Svetoslav Vutsov
{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Velislavov|Vutsov|lang=Bulgarian}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Svetoslav Vutsov
| image = Svetoslav Vutsov.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Svetoslav Velislavov Vutsov
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|07|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria{{cite web|url=http://www.pfcslavia.com/playerdetails.aspx?id=383|title=Светослав Вуцов|publisher=pfcslavia.com}}
| height = 1.90 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Levski Sofia
| clubnumber = 92
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Slavia Sofia
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Botev Plovdiv
| youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2017 | youthclubs3 = Levski Sofia
| youthyears4 = 2017–2018 | youthclubs4 = Tsarsko Selo
| youthyears5 = 2018–2019 | youthclubs5 = Septemvri Sofia
| years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Septemvri Sofia | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2025 | clubs2 = Slavia Sofia | caps2 = 118 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = Levski Sofia | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019 |nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U17 |nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021 |nationalteam2 = Bulgaria U19 |nationalcaps2 = 1 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2021– |nationalteam3 = Bulgaria U21 |nationalcaps3 = 6 |nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2021– |nationalteam4 = Bulgaria |nationalcaps4 = 7 |nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 19:05, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 6 June 2025
}}
Svetoslav Velislavov Vutsov ({{langx|bg|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.{{cite web | title = Трето поколение Вуцов в елита на футбола ни | url = https://www.24chasa.bg/sport/article/9245750 | publisher = 24chasa.bg | date = 21 November 2020}}
Club career
Vutsov began his career as a defender, but around 2015, while being in Levski Sofia's youth academy, he switched to a goalkeeper.[https://sportal.bg/news-2021091905330702226 Контузия в Левски превърнала Светльо Вуцов от защитник във вратар] In 2017 he moved to Tsarsko Selo and trained with the first team.[https://sportal.bg/news-2021092206273276763 Вили Вуцов: Отношението към Светльо в Левски беше идиотско, обявиха го за безперспективен] 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.[https://www.24chasa.bg/sport/article/9245750 Трето поколение Вуцов в елита на футбола ни]
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.[https://sportal.bg/news-2025022412032308963 Левски представи Светослав Вуцов]
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.{{cite web | title = Състав на България U21 за приятелския турнир в Турция | url = https://bfunion.bg/news/47475/0 | publisher = Bulgarian Football Union | date = 16 March 2021 | language = Bulgarian }}
He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 11 November 2021 in a friendly against Ukraine.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/593729|title=Ukraine v Bulgaria game report|date=11 November 2021|accessdate=15 November 2021}}
Honours
- Best goalkeeper in Bulgarian football (2021){{cite web | title=За втори път Кирил Десподов е Футболист на №1 на България| website=dnevnik.bg |author=Kichukov, Simeon|language=Bulgarian| url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2022/01/19/4304527_za_vtori_put_kiril_despodov_e_futbolist_na_1_na/| date=19 January 2022|access-date=9 March 2022}}
- Best progressing young player in Bulgarian football (2021)
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|26 May 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Appearances in Bulgarian Supercup}} !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Septemvri Sofia
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="6"|Slavia Sofia
|rowspan="5"|First League |22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!118 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | |
| Levski Sofia
|First League |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!129 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 6 June 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Bulgaria
|2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||7||0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|svetoslav-velislavov-vutsov/548628}}
{{PFC Levski Sofia squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vutsov, Svetoslav}}
Category:Bulgarian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Bulgaria men's international footballers
Category:Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
Category:Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:PFC Septemvri Sofia players
Category:PFC Slavia Sofia players
Category:PFC Levski Sofia players
Category:21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
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