Dimitar Kostadinov (; born 14 August 1999) is a

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who plays as an

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for Chernomorets 1919.

Career

Septemvri Sofia

In the summer of 2017 Kostadinov was promoted to the first team of

Septemvri Sofia Septemvri () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Its home ground is the Septemvri Stadium, but due to its poor condition the ...

. Spending the first two rounds on the bench, he made his debut in the third round league match against

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. On 24 April 2018 he scored his first goal for the team in a league match against

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Levski Sofia

In September 2021, Kostadinov joined

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as the first signing of new manager

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. In the following months Kostadinov enjoyed a regular starting place in Stoilov's starting eleven. He was particularly prolific in the

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competition scoring four goals in three games, thus helping his team reach the semi-finals of the tournament. In March 2022, however, Kostadinov along with team-mate

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were suspended from the first team due to disciplinary issues, later identified as gambling "addiction".

Septemvri Sofia

In the summer of 2022, Kostadinov terminated his contract with Levski after his suspension from the first team. He then returned back to his former side

Crotone

On 1 February 2024, Kostadinov joined

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in Italian

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on loan with an option to buy.

International career

Youth levels

Kostadinov made his debut for the Bulgaria U19 team on 12 September 2017 in a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina U19.

Senior level

After his good plays for Tsarsko Selo, Kostadinov received his first call up for the national team on 14 May 2021 for the friendly games against

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and

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Levski Sofia *

(1): 2021–22

References

1999 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers Footballers from Burgas Men's association football midfielders PFC Septemvri Sofia players PFC Neftochimic Burgas players FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players PFC Levski Sofia players FC Crotone players Union Clodiense Chioggia FC players FC Chernomorets 1919 Burgas players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Serie C players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub