footballing family, with his grandfather Ivan, father Velislav, mother Svetlana and brother Petar having all played professional football.[2]
Vutsov began his career as a defender, but around 2015, while being in Levski Sofia Academy, he was switched as a goalkeeper.[3] In 2017 he moved to Tsarsko Selo and trained with the first team.[4] Year later he moved to Septemvri Sofia, before joining Slavia Sofia in the beginning of 2020. He made his professional debut for the team in a league match against Etar in a league match on 21 November 2020, coming as a substitute in the 44th minute, after Georgi Petkov received an injury.[5]
Vutsov received his first call up for Bulgaria U21 team in March 2021 for the friendly tournament matches against Ukraine on 24 March 2021, Kazakhstan on 26 March 2021, and North Macedonia on 29 March 2021.[6]
He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 11 November 2021 in a friendly against Ukraine.[7]
The Gabonese footballer Gaëtan Missi Mezu claimed in April 2021 that Vutsov had called him a "monkey" during a football match in Bulgaria.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Septemvri Sofia | 2019–20 | Second League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Slavia Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 57 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
Career total | 57 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
PFC Slavia Sofia – current squad | |
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