Simeon Raykov (Bulgarian: Симеон Райков; born 11 November 1989) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Career
Levski Sofia
In the summer of 2011, Simeon signed with PFC Levski Sofia.[1] His kit number was chosen to be 11.[2] On 19 July 2012, Raykov netted the only goal for Levski in the 1:0 home win over Bosnian club FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match, but the team from Sofia was eliminated from the competition after a 1:3 loss in the return leg.
On 19 August 2012, he scored 2 goals in the derby match against Botev Plovdiv and as a result of that he was chosen for Player of the Second Round in A PFG in a poll of the newspaper "Football".[3]
On 31 January 2017, it was announced that Simeon had joined Dutch football club Roda JC Kerkrade.[4] His contract was terminated in June.[5]
On 7 August 2017, Raykov signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[6]
Snooker
Raykov is a keen snooker player and won the Bulgarian Snooker Championship in 2007. After the completion of his football career, Raykov entered snooker tournaments once again.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 8 December 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spartak Plovdiv | 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Sliven 2000 | 2008–09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Spartak Plovdiv | 2009–10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Botev Vratsa | 2010–11 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 11 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2011–12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |
| Total | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 8 | |
| Cherno More | 2012–13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | 24 | 6 | ||
| Total | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | 38 | 8 | ||
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2013–14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 5 | |
| Cherno More | 2014–15 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | 28 | 7 | |
| 2015–16 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2016–17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 11 | 3 | |
| Career total | 175 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 198 | 50 | |
Honours
Club
- Cherno More
References
- ^ Levski made an agreement with its first transfer
- ^ Zuberski, Philip (20 October 2012). "Симеон Райков - от цеха на татко до Герена. Бащата на Валери Божинов спасява за футбола днешната надежда на Левски". 7sport.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Simeon Raykov is the top player of the Second Round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ "Simeon Raykov voor 1,5 seizoen naar Roda JC" (in Dutch). rodajc.nl. 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Roda JC onbindt contracten van Simeon Raykov, Stefan Savic en Nestoras Mytides" (in Dutch). rodajc.nl. 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Локомотив подписа договор със Симеон Райков" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 7 August 2017.
- ^ Bozhinov, Yordan (9 June 2023). "A former professional football player is among the 6-red event participants in Albena". ebsa.tv. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
External links
- Profile at ThePlayersAgent
- Simeon Raykov at Soccerway