Bozhidar Kraev
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bozhidar Boykov Kraev | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Second striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Levski Sofia | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Botev Vratsa | ||
| 2008–2010 | Vilafranca | ||
| 2010–2012 | Chavdar Etropole | ||
| 2012–2013 | Botev Vratsa | ||
| 2013–2014 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Levski Sofia | 65 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Bulgaria U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2016– | Bulgaria U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:18, 15 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:39, 20 September 2016 (UTC) |
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Bozhidar Boykov Kraev (Bulgarian: Божидар Бойков Краев; born 23 June 1997 in Vratsa) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Levski Sofia.
Born in Vratsa, at the age of six Kraev began playing football at the local club Botev Vratsa, for whom his father Boyko Kraev had also played. In 2008 he joined the Hristo Stoichkov's academy in Vilafranca, Spain, as a part of a Gillette programme for young talented players, that was initiated by Stoichkov. Two years later, Kraev returned to Bulgaria, joining Chavdar Etropole. Then he spent one year with his first club Botev Vratsa.
In January 2013, at the age of 15, Kraev joined Levski Sofia's academy. He made his first team debut in a 1–1 league draw against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 19 July 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute. On 23 September, he marked his first start by scoring a hat-trick in a 7–1 away win over Spartak Varna in the Bulgarian Cup. On 14 October, Kraev was named by The Guardian as one of the forty most promising young players in the world.
On 12 December 2014, Kraev signed his first professional contract, on a three-year deal. Two days later, he was invited for a trial at Juventus. In January 2015, Kraev also spent a week on trial at English club Manchester City.
Kraev scored his first league goal for Levski in a 8–0 home win over Haskovo on 27 February 2015. On 26 May 2015, he scored his first A Group hattrick in a 6–0 win against Marek Dupnitsa. Kraev's hattrick was the 100th in Levski's history in the Bulgarian league.
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