Andrea Hristov
 Hristov playing for Slavia Sofia in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Rosenov Hristov | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cosenza | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2013–2016 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Slavia Sofia | 115 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Cosenza (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cosenza | 18 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Reggiana (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Potenza (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Bulgaria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Bulgaria U19 | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Bulgaria U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bulgaria | 14 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 | |||
Andrea Rosenov Hristov (Bulgarian: Андреа Росенов Христов; born 1 March 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie B club Cosenza.[2]
Club career
[edit]Slavia Sofia
[edit]Hristov started his career at Levski Sofia before moving to Slavia Sofia in 2013.[3] He made his competitive debut for Slavia on 1 October 2016, coming as a substitute in a league match against Vereya, playing alongside his twin brother Petko.[4]
On 3 April 2017, Hristov signed a professional contract with the team until 31 July 2020.[5] On 21 April 2018 Hristov was named as a captain of the team in the match against Cherno More Varna.[6]
Cosenza (loan)
[edit]On 29 January 2019 Hristov joined Seria B team Cosenza on loan until end of the season with a buyout clause.[7]
Cosenza
[edit]On 13 January 2022, he returned to Cosenza and signed a 3.5-year contract with the club.[8] On 1 September 2022, Hristov was loaned by Reggiana.[9] On 12 August 2023, he moved on a new loan to Potenza.[10]
International career
[edit]Youth levels
[edit]Hristov was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[11] After a draw and 2 wins the team qualified for the knockout phase, which will be held in July 2017.[12]
Senior levels
[edit]He was called up by Georgi Dermendzhiev for a friendly match against Belarus in February 2020, but remained on the bench.[13] He made his debut on 31 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland. His brother Petko made his debut in the same game as well.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Andrea Hristov has a twin brother, Petko, who is also a professional footballer.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 20 October 2021[2]
| 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 | Total | ||||||||
| Slavia Sofia | First League | 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 109 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 4 | |||
| Cosenza (loan) | Serie B | 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 112 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 134 | 4 | |||
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2021 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Georgia |
4–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]- Slavia Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 2017–18
References
[edit]- ^ "Профил на Андреа Росенов Христов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ a b Andrea Hristov Stats
- ^ "Братята Де Бур" от Овча купел
- ^ Slavia vs Vereya
- ^ Славия подписа с трима от героите на България
- ^ Черно море победи Славия и се изравни с "белите"
- ^ HRISTOV SI VESTE DI ROSSOBLÙ
- ^ "ANDREA HRISTOV TORNA IN ROSSOBLÙ" (in Italian). Cosenza. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "AC REGGIANA INGAGGIA IL DIFENSORE ANDREA HRISTOV" (in Italian). Reggiana. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "ANDREA HRISTOV NUOVO GIOCATORE POTENZA CALCIO" [ANDREA HRISTOV NEW PLAYER OF POTENZA CALCIO]. Potenza. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
- ^ Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех
- ^ "Експериментален състав на България отстъпи на Беларус (видео+галерия)". sportal.bg. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Northern Ireland v Bulgaria game report". FIFA. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Петко и Андреа Христови: Малки сме, за да се главозамайваме". btvnovinite.bg (in Bulgarian). bTV Media Group. 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Hristov, Andrea". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Andrea Hristov at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Footballers from Sofia
- Bulgarian twins
- Living people
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
- Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- Cosenza Calcio players
- AC Reggiana 1919 players
- Potenza Calcio players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen