Aleksandar Tsvetkov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Aleksandrov and the family name is Tsvetkov.

Aleksandar Aleksandrov Tsvetkov (Bulgarian: Александър Александров Цветков; born 31 August 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spartak Varna.

Aleksandar Tsvetkov

Tsvetkov in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandar Aleksandrov Tsvetkov
Date of birth	(1990-08-31) 31 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Pleven, Bulgaria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Spartak Varna
Number	6
Youth career
1996–2006	Spartak Pleven
2006–2008	Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2016	Litex Lovech	101	(4)
2015–2016	Litex Lovech II	22	(1)
2016–2018	Cherno More	57	(2)
2018–2022	Beroe	111	(2)
2022	Academica Clinceni	15	(0)
2022	Politehnica Timișoara	14	(0)
2023–	Spartak Varna	69	(2)
International career‡
2010–2012	Bulgaria U21	12	(0)
2011–2020	Bulgaria	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Career

Litex

Tsvetkov made his first team debut in a 5–1 Bulgarian Cup win over Maritsa Plovdiv on 7 December 2008, coming on as a substitute for Sandrinho. He made his league debut on 31 May 2009, again as a substitute replacing Wilfried Niflore, as Litex beat CSKA Sofia 1–0.

Tsvetkov became a first-team regular early in the 2012–13 season. On 31 August 2012, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away league win over Botev Vratsa.

Cherno More

On 9 June 2016 after 10 years in Litex, he left the club and joined Cherno More.^[2] He quickly established himself as a regular starter, so it came as a surprise when his contract was terminated by mutual consent in May 2018, several weeks before the end of the season.^[3]

Beroe

On 23 June 2018, Tsvetkov signed with Beroe.^[4]

Spartak Varna

On 29 December 2022, he was announced as a new signing of Spartak Varna, joining the team on a one-and-a-half-year contract.^[5]

International career

On 7 October 2011, Tsvetkov earned his first cap for Bulgaria in the 0–3 away loss against Ukraine in an exhibition match. He had to wait nearly 6 years to feature for the national team again; on 3 September 2017, Tsvetkov was in the line-up for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier, a 1–3 away defeat by the Netherlands.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 6 May 2022

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Litex Lovech	2008–09	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2009–10	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2010–11	14	0	1	0	2	0	17	0
	2011–12	18	0	1	0	3	0	22	0
	2012–13	24	3	4	0	–	–	28	3
	2013–14	33	1	6	2	–	–	39	3
	2014–15	7	0	2	0	3	0	12	0
	2015–16	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	0
	Total	101	4	19	2	8	0	126	6
Litex Lovech II	2015–16	22	1	–	–	–	–	22	1
Cherno More	2016–17	31	2	3	2	–	–	34	4
	2017–18	26	0	1	0	–	–	27	0
	Total	57	2	4	2	0	0	61	4
Beroe	2018–19	35	0	1	1	–	–	36	1
	2019–20	29	1	1	0	–	–	30	1
	2020–21	29	0	2	0	–	–	31	0
	2021–22	18	1	1	0	–	–	19	1
	Total	111	2	5	1	0	0	116	3
Academica Clinceni	2021–22	15	0	–	–	–	–	15	0
Career total		306	9	28	5	8	0	342	14

International stats

Bulgaria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	1	0
2012	0	0
2013	0	0
2014	0	0
2015	0	0
2016	0	0
2017	1	0
2018	0	0
2019	2	0
2020	7	1
Total	11	1

International goals

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 November 2020	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Gibraltar	1–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Litex Lovech

• Bulgarian A Group (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
• Bulgarian Cup: 2008–09
• Bulgarian Supercup: 2010