Dimitar Pirgov

Dimitar Emilov Pirgov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dobrudzha Dobrich. He is the younger brother of Ilko Pirgov.

Club career

Pirgov began his football career with Chavdar Etropole. On 12 February 2012, he signed for FC [Pirin Gotse Delchev|Pirin Gotse Delchev]. 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. After playing for Levski Sofia for two years, Pirgov signed a contract with Botev Plovdiv on 23 January 2018. Pirgov joined CSKA 1948 in May 2020.

Pirgov was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad by Ivaylo Petev for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg in September 2016. 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.