Lukas Petkov
Personal information
Full name Lukas Emanuel Petkov
Date of birth (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000
Place of birth Friedberg, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 SpVgg Greuther Fürth
(on loan from FC Augsburg)
Number 16
Youth career
2007–2008 SV Mering
2008–2018 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– FC Augsburg II 29 (6)
2021– FC Augsburg 8 (0)
2021–2022 → SC Verl (loan) 37 (11)
2023– → SpVgg Greuther Fürth (loan) 27 (2)
International career‡
2023– Bulgaria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:26, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Lukas Emanuel Petkov (born 1 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth, on loan from FC Augsburg.[2][3] Born in Germany, he plays for the Bulgaria national team.

Club career

On 22 May 2021, Petkov made his Bundesliga debut for FC Augsburg in a 5–2 defeat against Bayern Munich.[4] On 2 June he signed a new contract with Augsburg until June 2024, and was then sent for a season long loan to 3. Liga team SC Verl.[5] On 31 January 2023 Augsburg extended Petkov's contract until the summer of 2026 and send him on loan to 2. Bundesliga team SpVgg Greuther Fürth until the end of season.[6] On 19 June 2023 SpVgg Greuther Fürth extended Petkov's loan until 30 June 2024.[7]

International career

Born in Germany, Petkov is of Bulgarian descent.[8] In January 2022 Aleksandar Dimitrov, the manager of Bulgaria U21, confirmed that Petkov expressed his desire to represent Bulgaria and its subject of gaining citizenship.[9] In January 2023 Bulgarian Football Union confirmed Petkov agreed to play for Bulgaria and they are working on making him available to debut in 2023.[10] He received his first call up for Bulgaria on 21 August 2023 for the matches against Iran and Montenegro.[11] On 7 September 2023, Petkov earned his first cap, playing as a starter in the 0:1 loss against the former in a friendly match.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Augsburg II 2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 30–––30
2019–21 23520––255
2022–23 31–––31
Total 296200000316
FC Augsburg 2020–21 Bundesliga 1000––10
2022–23 7010––80
Total 8010000090
SC Verl (loan) 2021–22 3. Liga 371100–4[lower-alpha 1]13611
SpVgg Greuther Fürth (loan) 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 0000––00
Career total 71173000417818
  1. ↑ Includes Westfalenpokal matches.

References

  1. ↑ "Lukas Petkov". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Lukas Petkov". bundesliga.com.
  3. ↑ Lukas Petkov at WorldFootball.net
  4. ↑ "FC Bayern München vs. FC Augsburg 5:2: Bayern mit Abschluss-Gala und Rekord von Robert Lewandowski". goal.com (in German). 22 May 2021.
  5. ↑ SC Verl: Lukas Petkov kommt vom Bundesligisten FC Augsburg – MSPW – Media Sportservice
  6. ↑ FCA verlängert mit Lukas Petkov und verleiht ihn nach Fürth
  7. ↑ "Petkov leihe verlängert". sgf1903.de (in German).
  8. ↑ "Лукас Петков за първи път попадна в групата на Аугсбург". Topsport.bg. 21 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Александър Димитров: С Ясен се караме всеки ден кого да взима или да не взима, Филип Кръстев попадна на правилното място
  10. ↑ Гонзо отговори на коментарите, породени след вчерашното му изказване за България
  11. ↑ Разширен състав на България „А“ за двубоите с Иран и Черна гора
  12. ↑ Kichukov, Simeon (7 September 2023). "Футболните национали загубиха от Иран в приятелски мач" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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