Ventsislav Hristov

Ventsislav Hristov
Hristov (R) with SKA-Khabarovsk in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ventsislav Dimitrov Hristov
Date of birth (1988-11-09) 9 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nesebar
Number 91
Youth career
Lokomotiv Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Lokomotiv Sofia 1 (0)
2007–2008 Sportist Svoge 20 (4)
2008–2010 Nesebar 36 (7)
2010–2011 Montana 30 (6)
2011–2012 Chernomorets Burgas 38 (10)
2013–2015 Beroe Stara Zagora 51 (17)
2014 → Metalurh Donetsk (loan) 4 (0)
2015 Rijeka 6 (2)
2015 → Skënderbeu Korçë (loan) 4 (1)
2016 Levski Sofia 19 (8)
2016–2017 Neftochimic Burgas 15 (4)
2017–2018 SKA-Khabarovsk 12 (2)
2018 Vereya 8 (2)
2018–2019 Arda Kardzhali 24 (12)
2019 Tsarsko Selo 11 (0)
2020 Concordia Chiajna 3 (0)
2020 Slavia Sofia 1 (0)
2021 Neftochimic Burgas 8 (0)
2021 Sozopol 7 (2)
2022 Tsarsko Selo 13 (6)
2022–2023 Botev Vratsa 13 (1)
2023– Nesebar
International career
2013–2016 Bulgaria 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Ventsislav Hristov (Bulgarian: Венцислав Христов; born 9 November 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nesebar.

Personal life

Hristov was born in Sofia to a Bulgarian father and a Ukrainian mother.[1] He began playing football at an early age with local side Lokomotiv Sofia and spent several years developing in the club's youth academy.

Club career

Early career

After progressing through the Lokomotiv youth system, Hristov was promoted to the first team squad for the 2006–07 season and plays in one match, coming as a substitute. He then played for Sportist Svoge and Nesebar in the Bulgarian B Group.

Montana

In June 2010, Hristov joined Montana. On 1 August 2010, he made his debut in a 1–0 home loss against Lokomotiv Sofia. Hristov made 30 appearances during the 2010–11 season, finishing with 6 goals. He also made 5 assists.[2]

Chernomorets Burgas

On 15 June 2011, Hristov joined Chernomorets Burgas.[3] He marked his league debut for Chernomorets with a winning goal, scoring the only in a 1–0 win over Kaliakra Kavarna on 6 August.

In January 2013, Hristov terminated his contract with Chernomorets.[4]

Beroe Stara Zagora

On 15 January 2013, Beroe Stara Zagora confirmed they had signed Hristov on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[5] He made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against Botev Vratsa on 2 March, playing the full 90 minutes. On 16 March, he scored his first goal for Beroe in a 2–0 win against Etar 1924.

On 10 July, Hristov scored the opening goal in the 2013 Bulgarian Supercup final against Ludogorets Razgrad. Ludogorets subsequently equalised, but Beroe still won the game through penalty shootout. On 18 July, Hristov netted Beroe's only goal in their 4–1 home loss against Hapoel Tel Aviv in the second qualifying round of Europa League. Hristov scored the second goal in Beroe's 2–0 win over Slavia Sofia in the first round of 2013–14 A PFG season on 22 July.

Metalurh Donetsk (loan)

In the beginning of 2014, Hristov was close to being transferred to CSKA Sofia, but eventually joined Metalurh Donetsk on loan for the rest of the season due to the precarious financial situation of CSKA.[6] He made his debut for Metalurh in a 3–1 home loss against Volyn Lutsk on 29 March, coming on as a substitute for Vasileios Pliatsikas.

Return to Beroe Stara Zagora

Hristov returned to Beroe at the end of the season having made only 4 appearances for Metalurh Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.[7] On 16 August 2014, in a 2–0 away victory over Slavia Sofia, he netted his first goal of the season and assisted Salim Kerkar.[8] On 13 September, Hristov scored his first-ever hat-trick in Beroe's 4–0 home win over Marek Dupnitsa.[9] A week later, he scored his 6th goal in the last five games in a 3–0 away win against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Rijeka

On 23 January, Hristov signed a 2+1⁄2-year deal with Croatian side HNK Rijeka for an undisclosed fee.

Levski Sofia

On 3 February 2016, Hristov signed with PFC Levski Sofia until the end of the season after his contract with HNK Rijeka was terminated. His first goal for the club came in a game against PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He scored again in the following fixture against PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad. He continued his fine form with consecutive goals in the games against PFC Beroe Stara Zagora and PFC Botev Plovdiv and a hat-trick in a league game against PFC Cherno More Varna bringing his total to 7 goals in his first 10 games making him PFC Levski Sofia top goalscorer for the current season.

SKA-Khabarovsk

On 5 August 2017, Hristov signed a one-year contract with Russian Premier League side SKA-Khabarovsk.[10] He was released from his SKA contract by mutual consent on 1 February 2018.[11]

Arda

On 1 July 2018, Hristov signed with Second League club Arda Kardzhali for 2+1 years.[12]

Tsarsko Selo

Hristov had a stint with Tsarsko Selo in the autumn of 2019.[13]

Botev Vratsa

In July 2022 he joined Botev Vratsa.[14]

International career

On 8 August 2013, Hristov was called up to the Bulgaria national team by manager Lyuboslav Penev for a friendly match against Macedonia on 14 August. He came on as a substitute for Ivelin Popov in the 55th minute.[15] Hristov made his first start on 15 October 2013, in a 0–1 home loss against the Czech Republic in a World Cup qualifier. He was replaced by Simeon Slavchev in the 73rd minute.[16] He scored his first goal for the national team against Azerbaijan in the EURO 2016 qualifying game, scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sportist Svoge 2007–08 B Group 20 4 0 0 – – 20 4
Nesebar 2008–09 B Group 13 3 0 0 – – 13 3
2009–10 23 4 2 1 – – 25 5
Montana 2010–11 A Group 30 6 1 0 – – 31 6
Chernomorets Burgas 2011–12 A Group 24 5 2 0 – – 26 5
2012–13 14 5 1 0 – – 15 5
Beroe Stara Zagora 2012–13 A Group 10 3 3 0 – – 13 3
2013–14 23 8 3 1 2 1 1 1 29 11
2014–15 18 6 1 0 – – 19 6
Metalurh Donetsk (loan) 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Rijeka 2014–15 Prva HNL 6 2 1 0 – – 7 2
Skënderbeu Korçë (loan) 2015–16 Albanian Superliga 4 1 0 0 4 0 1[a] 0 9 1
Levski Sofia 2015–16 A Group 15 8 0 0 – – 15 8
2016–17 Bulgarian First League 4 0 0 0 2 0 – 6 0
Neftochimic Burgas 2016–17 Bulgaria First League 15 4 0 0 – – 15 4
SKA-Khabarovsk 2017–18 Russian Premier League 12 2 2 0 – – 14 2
Vereya 2017–18 Bulgaria First League 8 2 0 0 – – 8 2
Arda 2018–19 Bulgarian Second League 21 10 1 0 – – 22 10
Career total 264 73 17 2 8 1 2 1 291 77
  1. ^ One appearance in Albanian Supercup

International goals

Scores and results lists Bulgaria's goals first
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 September 2014 Bakcell Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 1–2 1–2 Euro 2016 qualification

Honours

Beroe

References

  1. ^ Венцислав Христов: "Мама – украинка, папа – болгарин" (in Russian). footboom.com. 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Долу ръцете от Венци Христов!" (in Bulgarian). sportline.bg. 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Трансфер номер 5 за Херо в Черноморец" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 15 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Венци Христов приключи с Черноморец" (in Bulgarian). football24.bg. 4 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Венци Христов е поредното ново попълнение на Берое" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. 15 January 2013.
  6. ^ "ЦСКА прави нов опит да вземе Венци Христов, "червените" лесно ще се разберат с футболиста" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 20 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Венци Христов замина с Берое за Тетевен, старозагорци отпътуваха с 24 играчи" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 1 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Берое убедителен срещу Славия – 0:2" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 16 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Берое отвя Марек с хеттрик на Венци Христов" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 13 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Обладатель Кубка Болгарии – игрок "СКА-Хабаровск"" (in Russian). fcska.ru. 5 August 2017.
  11. ^ ВЕНЦИСЛАВ ХРИСТОВ ПОКИДАЕТ ФК «СКА-ХАБАРОВСК» (in Russian). FC SKA-Khabarovsk. 1 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Пореден трансферен удар за Арда" (in Bulgarian). fcarda.bg. 2 July 2018.
  13. ^ Peshev, Georgi (10 September 2019). "Бивш на "Левски" ще спасява кариерата си в Царско село". gol.bg. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Ботев (Враца) обяви петима нови" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Macedonia vs. Bulgaria Matchcast". topsport.bg. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Bulgaria vs. Czech Republic Matchcast". topsport.bg. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  17. ^ Dimov, Stanko (9 September 2014). "България показа характер и пречупи азерите в Баку, Венци Христов ни донесе успеха" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 10 September 2014.