Valentin Antov
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Antov with CSKA Sofia in 2019
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Valentin Ivaylov Antov | ||
Date of birth | 9 November 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
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Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Cremonese (on loan from Monza) |
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Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2017 | CSKA Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | CSKA Sofia II | 5 | (0) |
2015–2022 | CSKA Sofia | 60 | (3) |
2021 | → Bologna (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Monza (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2022– | Monza | 9 | (0) |
2023– | → Cremonese (loan) | 14 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2015 | Bulgaria U16 | 9 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Bulgaria U17 | 12 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Bulgaria U18 | 2 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (1) |
2019–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 14 | (0) |
2019– | Bulgaria | 24 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 14 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:17, 16 November 2023 (UTC) |
Valentin Ivaylov Antov (Bulgarian: Валентин Ивайлов Антов; born 9 November 2000) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Serie B club Cremonese, on loan from Monza, and the Bulgaria national team.
A youth product of CSKA Sofia, Antov became the youngest player ever to represent the club when he made his debut in 2015 at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 10 days. He moved on loan to Serie A side Bologna in the second half of the 2020–21 season, and to Serie B side Monza in the summer of 2021.
Antov has represented Bulgaria internationally at every level, making his debut for the senior team in March 2019 at the age of 18.
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Club career
CSKA Sofia
Antov came up through CSKA's youth academy and impressed from an early age.[citation needed] He made his first-team debut on 19 August 2015, in a Bulgarian Cup match against Sofia 2010, becoming CSKA's youngest ever debutant at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 10 days, while also becoming the youngest ever captain for the club after taking the captain's armband for the last 25 minutes of the match.[2]
Antov made his First League debut on 14 April 2018, in a league match against Vereya.[3] Antov began to establish himself in the CSKA first team during the 2018–19 season, playing 26 matches in all competitions.[citation needed] On 12 July 2018, he made his debut in the Europa League playing 90 minutes in the first match of the first qualifying round against Latvian club Riga.[4] He scored his first competitive goal for the club, netting CSKA's second in a 5–0 league victory against Beroe Stara Zagora on 12 July 2020.[citation needed]
In August 2020, he was named as the new club captain.[citation needed]
Loan to Bologna
On 1 February 2021, Antov was loaned to Serie A club Bologna until the end of the season with an option for a permanent transfer.[5][6]
Monza
On 27 August 2021, Antov was sent on a one-year loan to Serie B side Monza, with a conditional obligation for purchase.[7] He made his debut on 21 September, as a starter in a 2–1 defeat to Pisa in the league.[8] Following Monza's Serie A promotion on 29 May 2022, Antov's obligation for purchase clause was triggered.[9]
Loan to Cremonese
On 31 August 2023, Antov joined Cremonese on loan.[10]
International career
Antov made his debut for Bulgaria national team on 25 March 2019, as an 80th-minute substitute for Georgi Kostadinov in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo.[11] He scored his first international goal on 23 September 2022, in a 5–1 win against Gibraltar in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.[12]
Personal life
Antov is a nephew of former footballer Anatoli Nankov.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 January 2024[14]
Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
CSKA Sofia II | 2016–17 | Second League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
CSKA Sofia | 2015–16 | Third League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | First League | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | First League | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | First League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 60 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 3 | ||
Bologna (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Monza (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Monza | 2022–23 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Cremonese (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Career Total | 99 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 4 |
- ↑ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Coppa Italia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
- ↑ Appearance in play-offs
International
- As of match played 16 November 2023[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bulgaria | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
2022 | 4 | 1 | |
2023 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Antov goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 23 September 2022 | Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
Honours
CSKA Sofia
Individual
- Bulgarian Youth Footballer of the Year: 2018
- Bulgarian First League Best Defender of the Year: 2020
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Сега Антов, до 3-4 години Брилянтов!
- ↑ Валентин Антов: Щастлив съм, че дебютирах
- ↑ Валентин Антов: Изненадах се, когато видях, че ще играя срещу Рига
- ↑ Официално: Валентин Антов премина в Болоня
- ↑ Antov al Bologna
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- ↑ Детето чудо на ЦСКА - Вальо Антов
- ↑ Valentin Antov at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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