Dimitar Pirgov

Dimitar Pirgov
Pirgov in 2020
Personal information
Full name Dimitar Emilov Pirgov
Date of birth (1989-10-26) 26 October 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Krumovgrad
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Chavdar Etropole 52 (5)
2012–2013 Pirin Gotse Delchev 62 (4)
2014–2016 Slavia Sofia 54 (4)
2016–2018 Levski Sofia 36 (2)
2018–2020 Botev Plovdiv 56 (0)
2020–2022 CSKA 1948 43 (0)
2020–2022 CSKA 1948 II 5 (0)
2022 Beroe 16 (0)
2023 Krumovgrad 15 (1)
2023–2026 Dobrudzha 90 (9)
2026– Krumovgrad 12 (0)
International career
2016 Bulgaria 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 October 2026

Dimitar Emilov Pirgov (Bulgarian: Димитър Емилов Пиргов; born 26 October 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Krumovgrad. He is the younger brother of Ilko Pirgov.

Club career

Pirgov began his football career with Chavdar Etropole. On 12 February 2012, he signed for Pirin Gotse Delchev. He made his league debut against Slivnishki geroi on 14 March, playing the full 90 minutes. Pirgov finished the season with 10 appearances, as Pirin clinched promotion to the A PFG. He was acquired by Slavia Sofia in late January 2014. After playing for Levski Sofia for two years, Pirgov signed a contract with Botev Plovdiv on 23 January 2018. Pirgov joined CSKA 1948 in May 2020.

International career

Pirgov was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad by Ivaylo Petev for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg in September 2016. Pirgov earned his first cap on 7 October under Petev's successor Petar Houbchev, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1:4 away loss against France in another qualification match for the 2018 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 February 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Bulgarian cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chavdar Etropole 2009–10 11230–142
2010–11 28321–304
2011–12 13020–150
Total 5257100596
Pirin Gotse Delchev 2011–12 10000–100
2012–13 30240–342
2013–14 22220–242
Total 6246000684
Slavia Sofia 2013–14 4100–41
2014–15 20210–212
2015–16 30100–301
Total 5441000554
Levski Sofia 2016–17 2821220314
2017–18 902040150
Total 3723260464
Botev Plovdiv 2018–19 1100000110
2018–19 1002000120
Total 2102000230
Career total 226151936025118

References

  1. ↑ Petrov, Stefan (8 October 2016). "Какъв Мъри, какви 5 лева?! Ето затова Люпко е Майсторът – вижте го как нареди пъзелът "Левски"" (in Bulgarian). 7dnifutbol.bg. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Пирин (ГД) взима Димитър Пиргов" (in Bulgarian). E-79.com. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Славия" прибра защитник от Гоце Делчев" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ботев привлече Димитър Пиргов" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 23 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "ЦСКА 1948 избухна с нов трансфер - взе бивш бранител на "Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bulgaria - Luxembourg" (PDF). bfunion.bg. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "France vs. Bulgaria 4:1". flashscore.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.