Stiliyan Petrov

Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov (Bulgarian: Стилиян Альошев Петров, born 5 July 1979) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Stiliyan Petrov

Stiliyan Petrov
Personal information
Full name	Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov[1]
Date of birth	(1979-07-05) 5 July 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Montana, Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Montana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Montana	21	(4)
1996–1999	CSKA Sofia	45	(3)
1999–2006	Celtic	228	(64)
2006–2013	Aston Villa	185	(9)
Total		479	(80)
International career
1998–2013	Bulgaria	105	(8)
Managerial career
2013	Aston Villa Academy (assistant)
2015	Aston Villa (team coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CSKA Sofia	1996–97	A PFG	5	0			–		–		5	0
	1997–98	A PFG	11	0			–		–		11	0
	1998–99	A PFG	29	3			–		–		29	3
	Total		45	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	3
Celtic	1999–2000[3]	Scottish Premier League	26	1	–		2	0	1	0	29	1
	2000–01[4]	Scottish Premier League	28	7	3	0	2	0	5	0	38	7
	2001–02[5]	Scottish Premier League	28	6	5	1	3	0	8	1	44	8
	2002–03[6]	Scottish Premier League	34	12	–		2	0	14	2	50	14
	2003–04[7]	Scottish Premier League	35	6	5	3	–		15	1	55	7
	2004–05[8]	Scottish Premier League	37	11	5	1	1	0	6	0	49	12
	2005–06[9]	Scottish Premier League	37	10	–		4	0	2	0	43	10
	2006–07[10]	Scottish Premier League	3	2	–		–		–		3	2
	Total		228	55	18	5	14	0	51	4	311	64
Aston Villa	2006–07[10]	Premier League	30	2	1	0	3	0	–		34	2
	2007–08[11]	Premier League	28	1	1	0	2	0	–		31	1
	2008–09[12]	Premier League	36	1	3	0	1	0	7	1	47	2
	2009–10[13]	Premier League	37	0	3	1	6	0	1	0	47	1
	2010–11[14]	Premier League	27	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	30	2
	2011–12[15]	Premier League	27	4	2	0	1	0	–		30	4
	2012–13	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		185	9	12	2	13	0	9	1	219	12
Career total			458	67	30	7	27	0	60	5	575	79

International

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Petrov goal.^[16]

List of international goals scored by Stiliyan Petrov

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 March 2000	Sofia, Bulgaria	Belarus		4–1	Friendly
2	24 January 2001	Morelia, Mexico	Mexico		2–0	Friendly
3	28 February 2001	Amman, Jordan	Jordan		2–0	Friendly
4	7 September 2002	Brussels, Belgium	Belgium		2–0	UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
5	12 October 2002	Sofia, Bulgaria	Croatia		2–0	UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
6	27 March 2003	Kruševac, Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro		2–1	Friendly
7	30 March 2005	Budapest, Hungary	Hungary		1–1	FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification
8	6 September 2008	Podgorica, Montenegro	Montenegro		2–2	FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualification

Honours

CSKA Sofia^[source?]

• Bulgarian Championship: 1996–97
• Bulgarian Cup: 1996–97, 1998–99

Celtic^[source?]

• Scottish Premier League: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06
• Scottish Cup: 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05
• Scottish League Cup: 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2005–06
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 2002–03^[17]

Aston Villa

• Football League Cup runner-up: 2009–10^[18]

Wychall Wanderers

• Central Warwickshire Over-35s Premier Division One Cup^[19]

Individual

• Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 2002–03^[source?]
• SPFA Young Player of the Year: 2000–01^[20]
• Celtic Player of The Year: 2004–05^[source?]
• Aston Villa Players' Player of the Year: 2008–09,^[21] 2011–12^[22]
• Aston Villa Supporters' Player of the Year: 2008–09^[21]
• Inductee in Aston Villa Hall of Fame: 2013^[23]
• BFU Award (100 caps)^[24]
• UEFA Centurions Award (100 caps)^[25]
• FIFPRO Merit Award: 2013^[26]