Stiliyan Petrov

Bulgarian footballer

Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov (Bulgarian: Стилиян Альошев Петров, born 5 July 1979) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Stiliyan Petrov
Stiliyan Petrov
Personal information
Full name Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov[1]
Date of birth (1979-07-05) 5 July 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Montana, Bulgaria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Montana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Montana 21 (4)
1996–1999 CSKA Sofia 45 (3)
1999–2006 Celtic 228 (64)
2006–2013 Aston Villa 185 (9)
Total 479 (80)
National team
1998–2013 Bulgaria 105 (8)
Teams managed
2013 Aston Villa Academy (assistant)
2015 Aston Villa (team coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only


Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSKA Sofia 1996–97 A PFG 5 0 5 0
1997–98 A PFG 11 0 11 0
1998–99 A PFG 29 3 29 3
Total 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 3
Celtic 1999–2000[3] Scottish Premier League 26 1 2 0 1 0 29 1
2000–01[4] Scottish Premier League 28 7 3 0 2 0 5 0 38 7
2001–02[5] Scottish Premier League 28 6 5 1 3 0 8 1 44 8
2002–03[6] Scottish Premier League 34 12 2 0 14 2 50 14
2003–04[7] Scottish Premier League 35 6 5 3 15 1 55 7
2004–05[8] Scottish Premier League 37 11 5 1 1 0 6 0 49 12
2005–06[9] Scottish Premier League 37 10 4 0 2 0 43 10
2006–07[10] Scottish Premier League 3 2 3 2
Total 228 55 18 5 14 0 51 4 311 64
Aston Villa 2006–07[10] Premier League 30 2 1 0 3 0 34 2
2007–08[11] Premier League 28 1 1 0 2 0 31 1
2008–09[12] Premier League 36 1 3 0 1 0 7 1 47 2
2009–10[13] Premier League 37 0 3 1 6 0 1 0 47 1
2010–11[14] Premier League 27 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 30 2
2011–12[15] Premier League 27 4 2 0 1 0 30 4
2012–13 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 185 9 12 2 13 0 9 1 219 12
Career total 458 67 30 7 27 0 60 5 575 79

International

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Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Petrov goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Stiliyan Petrov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2000 Sofia, Bulgaria  Belarus 4–1 Friendly
2 24 January 2001 Morelia, Mexico  Mexico 2–0 Friendly
3 28 February 2001 Amman, Jordan  Jordan 2–0 Friendly
4 7 September 2002 Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
5 12 October 2002 Sofia, Bulgaria  Croatia 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
6 27 March 2003 Kruševac, Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia and Montenegro 2–1 Friendly
7 30 March 2005 Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–1 FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification
8 6 September 2008 Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 2–2 FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualification

Honours

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CSKA Sofia[source?]

Celtic[source?]

Aston Villa

Wychall Wanderers

  • Central Warwickshire Over-35s Premier Division One Cup[19]

Individual

References

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  1. "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  3. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  4. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  5. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  6. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  7. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  8. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  9. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  11. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. "rsssf.org". RSSSF. 29 February 2012.
  17. "Porto end Celtic's Uefa dream". 21 May 2003. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  18. McNulty, Phil (28 February 2010). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  19. "Stiliyan Petrov: Ex-Villa & Celtic player wins Sunday league trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  20. "Celts in SPFA Double Scoop". Archived from the original on 3 May 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  21. 21.0 21.1 "Stiliyan Petrov wins Aston Villa player of year award double". Birmingham Mail. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  22. "Stiliyan Petrov wins Aston Villa player of year award double". avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  23. "POPULAR PETROV TO BE ADDED TO ICONIC VILLA HALL OF FAME". avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  24. "'ROLE MODEL' PETROV PRAISED AS HE GETS SET TO WIN 100TH BULGARIA CAP". avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  25. "International centurions to receive UEFA award". uefa.com. UEFA. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  26. "All winners of the FIFPRO Merit award". FIFPRO. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.