Bozhidar Kraev

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Bozhidar Kraev
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Personal information
Full name Bozhidar Boykov Kraev
Date of birth (1997-06-23) 23 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Vratsa, Bulgaria
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Position(s) Winger / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Levski Sofia
Number 12
Youth career
2003–2008 Botev Vratsa
2008–2010 Vilafranca
2010–2012 Chavdar Etropole
2012–2013 Botev Vratsa
2013–2014 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Levski Sofia 44 (11)
International career‡
2013 Bulgaria U17 3 (0)
2014– Bulgaria U19 12 (1)
2016– Bulgaria U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:06, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:24, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Bozhidar Boykov Kraev (Bulgarian: Божидар Бойков Краев; born 23 June 1997 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Levski Sofia in the Bulgarian A Football Group.

Career

Early career

Born in Sofia, at the age of six Kraev began playing football at the local club Botev Vratsa, for whom his father Boyko Kraev had also played. In 2008 he joined the Hristo Stoichkov's academy in Vilafranca, Spain, as a part of a Gillette programme for young talented players, that was initiated by Stoichkov.[1] Two years later, Kraev returned to Bulgaria, joining Chavdar Etropole. Then he spent one year with his first club Botev Vratsa.

Levski Sofia

In January 2013, at the age of 15, Kraev joined Levski Sofia's academy.[2] He made his first team debut in a 1–1 league draw against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 19 July 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute.[3] On 23 September, he marked his first start by scoring a hat-trick in a 7–1 away win over Spartak Varna in the Bulgarian Cup. On 14 October, Kraev was named by The Guardian as one of the forty most promising young players in the world.[4]

On 12 December 2014, Kraev signed his first professional contract, on a three-year deal.[5] Two days later, he was invited for a trial at Juventus.[6] In January 2015, Kraev spent a week on trial and at English club Manchester City.[7]

Kraev scored his first league goal for Levski in a 8–0 home win over Haskovo on 27 February 2015. On 26 May 2015, he scored his first A Group hattrick in a 6–0 win against Marek Dupnitsa. Kraev's hattrick was the 100th in Levski history in the Bulgarian league.[8]

International Career

In March 2016 Kraev was in the starting lineup of Bulgaria U19 for the 0-1 defeats from Belgium U19 and Croatia U19.[9][10] On 13 May 2016 he was included to Bulgaria U21 for the 2016 Toulon Tournament. [11]

Statistics

As of 23 March 2016

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[lower-alpha 1] Total
Levski Sofia A Group 2014–15 19 6 8 3 – – 27 9
2015–16 22 4 2 2 – – 24 6
Total 41 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 51 15
Career statistics 41 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 51 15

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Awards

Individual

Best progressing young player in Bulgarian football - 2014, 2015[12]

References

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External links

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  9. ↑ Юношите на България аут от Евро 2016
  10. ↑ Юношите започнаха с минимална загуба от Хърватия
  11. ↑ Съставът на България U21 за международния турнир "Тулон"
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