Kaloyan Krastev


Kaloyan Krastev is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Chernomorets Burgas.

Career

Slavia Sofia

Krastev made his senior debut for Slavia on 7 December 2015, coming on as a substitute for Daudet N'Dongala in a 3–0 win against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
On 3 April 2017 he signed a professional contract with the team until 31 July 2020.
He scored his debut goal for the team in the league on 15 April 2017 in a match against Montana, won by Slavia with 4:3.

Bologna

On 24 January 2018, Krastev signed a 4-year contract with the Serie A team Bologna with the transfer fee reported to be a 1.5 million euro.

Bеroe

After seeing limited action with CSKA Sofia, in September 2022 Krastev was loaned out to Beroe.

International career

Youth levels

Krastev was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017. He scored the first goal in the match against France U19 which was won by Bulgaria 2–1. He became a hero for the team in the next match against Bosnia and Herzegovina U19, scoring 2 goals for the 3–1 win and qualifying Bulgaria for the knockout phase.

Senior

He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Italy that ended in a 1–1 away draw. He substituted the goal-scorer Atanas Iliev in the 79th minute.