Dimo Krastev
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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) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spartak Varna | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2026 | Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Feralpisalò (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Ternana (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Siracusa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Spartak Varna | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Bulgaria U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:55, 1 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:13, 10 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Dimo Nikolaev Krastev (Bulgarian: Димо Николаев Кръстев; born 10 February 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Spartak Varna.[1]
Career
[edit]Krastev 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 the age of 15.[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]
On 28 August 2025, Krastev was loaned out to fellow Serie C club Siracusa.[7]
International career
[edit]Krastev has played for Bulgaria U15 and U17 teams, becoming the first captain of the latter.[8] In 2021, he was announced as captain of Bulgaria U19.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[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.
- ↑ "Dimo Krastev nuovo difensore del Siracusa" (in Italian). SiracusaPost.it. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "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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