Momchil Emilov Tsvetanov (; born 3 December 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Hebar Pazardzhik. Although he predominantly plays as a winger, he has also been deployed as a left-back.
A product of Spartak Pleven's youth academy, he has represented Bulgaria at all youth levels. Tsvetanov was part of U19 squad for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Club career Spartak Pleven Born in Pleven, Tsvetanov began his career playing for local club Spartak. On 9 September 2006, at the age of 16 he made his professional debut in the B Group, playing the second half of a 3–0 defeat to Minyor Pernik. He scored his first goal on 7 April 2007 against Hebar Pazardzhik in a 2–0 home league victory. He made 15 league appearances, scoring three goals during his debut season. In the following season Tsvetanov scored four goals in 12 matches.
Litex Lovech
In January 2008, Tsvetanov joined Litex Lovech on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut in the A Group in a 0–0 draw against CSKA Sofia on 1 March 2008. He played for 45 minutes.
On 12 July 2011, Tsvetanov assisted Svetoslav Todorov twice in a 2–1 away win over Mogren Budva in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 Champions League.
Botev Plovdiv After six years in Lovech, Tsvetanov surprisingly signed a two-year contract with Botev Plovdiv as a free agent on 21 August 2014.Ботев привлече Момчил Цветанов He made his league debut for Botev three days later when he came on as 73rd-minute substitute in a match against Slavia Sofia which Botev won 2–0.Ботев надигра и победи Славия, буря прекъсна мача
Momchil Tsvetanov played in 14 games in A Grupa and 3 games for the Bulgarian Cup without scoring any goals and without making any assists.Момчил Цветанов - Футболисти - Ботев (Пловдив) - А група He failed to impress and at the end of the season his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.Ботев се раздели с Момчил Цветанов
CSKA Sofia On 30 June 2015, Tsvetanov joined CSKA Sofia. He lost his first choice status when the team was reinstated to the A PFG.
Vereya In July 2016, he signed a contract with newly promoted top division club Vereya.
Stal Mielec On 11 July 2017, Tsvetanov signed with I liga side Stal Mielec.
Slavia Sofia On 5 February 2018, Tsvetanov confirmed to the media that he had signed with Slavia Sofia.Момчил Цветанов пред БЛИЦ СПОРТ: Подписах със Славия‚ blitz.bg, 5 February 2018
On 12 July 2018, Tsvetanov scored his first-ever goal in European competition, netting only goal in a 1–0 away win against FC Ilves in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv On 15 June 2019, Tsvetanov won his 5th Bulgarian Cup and 1st for his new club Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 1 July 2020 he won the Bulgarian Cup again, scoring the last penalty kick in the shoot-out against CSKA Sofia.
Gangwon FC On 20 July 2021, Korean K League 1 side Gangwon FC announced they have signed Tsvetanov.
Krumovgrad In December 2023, Tsvetanov joined Krumovgrad.
International career Tsvetanov made his debut for Bulgaria national team on 25 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Switzerland.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSpartak Pleven2006–07B Group15300––1532007–0812410––134Total277100000287Litex Lovech2007–08A Group701000–802008–091503110–1912009–10412100–622010–112234020–2832011–122253240–2972012–1316030––1902013–1431532––3472014–15100030–40Total118141961100014720Botev Plovdiv2014–15A Group1502000–170CSKA Sofia2015–16V Group18831––219Vereya2016–17First League19550––245Stal Mielec2017–18I liga3020––50Slavia Sofia2017–18First League8000––802018–191403041–211Total220304100291Lokomotiv Plovdiv2018–19First League10041––1412019–202407040–3502020–21304302010374Total6441416010855Gangwon FC2021K League 112010–2015020225000––50Total170100020200Gangwon FC Reserve2021K4 League10–––10Anagennisi Karditsa2022–23Super League Greece 250–––50Botev Vratsa2022–23First League14000––1402023–2417120––191Total311200000331Krumovgrad2023–24First League10000––1002024–2517020––190Total270200000290Career total362395482213044148
Honours Litex Lovech Bulgarian League: 2009–10, 2010–11 Bulgarian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09 Bulgarian Supercup: 2010
CSKA Sofia Bulgarian Cup: 2015–16
Slavia Sofia Bulgarian Cup: 2017–18
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgarian Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20 Bulgarian Supercup: 2020
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