Simeon Petrov

Simeon Petrov is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Botev Plovdiv.

Club career

Born in Limoges, France, in a family of Bulgarian emigrants, Petrov started his football career in the local academy of Limoges. In 2018 he joined Gazélec Ajaccio, before moving to Bulgaria in 2019 and joining the second-level side Strumska Slava. On 24 May 2020, he joined the newly promoted First League club CSKA 1948.
On 21 December 2023, it was announced Petrov would join Polish Ekstraklasa side Śląsk Wrocław on a six-month loan, with a purchase option, starting from 1 January 2024. After the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, during which Petrov made 12 appearances and scored once, Śląsk exercised their option to sign him permanently on a four-year deal. On 14 February 2025, he was sent on loan to Hungarian side Fehérvár for the rest of the season, with an option to buy. On 1 July 2025, Petrov joined Fehérvár on a permanent basis, for a fee estimated to be €150,000.

Petrov was born in France to Bulgarian parents, which made him eligible for both France and Bulgaria national teams. He received his first call up for the Bulgaria U21 team in November 2020 for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Estonia U21, but was recalled two days before the match due to a positive COVID-19 test. On 20 June 2023, Petrov earned his first senior team cap after coming on as a late substitute for Georgi Rusev in a 1–1 draw with Serbia in a Euro 2024 qualifier.