Svetoslav Dikov
 Dikov with Slivnishki Geroy in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Svetoslav Dimitrov Dikov | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2008 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2008–2011 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| 2011 | Sliven 2000 | ||
| 2012 | Akademik Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Slivnishki Geroy | 27 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Marek Dupnitsa | 27 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Slivnishki Geroy | 26 | (12) |
| 2016 | Vereya | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Tsarsko Selo | 39 | (33) |
| 2018 | CSKA 1948 | 13 | (3) |
| 2019 | Tabor Sežana | 6 | (1) |
| 2019 | Tsarsko Selo | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 40 | (32) |
| 2021–2022 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 27 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Sportist Svoge | 11 | (9) |
| 2023 | CSKA 1948 II | 8 | (3) |
| 2023 | CSKA 1948 | 13 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Sportist Svoge | 11 | (4) |
| 2024– | Lokomotiv Sofia | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:58, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Svetoslav Dikov (Bulgarian: Светослав Диков; born 18 April 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lokomotiv Sofia.[1]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Dikov started his career from Slivnishki Geroy, before moving to Marek Dupnitsa and making his professional debut in A Group in 2014. In summer of 2015 he returned to Slivnishki Geroy.
Vereya
[edit]On 17 June 2016 Dikov signed with the newly promoted team to Bulgarian First League - Vereya.[2] He made his debut for the team on 13 August 2016 in the local derby match against Beroe Stara Zagora, lost by 1:0.[3]
On 27 October 2016 he scored the winning goal against Pomorie in match for the Bulgarian Cup, advancing his team to the quarterfinal.[4]
Tsarsko Selo
[edit]In the beginning of 2017 Dikov left Vereya and started training with Botev Vratsa, but on 18 January 2017 he signed with another Bulgarian Second League team - Tsarsko Selo.[5] He made his debut for the team on 25 February 2017 in a match against Vitosha Bistritsa and scored a goal for the 2:1 loss.[6] On 14 April 2017 he scored two goals for the 3:0 win against Oborishte.[7]
Dikov started the new 2017-18 season by scoring a hattrick in the first match against Nesebar.[8] Later one of the goals was judged to have been an own goal. Dikov received a yellow card in the cup match against Botev Plovdiv from the bench as he entered the field to celebrate one of the goals. Later he scored a goal, but couldn't help his team to qualify for the next round. He also missed the next league match, the derby against Lokomotiv Sofia due to card accumulation.[9] On 4 November he scored 2 goals against Neftochimic Burgas making him with 12 goals out of 12 played matches.[10] Dikov become the top goalscorer in the 2017–18 season, scoring 25 goals in 27 matches.[11]
CSKA 1948
[edit]On 17 June 2018, Dikov signed with CSKA 1948.[12] He made his debut for the team in the first league match against Botev Galabovo.[13] On 4 August Dikov entered as a substitute in the match against Chernomorets Balchik and scored the winning goal in the extra time of the match.[14]
Tabor Sežana
[edit]On 12 February 2019, NK Tabor Sežana announced the signing of Dikov from CSKA 1948.[15]
CSKA 1948
[edit]In January 2023, Dikov returned to CSKA 1948, but initially played for their second team.[16] He eventually started making appearances for the top division side. On 10 April 2023, Dikov scored the fastest goal of the season, netting after 16 seconds in the 2:1 home win over Botev Plovdiv.[17]
Style of play
[edit]Dikov played mostly as a box-to-box midfielder, but in January 2017, after the injury of Simeon Ganchev, at the winter camp in Macedonia, Dikov was played as a forward in a friendly match where he scored a goal.[18] Since then, Dikov was given the striker position at Tsarsko Selo.
Personal
[edit]In 2020 Dikov became father of a son named Nikola. In 2023, Dikov also became father of a daughter named Kaya.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 25 May 2021[1]
| 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[a] | Total | ||||||||
| Slivnishki Geroy | V Group | 2012–13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| Marek Dupnitsa | B Group | 2013–14 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 4 | |||
| A Group | 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |||
| Slivnishki Geroy | V Group | 2015–16 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 12 | |||
| Vereya | First League | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Tsarsko Selo | Second League | 2016–17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 8 | |||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 30 | 26 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 34 | |||
| CSKA 1948 | Second League | 2018–19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||
| Tabor Sežana | 2. SNL | 2018–19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| Tsarsko Selo | First League | 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | Second League | 2019–20 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 9 | |||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 23 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 32 | |||
| Career statistics | 187 | 86 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 89 | |||
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
Honours
[edit]Marek Dupnitsa
Individual
- Bulgarian Second League top scorer: 2017–18 (25 goals),[11] 2020–21 (23 goals)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dikov Stats
- ^ Верея привлече халфа Светослав Диков
- ^ Берое съсече екзекутора на ЦСКА-София
- ^ Верея ликува и е на четвъртфинал за Купата
- ^ Царско село взе и Светльо Диков
- ^ Vitosha VS Tsarsko Selo Report
- ^ Tsarsko Selo vs Oborishte Report
- ^ Царско село би Несебър в оспорван мач. Домакините се наложиха с 3:2
- ^ Абсурд! Да "изгориш" за мач заради радост
- ^ Царско село разгроми "шейховете"
- ^ a b Нападателят на Царско село стана голмайстор на Втора лига
- ^ "ЦСКА взе и голмайстора на Втора лига" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 17 June 2018.
- ^ ТРУДНО НАЧАЛО ЗА ЦСКА ВЪВ ВТОРА ЛИГА
- ^ ТРУДНО, НО СЛАДКО ЗАВРЪЩАНЕ НА ЦСКА В БОРИСОВАТА ГРАДИНА
- ^ Tabor Sežana z novim napadalcem, snportal.si, 12 February 2019
- ^ Denchev, Boyan (11 January 2023). "ЦСКА 1948 привлече Светослав Диков" (in Bulgarian). bta.bg. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Нападател на ЦСКА 1948 стана баща" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Бомбардировачът на Втора лига: Преди година просто ми казаха, че ставам централен нападател
External links
[edit]- Svetoslav Dikov at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Slovenian Second League players
- I liga players
- FC Sliven players
- FC Marek Dupnitsa players
- FC Vereya players
- FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players
- FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players
- NK Tabor Sežana players
- FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
- Sandecja Nowy Sącz players
- FC Sportist Svoge players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland