Svetoslav Velislavov Vutsov (Bulgarian: Светослав Велиславов Вуцов; born 9 July 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Levski Sofia.
He comes from a footballing family, with his grandfather Ivan, father Velislav, mother Svetlana and brother Petar having all played professional football.[2]
Club career
Vutsov began his career as a defender, but around 2015, while being in Levski Sofia Academy, he was switched as a goalkeeper.[3] In 2017 he moved to Tsarsko Selo and trained with the first team.[4] Year later he moved to Septemvri Sofia, before joining Slavia Sofia in the beginning of 2020. He made his professional debut for the team in a league match against Etar in a league match on 21 November 2020, coming as a substitute in the 44th minute, after Georgi Petkov received an injury.[5]
On 24 February 2025, in the last day of winter transfer window, Levski Sofia finally completed the transfer of Vutsov and he joined the club, after few months of speculations.[6]
International career
Vutsov received his first call up for Bulgaria U21 team in March 2021 for the friendly tournament matches against Ukraine on 24 March 2021, Kazakhstan on 26 March 2021, and North Macedonia on 29 March 2021.[7]
He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 11 November 2021 in a friendly against Ukraine.[8]
Honours
- Best goalkeeper in Bulgarian football (2021)[9]
- Best progressing young player in Bulgarian football (2021)[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Septemvri Sofia | 2019–20 | Second League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Slavia Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 110 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Bulgarian Supercup
International
- As of match played 8 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Светослав Вуцов". pfcslavia.com.
- ^ "Трето поколение Вуцов в елита на футбола ни". 24chasa.bg. 21 November 2020.
- ^ Контузия в Левски превърнала Светльо Вуцов от защитник във вратар
- ^ Вили Вуцов: Отношението към Светльо в Левски беше идиотско, обявиха го за безперспективен
- ^ Трето поколение Вуцов в елита на футбола ни
- ^ Левски представи Светослав Вуцов
- ^ "Състав на България U21 за приятелския турнир в Турция" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Ukraine v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Kichukov, Simeon (19 January 2022). "За втори път Кирил Десподов е Футболист на №1 на България". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
External links
- Svetoslav Vutsov at Soccerway
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