Stiliyan Petrov

Stiliyan Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer, born on 5 July 1979 in Montana, Bulgaria. Petrov played as a midfielder for Celtic and Aston Villa. Petrov scored 87 goals in 691 games for club and country and won 14 trophies, including 5 league titles.

Petrov's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions58679
Bulgaria1058
Total69187

Goals per game: 0.13.

Petrov's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 14
  • League titles: 5
  • Domestic cups: 9
  • Individual awards: 10

CSKA Sofia

  • Bulgarian Championship: 1 (1996–97)
  • Bulgarian Cup: 2 (1996–97, 1998–99)

Celtic

  • Scottish Premier League: 4 (2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06)
  • Scottish Cup: 3 (2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05)
  • Scottish League Cup: 3 (1999–2000, 2000–01, 2005–06)

Wychall Wanderers

  • Central Warwickshire Over-35s Premier Division One Cup: 1

Individual

  • Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 1 (2002–03)
  • SPFA Young Player of the Year: 1 (2000–01)
  • Celtic Player of The Year: 1 (2004–05)
  • Aston Villa Players' Player of the Year: 2 (2008–09, 2011–12)
  • Aston Villa Supporters' Player of the Year: 1 (2008–09)
  • Inductee in Aston Villa Hall of Fame: 1 (2013)
  • BFU Award (100 caps): 1
  • UEFA Centurions Award (100 caps): 1
  • FIFPRO Merit Award: 1 (2013)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1995–1996: Montana, 21 games, 4 goals
  2. 1996–1999: CSKA Sofia, 45 games, 3 goals
  3. 1999–2006: Celtic, 228 games, 64 goals
  4. 2006–2013: Aston Villa, 185 games, 9 goals

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