Aleksandar Aleksandrov Tsvetkov (; born 31 August 1990) is a Bulgarian professional

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who plays as a

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for Fratria.

Career

Litex

Tsvetkov made his first team debut in a 5–1

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win over Maritsa Plovdiv on 7 December 2008, coming on as a substitute for Sandrinho. He made his league debut on 31 May 2009, again as a substitute replacing Wilfried Niflore, as Litex beat

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1–0. Tsvetkov became a first-team regular early in the 2012–13 season. On 31 August 2012, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 away league win over

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Cherno More

On 9 June 2016 after 10 years in Litex, he left the club and joined Cherno More. He quickly established himself as a regular starter, so it came as a surprise when his contract was terminated by mutual consent in May 2018, several weeks before the end of the season.

Beroe

On 23 June 2018, Tsvetkov signed with Beroe.

Spartak Varna

On 29 December 2022, he was announced as a new signing of Spartak Varna, joining the team on a one-and-a-half-year contract.

Fraria

On 17 June 2025 he moved to Fratria on a free transfer, together with his teammates Viktor Mitev and Angel Granchov.

International career

On 7 October 2011, Tsvetkov earned his first cap for

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in the 0–3 away loss against

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in an

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. He had to wait nearly 6 years to feature for the national team again; on 3 September 2017, Tsvetkov was in the line-up for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier, a 1–3 away defeat by

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Career statistics

International stats

International goals

:''Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Litex Lovech * Bulgarian A Group (2): 2009–10,

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: 2008–09 * Bulgarian Supercup:

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* 1990 births Living people Footballers from Pleven Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers FC Lovech players PFC Cherno More Varna players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players FC Spartak Varna players FC Fratria players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players LPS HD Clinceni players SSU Politehnica Timișoara players Liga I players Liga II players Men's association football midfielders Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub