Dimitar Pirgov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Emilov and the family name is Pirgov.

Dimitar Emilov Pirgov (Bulgarian: Димитър Емилов Пиргов; born 26 October 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dobrudzha.^[2] He is the younger brother of Ilko Pirgov.

Dimitar Pirgov

Personal information
Full name	Dimitar Emilov Pirgov
Date of birth	(1989-10-26) 26 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Dobrudzha
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Chavdar Etropole	52	(5)
2012–2013	Pirin Gotse Delchev	62	(4)
2014–2016	Slavia Sofia	54	(4)
2016–2018	Levski Sofia	37	(2)
2018–2020	Botev Plovdiv	56	(0)
2020–2022	CSKA 1948	43	(0)
2020–2022	CSKA 1948 II	5	(0)
2022–2023	Beroe	16	(0)
2023	Krumovgrad	15	(1)
2023–	Dobrudzha	50	(8)
International career
2016	Bulgaria	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Career

Pirgov began his football career with Chavdar Etropole. On 12 February 2012, he signed for Pirin Gotse Delchev.^[3] He made his league debut against Slivnishki geroi on 14 March, playing the full 90 minutes. Pirgov finished the season with 10 appearances, as Pirin clinched promotion to the A PFG. He was acquired by Slavia Sofia in late January 2014.^[4] After playing for Levski Sofia for two years, Pirgov signed a contract with Botev Plovdiv on 23 January 2018.^[5] Pirgov joined CSKA 1948 in May 2020.^[6]

International

He was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad by Ivaylo Petev for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg in September 2016.^[7] Pirgov earned his first cap on 7 October under Petev's successor Petar Houbchev, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1:4 away loss against France in another qualification match for the 2018 World Cup.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 February 2019

Club	Season	League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chavdar Etropole	2009–10	11	2	3	0	-	-	14	2
	2010–11	28	3	2	1	-	-	30	4
	2011–12	13	0	2	0	-	-	15	0
Chavdar total		52	5	7	1	0	0	59	6
Pirin Gotse Delchev	2011–12	10	0	0	0	-	-	10	0
	2012–13	30	2	4	0	-	-	34	2
	2013–14	22	2	2	0	-	-	24	2
Pirin total		62	4	6	0	0	0	68	4
Slavia Sofia	2013–14	4	1	0	0	-	-	4	1
	2014–15	20	2	1	0	-	-	21	2
	2015–16	30	1	0	0	-	-	30	1
Slavia total		54	4	1	0	0	0	55	4
Levski Sofia	2016–17	28	2	1	2	2	0	31	4
	2017–18	9	0	2	0	4	0	15	0
Levski total		37	2	3	2	6	0	46	4
Botev Plovdiv	2018–19	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2018–19	10	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
Botev Plovdiv total		21	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
Career total		226	15	19	3	6	0	251	18

References

1. Petrov, Stefan (8 October 2016). "Какъв Мъри, какви 5 лева?! Ето затова Люпко е Майсторът – вижте го как нареди пъзелът "Левски"" (in Bulgarian). 7dnifutbol.bg. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
2. "Dimitar Pirgov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
3. "Пирин (ГД) взима Димитър Пиргов" (in Bulgarian). E-79.com. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
4. "Славия" прибра защитник от Гоце Делчев" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
5. "Ботев привлече Димитър Пиргов" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 23 January 2018.
6. "ЦСКА 1948 избухна с нов трансфер - взе бивш бранител на "Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
7. "Bulgaria - Luxembourg" (PDF). bfunion.bg. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
8. "France vs. Bulgaria 4:1". flashscore.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

External links

• Dimitar Pirgov at Soccerway
• Profile at LevskiSofia.info