Svetoslav Vutsov

Svetoslav Vutsov (Bulgarian: Светослав Вуцов; born 9 July 2002) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Slavia Sofia.

Svetoslav Vutsov
Personal information
Full name Svetoslav Velislavov Vutsov
Date of birth (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Slavia Sofia
Number 13
Youth career
Slavia Sofia
Botev Plovdiv
0000–2017 Levski Sofia
2017–2018 Tsarsko Selo
2018–2019 Septemvri Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Septemvri Sofia 0 (0)
2020– Slavia Sofia 38 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Bulgaria U17 2 (0)
2021– Bulgaria U19 1 (0)
2021– Bulgaria U21 6 (0)
2021– Bulgaria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:11, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2021

He comes from a footballing family, with his grandfather Ivan, father Velislav and brother Petar having all played professional football.[2]

Career

Vutsov began his career as a defender, but around 2015, while being in Levski Sofia Academy, he was switched as a goalkeeper.[3] In 2017 he moved to Tsarsko Selo and trained with the first team.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

He made his debut for Bulgaria national football team on 11 November 2021 in a friendly against Ukraine.[7]

Racism controversy

The Gabonese footballer Gaëtan Missi Mezu claimed in April 2021 that Vutsov had called him a "monkey" during a football match in Bulgaria.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 September 2021
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
Septemvri Sofia Second League 2019–20 0010––10
Slavia Sofia First League 2020–21 22050––270
2021–22 16020––180
Total 380700000450
Career statistics380800000460
  1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

References
  1. "Светослав Вуцов". pfcslavia.com.
  2. "Трето поколение Вуцов в елита на футбола ни". 24chasa.bg. 21 November 2020.
  3. Контузия в Левски превърнала Светльо Вуцов от защитник във вратар
  4. Вили Вуцов: Отношението към Светльо в Левски беше идиотско, обявиха го за безперспективен
  5. Трето поколение Вуцов в елита на футбола ни
  6. "Състав на България U21 за приятелския турнир в Турция" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 16 March 2021.
  7. "Ukraine v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. "Мезу за Вуцов: Нарече ме "маймуна". Съдията ми каза, [sic] да не лъжа" (in Bulgarian). btvnovinite.bg. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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