Dimo Nikolaev Krastev (Bulgarian: Димо Николаев Кръстев; born 10 February 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Serie C Group B club Ternana, on loan from Fiorentina. He also plays for the Bulgaria national team.[1]
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| 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) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ternana (on loan from Fiorentina) | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| 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– | → Ternana (loan) | 2 | (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, correct as of 11:24, 30 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:13, 10 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editKrastev 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 only 15 years of age.[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]
International career
editKrastev has played for Bulgaria U15 and U17 teams, becoming the first captain of the latter.[7] In 2021, he was announced as captain of Bulgaria U19.[8]
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. [9]
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.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- 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- As of 10 September 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "KRASTEV, Dimo - Scouting Team". www.scouting-team.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "15-годишен талант на Нефтохимик дебютира срещу Созопол". Gong.bg.
- ^ "Димо Кръстев вече e част от академията на Фиорентина". www.bnr.bg.
- ^ "DIMO KRASTEV È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL CATANZARO" (Press release) (in Italian). Catanzaro. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "DIMO KRASTEV, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" [DIMO KRASTEV, OFFICIAL STATEMENT] (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Dalla Fiorentina arriva il difensore Dimo Krastev" [Defender Dimo Krastev arrives from Fiorentina] (in Italian). Ternana. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Äèìî Êðúñòåâ: Çà ìåí íàöèîíàëíèÿò îòáîð å íà ïúðâî ìÿñòî". viasport.bg.
- ^ 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
edit- Dimo Krastev at Soccerway
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