Stiliyan Petrov

Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov (Bulgarian: Стилиян Альошев Петров, born 5 July 1979) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Stiliyan Petrov
Stiliyan Petrov
Personal information
Full name Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov[1]
Date of birth (1979-07-05) 5 July 1979
Place of birth Montana, Bulgaria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Montana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Montana 21 (4)
1996–1999 CSKA Sofia 45 (3)
1999–2006 Celtic 228 (64)
2006–2013 Aston Villa 185 (9)
Total 479 (80)
National team
1998–2013 Bulgaria 105 (8)
Teams managed
2013 Aston Villa Academy (assistant)
2015 Aston Villa (team coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only


Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CSKA Sofia 1996–97 A PFG 5050
1997–98 A PFG 110110
1998–99 A PFG 293293
Total 453000000453
Celtic 1999–2000[3] Scottish Premier League 2612010291
2000–01[4] Scottish Premier League 287302050387
2001–02[5] Scottish Premier League 286513081448
2002–03[6] Scottish Premier League 3412201425014
2003–04[7] Scottish Premier League 35653151557
2004–05[8] Scottish Premier League 37115110604912
2005–06[9] Scottish Premier League 371040204310
2006–07[10] Scottish Premier League 3232
Total 2285518514051431164
Aston Villa 2006–07[10] Premier League 3021030342
2007–08[11] Premier League 2811020311
2008–09[12] Premier League 361301071472
2009–10[13] Premier League 370316010471
2010–11[14] Premier League 271210010302
2011–12[15] Premier League 2742010304
2012–13 Premier League 00000000
Total 18591221309121912
Career total 4586730727060557579

International

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Petrov goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Stiliyan Petrov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
129 March 2000Sofia, Bulgaria Belarus4–1Friendly
224 January 2001Morelia, Mexico Mexico2–0Friendly
328 February 2001Amman, Jordan Jordan2–0Friendly
47 September 2002Brussels, Belgium Belgium2–0UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
512 October 2002Sofia, Bulgaria Croatia2–0UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
627 March 2003Kruševac, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro2–1Friendly
730 March 2005Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–1FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification
86 September 2008Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro2–2FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualification

Honours

CSKA Sofia

  • Bulgarian Championship: 1996–97
  • Bulgarian Cup: 1996–97, 1998–99

Celtic

Aston Villa

Wychall Wanderers

  • Central Warwickshire Over-35s Premier Division One Cup[19]

Individual

  • Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 2002–03
  • SPFA Young Player of the Year: 2000–01[20]
  • Celtic Player of The Year: 2004–05
  • Aston Villa Players' Player of the Year: 2008–09,[21] 2011–12[22]
  • Aston Villa Supporters' Player of the Year: 2008–09[21]
  • Inductee in Aston Villa Hall of Fame: 2013[23]
  • BFU Award (100 caps)[24]
  • UEFA Centurions Award (100 caps)[25]
  • FIFPRO Merit Award: 2013[26]

References

  1. "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  3. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  4. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  5. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  6. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  7. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  8. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  9. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  10. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  11. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. "Games played by Stiliyan Petrov in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. "rsssf.org". RSSSF. 29 February 2012.
  17. "Porto end Celtic's Uefa dream". 21 May 2003. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  18. McNulty, Phil (28 February 2010). "Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  19. "Stiliyan Petrov: Ex-Villa & Celtic player wins Sunday league trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  20. "Celts in SPFA Double Scoop". Archived from the original on 3 May 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  21. "Stiliyan Petrov wins Aston Villa player of year award double". Birmingham Mail. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  22. "Stiliyan Petrov wins Aston Villa player of year award double". avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  23. "POPULAR PETROV TO BE ADDED TO ICONIC VILLA HALL OF FAME". avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  24. "'ROLE MODEL' PETROV PRAISED AS HE GETS SET TO WIN 100TH BULGARIA CAP". avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  25. "International centurions to receive UEFA award". uefa.com. UEFA. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  26. "All winners of the FIFPRO Merit award". FIFPRO. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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