Martin Lukov ( bg, Мартин Луков; born 5 July 1993) is a
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...
n professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for Cypriot club
Karmiotissa.
Career
Dunav Ruse
Lukov joined
Dunav Ruse
FC Dunav ( bg, Дунав, officially named ''"Дунав от Русе"'') is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Ruse, which currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system.
Part ...
in the summer of 2015, while the team was competing in the second division. He became a first choice goalkeeper immediately and played a crucial role during the season, as his team won the league and were promoted to the
Bulgarian First League
The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...
for the first time after a twenty-five year absence.
After the very first fixtures of the 2016-17 season, Lukov contributed heavily under the goalpost for Dunav's surprising five wins and two draws in the first seven rounds. In the match against
Beroe Stara Zagora
Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vere ...
on 18 September 2016, he became Dunav's goalkeeper with the most minutes without conceding a goal, with 456 minutes, a record previously held by Ivan Ivanov during the club's tenure in the 1963-64 A Group season.
On 13 April 2017 it was confirmed that Lukov had sustained a serious injury and would be out of action for at least 6 months, thus missing the remainder of the 2016-17 season. On 13 October 2017 it was announced that Lukov will rejoin the team trainings, being completely ready to return to action. Lukov left the club in June 2018.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
On 12 June 2018, Lukov signed with
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...
for three years.
International career
In 2013 Lukov played for the Bulgarian Amateur national team - South-East Bulgaria, in the
UEFA Regions' Cup
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The competition w ...
.
In the beginning of 2017 he received a call up for Bulgaria, but didn't join the team due to injury. Lukov earned his first cap on 11 October 2020, in the 0–2 away loss against
Finland
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in a
UEFA Nations League
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The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...
match.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Club
;Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) 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 tourname ...
(2):
2018–19,
2019–20
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Bulgarian Supercup
The Bulgarian Supercup ( bg, Суперкупа на България) is the trophy won in a football match held between the football club that has won the Bulgarian first football division in the season that ended in the year of the match and ...
:
2020
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1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Sofia
Bulgarian footballers
Bulgarian expatriate footballers
Bulgaria international footballers
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Saudi Professional League players
FC Vitosha Bistritsa players
FC Pirin Razlog players
FC Oborishte players
FC Dunav Ruse players
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
Al-Tai FC players
FC Arda Kardzhali players
Association football goalkeepers
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
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