Tsvetelin Chunchukov

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Tsvetelin Chunchukov
Personal information
Full name Tsvetelin Lukov Chunchukov
Date of birth (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Steaua București
Number 23
Youth career
2002–2011 Benkovski Pazardzhik
2011–2013 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015
Botev Plovdiv
 30 (5)
2013–2014 →
Rakovski
(loan)		 16 (1)
2015–2017 Ludogorets II 31 (8)
2015–2017 Ludogorets Razgrad 8 (0)
2017 Cherno More 9 (1)
2018–2021 Slavia Sofia 64 (15)
2020–2021 →
Academica Clinceni
(loan)		 31 (6)
2021–2022 Sepsi OSK 19 (1)
2022 → Chindia Târgoviște (loan) 14 (0)
2022– Steaua București 33 (8)
International career‡
2014–2016 Bulgaria U21 7 (1)
2019 Bulgaria 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2019

Tsvetelin Lukov Chunchukov (Bulgarian: Цветелин Луков Чунчуков; born 26 December 1994) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga II side CSA Steaua București.[1]

Career

Early career

Born in

South-West V AFG, the third level of Bulgarian football.[2] On 12 May, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 home draw against Malesh Mikrevo.[3]

In 2011, Chunchukov was spotted by a Levski Sofia scout and joined the club as an academy player.[4]

Botev Plovdiv

On 5 April 2013, Chunchukov joined

Botev Plovdiv, signing first professional contract in his career. He signed a three-year deal with the club.[5]

Chunchukov playing for Botev

Chunchukov made his debut for the first team of

Botev Plovdiv
won this game with 1:0 after a goal from a penalty kick which has given after a fault against Chunchukov.

Chunchukov scored his first goal in

Botev Plovdiv lost the match with 2:1.[9]

On 27 September Chunchukov scored a magnificent goal, provided an assist for the goal of

Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Botev Plovdiv achieved a 2-0 home win.[10]

Chunchukov scored his third goal in

Lokomotiv Sofia defeated Botev Plovdiv 3-1.[11]

After a seven-game goal drought, Chunchukov scored again on 7 December 2014 against

PFC Haskovo.[12]

Chunchukov scored again in the next round of

Ludogorets Razgrad.[14]

On 18 April Chunchukov came on as a substitute and made an assist during the 1-1 draw with

Beroe Stara Zagora.[16]

At the end of the season, Chunchukov was announced as the A Group Youth Player of the Year for his contributions to the club. His teammate Milen Gamakov was named runner-up in the same contest.[17][18]

Rakovski (loan)

Tsvetelin Chunchukov was loaned by

Dobrudzha Dobrich, the latter of which came in a match for the Bulgarian Cup.[21]

Ludogorets

On 23 June 2015, Chunchukov was transferred from

Universitatea Craiova.[24]

Unfortunately, on 4 October 2016, Chunchukov broke his left leg foot during a training session of the Bulgaria U21 team and as a result, he was ruled out from the squad for several months.[25] After recovery, he spent most of his playing time at Ludogorets's reserve squad in the Bulgarian Second League. He was released from the club on 7 June 2017.[26]

Cherno More

On 19 June 2017 he signed with Cherno More Varna.[27] On 15 July, he made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Vitosha Bistritsa.[28] He scored his first goal on 21 July in a 4–0 away win over Vereya.[29] On 14 December 2017, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[30]

Slavia Sofia

On 28 December 2017, Chunchukov signed with Slavia Sofia.[31]

International career

Chunchukov made his debut for Bulgaria U21 in the 2-2 draw with Estonia U21 on 3 September 2014, contributing with a goal.[32] On 31 March 2015 he played during the first half of the 1-3 away defeat from Wales U21.[33]

On 25 March 2016 Chunchukov came on as a substitute during the goalless draw with Wales U21.[34][35]

He made his debut for the senior national team on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against the Czech Republic, as an 82nd-minute substitute for Todor Nedelev.[36]

Personal life

In an interview for Botev Plovdiv's club channel Chunchukov stated that he was encouraged to play football by his grandfather and has no favorite foreign football club.[37]

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2022
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rakovski
B Group
 2013–14 16 1 2 1 – – 18 2
Rakovski Total 16 1 2 1 – – 18 2
Botev Plovdiv
A Group
 2014–15 30 5 2 0 3 1 1 0 36 6
Botev Plovdiv Total 30 5 2 0 3 1 1 0 36 6
Ludogorets Razgrad II
B Group
 2015–16 14 2 – – – 14 2
Vtora Liga 2016–17 17 6 – – – 17 6
Ludogorets II Total 31 8 0 0 – – 31 8
Ludogorets Razgrad
A Group
 2015–16 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
First League 2016–17 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Ludogorets Total 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
Cherno More First League 2017–18 9 1 0 0 – – 9 1
Cherno More Total 9 1 0 0 – – 9 1
Slavia Sofia First League 2017–18 8 0 3 0 – – 11 0
2018–19 32 11 2 1 3 0 0 0 37 12
2019–20 23 4 1 2 – – 24 6
2020–21 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Slavia Sofia Total 64 15 6 3 3 0 0 0 73 18
Academica Clinceni
 Liga I 2020–21 31 6 0 0 – – 31 6
Academica Total 31 6 0 0 – – 31 6
Sepsi OSK Liga I 2021–22 19 1 2 0 2 0 – 23 1
Sepsi Total 19 1 2 0 2 0 – 23 1
Chindia Târgoviște (loan) Liga I 2021–22 14 0 – – – 14 0
Chindia Total 14 0 – – – 14 0
Career Total 222 37 13 4 10 1 1 0 246 42

Honours

Club

Ludogorets Razgrad
  • 2016–17
Slavia Sofia

Individual

  • A Group Young Player of the Year: 2014–15[38][39]

References

  1. ^ Steaua și-a luat atacant din Liga 1! Al șaselea transfer al formației din Ghencea, adversar pe post pentru golgheterul Bogdan Chipirliu prosport.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ "Бенковски с убедителна победа вкъщи" (in Bulgarian). pzsport.info. 2 May 2010.
  3. ^ "15-годишен посече Малеш" (in Bulgarian). pzsport.info. 12 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Levski Sofia Youth team U19 (Born in 1994)". levskisofia.info.
  5. ^ "Ботев подписа с нападател от школата на Левски" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 5 April 2013.
  6. ^ Ботев Пд с нов успех в Европа
  7. ^ Ботев изравни европейски рекорд на ЦСКА
  8. ^ Ботев тръгна с победа в "А" група, 1:0 срещу Локомотив Сф
  9. ^ Ботев с първа загуба в първенството
  10. ^ Ботев взе 97-ото градско дерби с 2:0
  11. ^ Ботев излезе от първата шестица след загуба в Надежда
  12. ^ Петър Пенчев започна с победа, 2:0 над Хасково
  13. ^ Ботев започна пролетта с класика над Марек
  14. ^ Ботев с минимална загуба от Лудогорец
  15. ^ Ботев изпусна Берое
  16. ^ Ботев допусна обрат в Стара Загора
  17. ^ Ботев с трима призьори в класацията „Футболист на футболистите“
  18. ^ Марселиньо спечели приза "Футболист на футболистите"
  19. ^ Цветелин Чунчуков (статистика на sportal.bg)
  20. ^ С голове на Венци Гюзелев и Цветлин Чунчуков опашкарят „Раковски” победи „Банско” с 1:2
  21. ^ http://www.dobrichmedia.com/news/futbol_24/chunchukov-lishi-dobrudzha-ot-pobeda_4605.html
  22. ^ Ботев продаде Цветелин Чунчуков на Лудогорец
  23. ^ Лудогорец подписа с младежки национал
  24. ^ ВИДЕО: Изтощен от жега Лудогорец тресна румънци
  25. ^ Български национал от Лудогорец счупи крак
  26. ^ Трети футболист аут от Лудогорец!
  27. ^ "Черно море привлича Цветелин Чунчуков" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 19 June 2017.
  28. ^ "Cherno More vs. Vitosha Bistritsa 1–0". soccerway.com. 15 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Vereya vs. Cherno More 0–4". soccerway.com. 21 July 2017.
  30. ^ "Черно море се раздели с нападател" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 14 December 2017.
  31. ^ "Александров и Чунчуков са футболисти на Славия" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 28 December 2017.
  32. ^ Under-21 2015 - Estonia-Bulgaria Commentary – UEFA.com
  33. ^ Under-21 2017 - Wales-Bulgaria Lineups
  34. ^ България не успя да преклони Уелс
  35. ^ Младежите не успяха да се справят с Уелс (видео)
  36. ^ "Czech Republic v Bulgaria game report". UEFA. 7 June 2019.
  37. ^ Интервю с Цветелин Чунчуков
  38. ^ Ботев с трима призьори в класацията „Футболист на футболистите“
  39. ^ Марселиньо спечели приза "Футболист на футболистите"

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