Radoslav Aleksandrov Tsonev (; born on 29 April 1995) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He is a twin brother of

Borislav Tsonev Borislav Aleksandrov Tsonev (; born 29 April 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for First Professional Football League club CSKA 1948. He is a twin brother of Radoslav Tsonev. Career Born in Blagoevgrad, T ...

Club career

Radoslav made his first team debut in a 3–0

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on 27 May 2011, coming on as a substitute for

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. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 29 April 2013. Tsonev scored his first goal for Levski in the

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against

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on 21 April 2014. On 25 January 2020, he joined

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on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season. In the summer of 2020, Tsonev along with his twin brother

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returned to Levski. He remained there for the following two seasons. During the first of these two seasons, the two brothers were the leaders of Levski, gaining somewhat of a cult status among fans due to their loyalty to the club in times of financial hardship. Following the appointment of

Stanimir Stoilov Stanimir Kolev Stoilov (; born 13 February 1967) is a Bulgarian former footballer and current manager of Süper Lig side Göztepe. He has previously coached Levski Sofia, the Bulgaria national team, FC Astana and the national team of Kazakhs ...

in September 2021, Tsonev progressively lost his place in the starting eleven. During the spring phase of the 2021-22 season Tsonev featured rarely on the pitch. His contract was not renewed. In August 2022, Tsonev returned to his boyhood club

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International career

He made his debut for the

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on 12 October 2021 in a

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against the Northern Ireland.

Honours

Levski Sofia *

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: 2021–22

Statistics

Club

References

External links

*
Profile at LevskiSofia.info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsonev, Radoslav 1995 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players PFC Levski Sofia players POFC Botev Vratsa players US Lecce players US Viterbese 1908 players SS Monopoli 1966 players FC Arda Kardzhali players FC Tobol players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Serie C players Kazakhstan Premier League players Men's association football midfielders Bulgarian twins Footballers from Blagoevgrad Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen