Georgi Hristov (footballer, born 1985)
Hristov with Slavia Sofia in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Georgi Georgiev Hristov | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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Current team
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Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maritsa Plovdiv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 111 | (51) |
| 2007–2008 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | (19) |
| 2008–2010 | Levski Sofia | 38 | (12) |
| 2010 | → Wisła Kraków (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | (4) |
| 2012 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 13 | (2) |
| 2013– | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 111 | (37) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2017. |
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Georgi Georgiev Hristov (Bulgarian: Георги Георгиев Христов; born 10 January 1985 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the United Soccer League.
Hristov grew up as part of Maritsa Plovdiv's academy and made his debut for senior team in 2002/2003 season. He played for Maritsa until 2007. During the 2005/2006 season he became top scorer of B PFG, scoring 18 goals. In the same season he was chosen the best footballer of B PFG East group by other players.
He signed a contract with Botev during summer of 2007. In his first season in A PFG he became a topscorer scoring 19 goals and was chosen the best footballer of the season by other players. Hristov became a free-agent on 4 July 2008.
Hristov started training with Levski Sofia on 23 June 2008. Later, he signed his contract with 'the Blues'. He scored a hat-trick against his ex-team Botev, in one of his first matches for Levski. On 13 August 2008, Hristov earned a penalty for Levski Sofia in the first leg of a decisive Champions League match against BATE Borisov, but it was not converted and the "bluemen" subsequently lost the match by a score of 0:1. On 26 April 2009 Hristov scored four goals against PFC Belasitsa Petrich. He scored in 56th, 63rd, 65th and 86th minute. The result of the match was 1:7 with a guest win for Levski Sofia. On 9 May 2009 Hristov scored the first goal for Levski Sofia in The Eternal Derby against CSKA. The result of the match was 0:2 with a guest win for Levski. He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009.
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