Svetoslav Dikov
Svetoslav Dikov (Bulgarian: Светослав Диков; born 18 April 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lokomotiv Sofia.[1]
 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 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| 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– | Lokomotiv Sofia | 12 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2020 | |||
Career
Early career
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
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
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
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 Chernomomrets Balchik and scored the winning goal in the extra time of the match.[14]
Tabor Sežana
On 12 February 2019, NK Tabor Sežana announced the signing of Dikov from CSKA 1948.[15]
Style of play
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.[16] Since then, Dikov was given the striker position at Tsarsko Selo.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 February 2019[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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 137 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 55 | |||
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
Honours
Individual
- Second League – Top scorer: 2017–18 (25 goals)[11]
References
- 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"
- 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
- Бомбардировачът на Втора лига: Преди година просто ми казаха, че ставам централен нападател
External links
- Svetoslav Dikov at Soccerway
- Svetoslav Dikov at FootballDatabase.eu