Dimo Krastev
| File:Dimo Krustev in Fiorentina 2019.jpg | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimo Nikolaev Krastev | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Burgas, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Siracusa (on loan from Fiorentina) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Neftochimic 1986 | ||
| 2014–2018 | Neftochimic Burgas | ||
| 2019–2023 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Neftochimic Burgas | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Feralpisalò (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Ternana (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Siracusa (loan) | 0 | (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 as of 7 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:13, 10 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Dimo Nikolaev Krastev (Bulgarian: Димо Николаев Кръстев; born 10 February 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Italian Serie C Group C club Siracusa, on loan from Fiorentina. He also plays for the Bulgaria national team.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]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 the age of 15.[2] On 8 March 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] On 30 August 2024, Krastev was loaned to Ternana in Serie C, with an option to buy.[6]
On 28 August 2025, Krastev was loaned out to fellow Serie C club Siracusa.[7]
International career
[edit | edit source]Krastev has played for Bulgaria U15 and U17 teams, becoming the first captain of the latter.[8] In 2021, he was announced as captain of Bulgaria U19.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 30 January 2023.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Neftochimic Burgas | 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
[edit | edit source]- As of 10 September 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
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- ^ Димо Кръстев: Колективът е много добър
- ^ Александър Димитров повика 25 души за лагера на България U21
- ^ Димо Кръстев стана седмия дебютант при Кръстаич
External links
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Burgas
- PFC Neftochimic Burgas players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- US Catanzaro 1929 players
- Feralpisalò players
- Ternana Calcio players
- Siracusa Calcio 1924 players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
- Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
- Bulgarian football midfielder stubs