Kristian Dimitrov

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In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Traychev and the family name is Dimitrov.
Kristian Dimitrov
File:Kristian Dimitrov in 2025.jpg
Personal information
Full name Kristian Traychev Dimitrov
Date of birth (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Levski Sofia
Number 50
Youth career
2005–2013 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2013–2016 Botev Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Botev Plovdiv 64 (5)
2018 → Montana (loan) 13 (1)
2020–2022 Hajduk Split 40 (3)
2022 → CFR Cluj (loan) 1 (1)
2023– Levski Sofia 75 (8)
International career‡
2015–2016 Bulgaria U19 6 (0)
2019– Bulgaria 23 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:01, 7 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Kristian Traychev Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Кристиан Трайчев Димитров; born 27 February 1997) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Levski Sofia and the Bulgarian national team.[2]

Club career

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Botev Plovdiv

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In the summer of 2013, Dimitrov joined Botev Plovdiv at under-17 level from Lokomotiv Plovdiv and progressed through the club's academy system.[3]

Dimitrov made his first-team debut on 13 March 2016, when he came off the bench to replace Serkan Yusein in the 81st minute of a 3–1 league win over Cherno More Varna.[4] His first senior goal came in the last round of the 2015–16 season; he scored the second goal in a 2–1 win over Ludogorets Razgrad on 27 May.[5]

Dimitrov began to establish himself in the Botev first team from the 2016–17 season, making eight league starts. On 8 June 2017, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[6]

On 5 February 2018, Dimitrov joined Second League club Montana on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[7] He made 13 appearances in total. His only goal came on 5 May 2018 when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 away win over Botev Galabovo.[8]

In June 2018, Dimitrov returned to Botev and continued his progress during 2018–19, becoming a regular in the defence. On 24 April 2019, he scored a last-minute goal against CSKA Sofia, bringing the score to 3:3 and enabling his team (which had been reduced to nine men) to progress to the final of the Bulgarian Cup 6:5 on aggregate.[9]

Hajduk Split and the loan to CFR Cluj

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On 11 February 2020, it was announced that Dimitrov had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Hajduk Split.[10][11]

Not finding much playing time in the 2021/22 season, he was loaned out to CFR Cluj in February 2022.[12] He became a Liga I champion with the Romanian club, featuring in a single game, 3-1 loss against FCSB, scoring in the 45th minute.[13]

Returning to Hajduk, he spent the first part of the 2022/23 season largely on the bench, starting a single cup match, a 5-1 away win against Tehničar Cvetkovec, where he received a red card for a counter-attack stopping foul in the 33rd minute,[14] and his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 17 December 2022.[15] Dimitrov had scored 3 goals in 40 league matches at the Croatian club.

Levski Sofia

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On 30 December 2022, Dimitrov returned to Bulgaria, signing a one-and-a-half-year deal with Levski Sofia.[16]

International career

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In May 2019, following his good performances for Botev, Dimitrov was called up to the national team by new manager Krasimir Balakov. On 7 June 2019, he made his debut, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–2 away loss against the Czech Republic in a Euro 2020 qualifier.[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 26 May 2025
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Botev Plovdiv First League 2015–16 3 1 0 0 0 0 – 3 1
2016–17 12 0 1 0 – – 13 0
2017–18 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2018–19 31 4 5 1 – – 36 5
2019–20 18 0 0 0 – – 18 0
Total 64 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 72 6
Montana (loan) Second League 2017–18 13 1 0 0 – – 13 1
Hajduk Split 1. HNL 2019–20 14 1 0 0 – – 14 1
2020–21 20 2 1 0 0 0 – 21 2
2021–22 6 0 3 0 1 0 – 10 0
2022–23 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
Total 40 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 46 3
CFR Cluj (loan) Liga I 2021–22 1 1 – – – 1 1
Levski Sofia First League 2022–23 8 0 – – 1 0 9 0
2023–24 25 2 1 0 4 0 – 30 2
2024–25 27 5 2 0 0 0 – 29 5
Total 60 7 3 0 4 0 1 0 68 7
Career statistics 178 17 16 1 5 0 1 0 200 18

International stats

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As of match played 18 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2019 6 1
2020 6 0
2021 2 0
2023 3 0
2025 6 0
Total 23 1

International goals

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Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[2]
No Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 June 2019 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 6 File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 2–1 2–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Style of play

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Krasimir Balakov compared Dimitrov with the legendary Bulgarian defender Trifon Ivanov, while being manager of Bulgaria.[18]

Honours

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Club

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Botev Plovdiv

CFR Cluj

Hajduk Split

Individual

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References

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  14. ^ Hajduk bez problema pobijedio u Cvetkovcu i plasirao se u osminu finala Kupa: Mlakar, Vuković i Šarić zabijali, Dimitrov ‘pocrvenio‘ at Slobodna Dalmacija
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