Georgi Tsetskov Yomov (; born 6 July 1997) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

n professional

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who plays as a winger. He is a grandson of former

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 ...

footballer Todor Barzov. Playing youth football for

, Yomov began his professional career at

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Sh ...

, then transferred to

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...

in the summer of 2020 for a reported fee of €300,000. He made his senior Bulgaria debut in October 2020, having previously represented the nation at various youth levels.

Career

Early career

Yomov joined

at the age of 9 in 2006 and progressed through the club's academy system. In the summer of 2015 he left the club to sign a professional contract with

Slavia Sofia

Yomov spent a few months in Slavia's youth academy and was promoted to the senior team in early 2016. He made his first team debut in a 0–0 home draw against

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on 21 February 2016, coming on as a substitute for Yanis Karabelyov. Two months later, on 2 April, Yomov scored his first goal for Slavia against

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after an impressive individual effort. For five years with Slavia Yomov made 126 appearances overall, scored 17 goals and won the

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in 2018.

CSKA Sofia

On 17 August 2020, Yomov completed a move to

for a reported fee of €300,000. He made his debut five days later as a 57th-minute substitute for Graham Carey in a 2–1 away win over

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. Yomov scored his first goal for CSKA on 24 September against

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in the third qualifying round of the

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. In August 2022, Yomov was suspended from playing until 25 November by

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after testing positive for a banned substance. On 15 March 2023 it was announced that he will receive a 4 year ban, ending on 25 August 2026. In June 2023 his contract with CSKA ended and it was not renewed.

International career

Yomov was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad for the first time in October 2020 for a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-off against

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and a

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matches against

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and

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. He made his international debut on 8 October at

Vasil Levski National Stadium Vasil Levski National Stadium (), named after Bulgarian Folk hero, national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski (1837–1873), is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43,230 seats and is located in the centre of Sofia, on the te ...

, replacing Galin Ivanov in the first half against Hungary, and scored in the 89th minute of a 3–1 loss.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Awards

;Slavia Sofia *

(1): 2017–18 ;CSKA Sofia *

(1):

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yomov, Georgi Living people 1997 births Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers PFC Slavia Sofia players PFC CSKA Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen