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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Tsetskov Yomov | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-07-06)6 July 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2015 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2015–2016 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Slavia Sofia | 109 | (14) |
| 2020–2023 | CSKA Sofia | 55 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Bulgaria U17 | 7 | (4) |
| 2016 | Bulgaria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Bulgaria | 10 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:07, 25 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:26, 29 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Georgi Tsetskov Yomov (Bulgarian:Георги Цецков Йомов; born 6 July 1997) is aBulgarian professionalfootballer who plays as awinger. He is a grandson of formerLevski Sofia footballerTodor Barzov.
Playing youth football forLevski Sofia, Yomov began his professional career atSlavia Sofia, then transferred toCSKA Sofia in the summer of 2020 for a reported fee of €300,000. He made his senior Bulgaria debut in October 2020, having previously represented the nation at various youth levels.
Yomov joinedLevski Sofia at the age of 9 in 2006 and progressed through the club's academy system. In the summer of 2015 he left the club to sign a professional contract withSlavia Sofia.[2]
Yomov spent a few months in Slavia's youth academy and was promoted to the senior team in early 2016. He made his first team debut in a 0–0 home draw againstCherno More Varna on 21 February 2016, coming on as a substitute forYanis Karabelyov.[3] Two months later, on 2 April, Yomov scored his first goal for Slavia againstMontana after an impressive individual effort.[4]
For five years with Slavia Yomov made 126 appearances overall, scored 17 goals and won theBulgarian Cup in 2018.
On 17 August 2020, Yomov completed a move toCSKA Sofia[5] for a reported fee of €300,000.[6] He made his debut five days later as a 57th-minute substitute forGraham Carey in a 2–1 away win overBotev Vratsa.[7] Yomov scored his first goal for CSKA on 24 September againstB36 Tórshavn in the third qualifying round of theEuropa League.[8]
In August 2022, Yomov was suspended from playing until 25 November byUEFA after testing positive for a banned substance.[9] On 15 March 2023 it was announced that he will receive a 4 year ban, ending on 25 August 2026.[10] In June 2023 his contract with CSKA ended and it was not renewed.[11]
Yomov was called up to thesenior Bulgaria squad for the first time in October 2020 for aUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-off againstHungary and aUEFA Nations League matches againstFinland andWales.[12] He made his international debut on 8 October atVasil Levski National Stadium, replacingGalin Ivanov in the first half against Hungary, and scored in the 89th minute of a 3–1 loss.[13]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||||
| Slavia Sofia | A Group | 2015–16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| First League | 2016–17 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 4 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 109 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 17 | |||
| CSKA Sofia | First League | 2020–21 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10[c] | 1 | – | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 12[d] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 11 | |||
| 2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 56 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 16 | |||
| Career statistics | 164 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 219 | 33 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 October 2020 | Vasil Levski National Stadium,Sofia,Bulgaria |  Hungary | 1–3 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs |
| 2. | 11 November 2020 |  Gibraltar | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |