Kaloyan Krastev

Kaloyan Krastev

Personal information
Full name	Kaloyan Ivaylov Krastev
Date of birth	(1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	CSKA 1948
Youth career
2007–2010	CSKA Sofia
2010–2016	Slavia Sofia
2018–2019	Bologna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Slavia Sofia	53	(3)
2018–2020	Bologna	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Slavia Sofia (loan)	21	(2)
2020–2021	Slavia Sofia	34	(5)
2021–2023	CSKA Sofia	22	(0)
2022–2023	→ Beroe (loan)	17	(1)
2023–2024	Lokomotiv Sofia	29	(1)
2024	Hebar	15	(1)
2025–	CSKA 1948	0	(0)
International career^‡
2015–2016	Bulgaria U17	5	(1)
2017	Bulgaria U18	1	(0)
2016–2018	Bulgaria U19	15	(8)
2017–2020	Bulgaria U21	20	(2)
2021	Bulgaria	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 1 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2020

Kaloyan Krastev (Bulgarian: Калоян Кръстев; born 24 January 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a forward for CSKA 1948.

Career

Slavia Sofia

Krastev made his senior debut for Slavia on 7 December 2015, coming on as a substitute for Daudet N'Dongala in a 3–0 win against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2]

On 3 April 2017 he signed a professional contract with the team until 31 July 2020.[3]

He scored his debut goal for the team in the league on 15 April 2017 in a match against Montana, won by Slavia with 4:3.[4]

Bologna

On 24 January 2018, Krastev signed a 4-year contract with the Serie A team Bologna with the transfer fee reported to be a 1.5 million euro.[5]

Bеroe

After seeing limited action with CSKA Sofia, in September 2022 Krastev was loaned out to Beroe.[6]

International career

Youth levels

Krastev was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[7] He scored the first goal in the match against France U19 which was won by Bulgaria 2–1.[8] He became a hero for the team in the next match against Bosnia and Herzegovina U19, scoring 2 goals for the 3–1 win and qualifying Bulgaria for the knockout phase.[9]

Senior

He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy that ended in a 1–1 away draw. He substituted the goal-scorer Atanas Iliev in the 79th minute.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 December 2024

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Other[a]		Total
Slavia Sofia	A Group	2015–16	10	0	0	0	–		–		10	0
	First League	2016–17	23	1	0	0	2	0	4[b]	0	29	1
		2017–18	20	2	3	1	–		0	0	23	3
Slavia Sofia (loan)		2019–20	20	2	2	2	–		1[c]	0	23	4
Slavia Sofia		2020–21	28	3	5	3	1	1	–		34	7
		2021–22	6	2	0	0	–		–		6	2
	Total		107	10	10	6	3	1	5	0	126	17
Bologna	Serie A	2017–18	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
		2018–19	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
CSKA Sofia	First League	2021–22	18	0	2	0	5	0	—		25	0
		2022–23	4	0	0	0	2	0	—		6	0
	Total		22	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	31	0
Beroe (loan)	First League	2022–23	17	1	2	1	—		—		19	2
Lokomotiv Sofia		2023–24	26	1	1	0	—		—		27	1
Hebar		2024–25	15	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
CSKA 1948			0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career statistics			188	13	16	7	10	1	5	0	220	21

1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
2. Relegation Play-offs
3. European_play-offs

References

1. "Профил на Калоян Ивайлов Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
2. "Славия" се разигра за 3:0 срещу "Локомотив", Камбуров беше изгонен куриозно
3. Славия подписа с трима от героите на България
4. Феноменален обрат остави Славия в борбата за Европа, герой на България с първи гол
5. "Bologna sign Krastev". football-italia.net. 24 January 2018.
6. "ЦСКА прати двама футболисти под наем в Берое". topsport.bg. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
7. Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
8. Юношите напомниха за "Парк де Пренс" със звучен успех над Франция по пътя към Евро 2017
9. Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех
10. "Italy v Bulgaria game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.

External links

• Kaloyan Krastev at Soccerway