Oleg Dimitrov ( Bulgarian: Олег Димитров; born 6 March 1996) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Youth career

Born in

, Dimitrov started his career in the local team Velbazhd Kystendil. He became one of the first players to join the newly created team FC Buzlodzha Kyustendil, which later merged with Velbazhd Kyustendil. From Buzlodzha Oleg was attracted to the 31 time champions of Bulgaria -

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. He became a champion with the U17 league. In 2012, he moved to the Bulgarian champions

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Ludogorets Razgrad

In 2012 Dimitrov joined the youth system of

. In 2014, he played for Ludogorets U19 in the

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, being a titular in all of the 6 matches. In 2015 Dimitrov became champion with Ludogorets in the U21 league where he served as a vice-captain of the team. He also scored 3 goals in the league. From the 2015/16 season Ludogorets got the chance to have second team in B Group and Oleg was promoted to the newly created Ludogorets Razgrad II. He made his debut for the team on 2 August 2015 in a match against Pirin Razlog, losing 1:0. On 23 September 2015 he made his debut for Ludogorets first team in a match against Lokomotiv 1929 Mezdra for the

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won by Ludogorets by 5:0. He completed his debut for the club in A Group on 27 May 2016 in a match against

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. Dimitrov started the 2017-18 season in Ludogorets II playing in the first match of the season against Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia.

International career

Youth levels

Dimitrov was called up for Bulgaria U21 for a training game against the main national team on 22 February 2017. He made unofficial debut for the team commimg as a substitute in the 1:1 draw. Dimitrov made his official debut on 28 March 2017 in a friendly match against Macedonia U21.Младежите отстъпиха на Македония в контрола
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Statistics

Club

Honours

;Ludogorets *

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: 2015–16

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimitrov, Oleg 1996 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players FC Lovech players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Kyustendil 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen