Zdravko Minchev Dimitrov (; born 24 August 1998) 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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Career

In July 2017, Dimitrov was loaned to

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. He was named on the bench for three Botev's games in the Second League, but he did not make an appearance in either match. He was recalled by his parent club after spending a month in Vratsa. On 3 September 2017, Dimitrov joined

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on loan until the end of the season.

Levski Sofia

He became part of

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in the summer of 2019. He made his debut on 11 June in the

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qualification win against

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substituting

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in the 89th minute. He scored his first goal for Levski on 14 February 2021 in the 2–0 win against

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. Receiving good pass from

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, dribbling past one opposite defender he netted the first goal of the game in the 14th minute. Upon the return of

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as head coach of Levski in September 2021, Dimitrov was sidelined on his position as left-winger by new signing Welton. In March 2022, Dimitrov along with fellow team-mate Dimitar Kostadinov were excluded from the squad by manager Stoilov due to disciplinary issues, later identified as gambling addiction.

loans

Six months after Dimitrov's suspension from the first team squad of Levski, the player joined newly promoted side

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on a one-year loan deal.

Bodrum

In July 2024, after loans at

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, he was transferred to newly promoted to

team

. On 20 August he scored his debut goal for the club which also turned to be the first ever goal of the team in the Super Lig.

International career

Dimitrov made his debut for the Bulgarian under-21 team on 22 March 2019 in the starting eleven for the friendly against Northern Ireland U21. He netted his first goal on 13 October 2020, opening the scoring in the 1:1 away draw with Poland U21. Dimitrov earned his first cap for the senior national team on 11 November 2020, coming on as a substitute for Georgi Yomov during the second half of the 3:0 win over

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in a

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. He was once again called up in August 2024, being selected by manager

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for the September

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matches against

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and

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Honours

Club

;Levski Sofia *

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(1): 2021–22

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

*
Profile at LevskiSofia.info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimitrov, Zdravko Living people 1998 births Sportspeople from Sofia City Province Bulgarian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders PFC Septemvri Sofia players POFC Botev Vratsa players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC Levski Sofia players FC Spartak Varna players Sakaryaspor footballers Bodrum F.K. footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players TFF 1. Lig players Süper Lig players Bulgaria men's youth international footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen