Borislav Tsonev

Borislav Tsonev
Personal information
Full name	Borislav Aleksandrov Tsonev
Date of birth	29 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Dalian Professional
Number	10
Youth career
2005–2009	Pirin Blagoevgrad
2009–2013	Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2016	Levski Sofia
2016–2019	Beroe Stara Zagora
2019–2020	Inter Zaprešić
2020–2021	Levski Sofia
2022	Chornomorets Odesa
2022	→ Slavia Sofia (loan)
2022–	Dalian Professional
National team‡
2011–2012	Bulgaria U17
2012–2014	Bulgaria U19
2015–2016	Bulgaria U21
2021–	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 25 September 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:22, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Borislav Aleksandrov Tsonev (Bulgarian: Борислав Александров Цонев; born on 29 April 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Dalian Professional. He is a twin brother of Radoslav Tsonev.

Career

Born in Blagoevgrad, Tsonev began playing football for local side Pirin. In 2009, he joined Levski Sofia's academy.^[1]

Borislav made his first team debut in a 3–0 league win over Montana on 27 May 2011, coming on as a substitute for Vladimir Gadzhev. On 29 April 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club on his 18th birthday.^[2]

Tsonev scored his first goal for Levski on 18 September 2013, in a 4–0 win over Pirin Gotse Delchev in the first round of the Bulgarian Cup. In the second leg against Pirin on 12 October he made his first start for Levski. On 26 October, Tsonev made his first league start in a 1–0 home win over Botev Plovdiv, but was sent-off after 68 minutes.^[3]

On 11 October 2016, Tsonev signed a contract with Beroe Stara Zagora.^[4] On 25 November 2018, He scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 home win against Vereya.

In 2020, Tsonev, along with his twin brother Radoslav, returned to Levski Sofia. The two brothers immediately became the leaders of Levski on the pitch. Despite being simultaneously injured for a prolonged period, they gained somewhat of a cult status among fans due to their loyalty to the club at a time of financial hardship.

After joining Ukrainian club Chornomorets Odesa on a two-and-a-half year contract in January 2022, he was forced to seek another team following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. In February 2022 he was loaned out to Slavia Sofia for three months.^[5]

On 21 August 2022, Tsonev joined Chinese club Dalian Professional on a free transfer.^[6]

International career

Tsonev received his first call-up for the senior Bulgarian squad on 29 August 2018 for the UEFA Nations League matches against Slovenia and Norway on 6 and 9 September.^[7] He earned his first cap three years later - on 8 September 2021, appearing as a starter in the 4–1 win over Georgia in a friendly match.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Levski Sofia	2010–11	First League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13		2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2013–14		15	0	5	1	0	0	20	1
	2014–15		9	3	1	0	–		10	3
	2015–16		8	1	0	0	–		8	1
Beroe Stara Zagora	2016–17	First League	21	2	0	0	0	0	21	2
	2017–18		30	4	2	0	–		32	4
	2018–19		18	7	2	1	–		20	8
Inter Zaprešić	2018–19	Prva HNL	13	4	0	0	–		13	4
Inter Zaprešić	2019–20	Prva HNL	23	4	2	2	–		25	6
Levski Sofia	2020–21	First League	10	6	0	0	–		10	6
Levski Sofia	2021–22	First League	18	5	2	1	–		20	6
Chornomorets Odesa	2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Slavia Sofia (loan)	2021–22	First League	6	1	2	0	–		8	1
Career total			172	31	17	5	0	0	189	36

References

^ "Борислав Цонев – лудото македонче" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 2013-12-09.
^ "Близнаци-рожденици подписаха с Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 2013-04-29.
^ "Levski Sofia 1–0 Botev Plovdiv". soccerway.com. 2013-10-26.
^ "Борислав Цонев е играч на "Берое"" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 11 October 2016.
^ "Борислав Цонев с изненадващ нов отбор в efbet Лига" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "官方：保加利亚球员特索涅夫、德国前锋曼巴加盟大连人" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ Съставът на България - петима дебютанти за "лъвовете" срещу Словения и Норвегия, Спас Делев аут
^ Kichukov, Simeon (8 September 2021). "Футболните национали вкараха четири гола за пръв път от пет години" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

External links

Borislav Tsonev at Soccerway
Profile at LevskiSofia.info

[1] "Борислав Цонев – лудото македонче" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 2013-12-09.

[2] "Близнаци-рожденици подписаха с Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 2013-04-29.

[3] "Levski Sofia 1–0 Botev Plovdiv". soccerway.com. 2013-10-26.

[4] "Борислав Цонев е играч на "Берое"" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 11 October 2016.

[5] "Борислав Цонев с изненадващ нов отбор в efbet Лига" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

[6] "官方：保加利亚球员特索涅夫、德国前锋曼巴加盟大连人" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[7] Съставът на България - петима дебютанти за "лъвовете" срещу Словения и Норвегия, Спас Делев аут

[8] Kichukov, Simeon (8 September 2021). "Футболните национали вкараха четири гола за пръв път от пет години" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

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