Asen Ivanov Mitkov (; born 17 February 2005) is a Bulgarian

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who plays as a

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for

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...

Career

Mitkov began playing football at the age of 6 with his hometown club Gigant Saedinenie. His talent was recognized and in 2016, he joined

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's youth academy. He kept progressing and three years later, he moved to

. He signed his first professional contract with Levski on 25 February 2021. On 21 May 2021, Mitkov made his first team debut, starting in a 2–1 away win against Cherno More. On 14 September 2023, he scored his first

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goal for the team, in the 2–0 home win over Pirin Blagoevgrad.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Levski Sofia *

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...

: 2021–22

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References

External links

*
Profile at LevskiSofia.info

Profile at Levski Academy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitkov, Asen 2005 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders PFC Levski Sofia players 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen