Georgi Georgiev Kostadinov (; born 7 September 1990) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. He is the current sporting director of Levski Sofia.
Career Early career Born in Tsarevo, Kostadinov began his career with Naftex Burgas. In 2007–08, he helped Naftex win the Bulgarian U19 Championship, scoring the only goal in the final against CSKA Sofia.
In June 2009, Kostadinov joined Pomorie.
Ludogorets On 16 January 2012, Kostadinov signed for Ludogorets Razgrad. His A Group debut was on 18 March, as a substitute against Svetkavitsa, replacing Stanislav Genchev in the 78th minute. Six minutes later he scored his first goal, netting the fourth in a 5–0 victory.
Kostadinov won two Bulgarian League titles, a Bulgarian Cup and the Bulgarian Supercup for Ludogorets, but struggled to hold down a place in the first team, totalling 13 games and two goals.
Beroe On 19 August 2013, Kostadinov joined Beroe Stara Zagora as a free agent. He signed a two-year contract with the club and was given the number 70 shirt. Kostadinov made his debut in the same day in a 0–0 home draw against Cherno More, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for Élio Martins. He scored his first Beroe goal on 9 March 2014, in a 3–1 away win over Chernomorets Burgas. Kostadinov spent two seasons with the club, where he scored 8 goals in 49 league matches.
Levski Sofia
After his contract with Beroe expired, Kostadinov joined Levski Sofia. On 3 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Levski. His competitive debut came against Botev Plovdiv in the opening game of the Bulgarian League season on 18 July, and scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 away draw.
After two successful individual campaigns with Levski, he left the club at the end of his contract in May 2017.
Maccabi Haifa On 22 June 2017, Kostadinov signed as a free agent for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa on a two-year contract. He made his competitive debut for the club on 29 July, playing full 90 minutes of a 2017–18 Toto Cup Al match against Bnei Sakhnin at Acre Municipal Stadium; Maccabi won 4–1. Kostadinov played his first Israeli Premier League match on the opening day of the season during their 2–0 away defeat against Bnei Yehuda on 21 August.
On 16 September 2017, Kostadinov scored his first goals in a 4–2 home win over Hapoel Ra'anana. He scored his second Maccabi goal on 5 May 2018 in a 1–1 draw at Bnei Sakhnin.
Arsenal Tula On 1 July 2018, Kostadinov joined Russian Premier League club Arsenal Tula on a 2+1-year contract, for an undisclosed fee reported to be €200,000. On 29 July, he made his competitive debut in their season opener against Dynamo Moscow by replacing Kantemir Berkhamov for the final 32 minutes of a 0–0 home draw. On 5 October 2018, he scored his first Russian Premier League goal in a 1–1 home draw against FC Ufa.
APOEL On 26 July 2022, Kostadinov signed with APOEL in Cyprus. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 September 2022, in a 2–0 away win over Olympiakos Nicosia.
Levski Sofia (second spell) In February 2025, he returned to Levski Sofia, signing a contract until the summer of 2026.
International career He was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad by Ivaylo Petev for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg in September 2016. Kostadinov earned his first cap on 7 October under new manager Petar Hubchev, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–4 away loss against France in another qualification match for the 2018 World Cup.
On 31 August 2017, Kostadinov scored his second international goal in a 3–2 home win against Sweden.Хубчев преобрази България, натрихме ноcа на шведите
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNaftex Burgas 2008–09B Group10000—100Chernomorets Pomorie2009–10B Group24130—2712010–11B Group18210—1922011–12B Group11100—111Total53440—574Ludogorets Razgrad2011–12A Group5200—522012–13A Group601000702013–14A Group10000010Total1221000132Beroe Stara Zagora2013–14A Group19600001962014–15A Group30210—312Total4981000508Levski Sofia2015–16A Group29420—3142016–17First League2042020244Total4984020558Maccabi Haifa2017–18Israeli Premier League24280—322Arsenal Tula2018–19Russian Premier League26150—3112019–20Russian Premier League24011202712020–21Russian Premier League20020—2202021–22Russian Premier League25020—270Total951101201072APOEL2022–23Cypriot First Division25220303022023–24Cypriot First Division31211603832024–25Cypriot First Division10010101211Total66441191896Levski Sofia2024–25First League11110—1212025–26First League20004060Total1311040181Career total3713033227143133
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBulgaria201620201763201880201970202020202180202240202470Total443
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kostadinov goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Georgi Kostadinov No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 9 June 2017 Borisov Arena, Borisov, Belarus 1–2 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 31 August 2017 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 2–1 3–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 3 September 2017 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1–2 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Ludogorets Bulgarian First League: 2011–12, 2012–13 Bulgarian Cup: 2011–12 Bulgarian Supercup: 2012
APOEL Cypriot First Division: 2023–24 Cypriot Super Cup: 2024
Levski Sofia Bulgarian First League: 2025–26
References
External links
Profile at Sportal.bg Profile at Theplayersagent.com Profile at LevskiSofia.info