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In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Yavorov and the family name is Krastev.

Filip Krastev
Krastev with PEC Zwolle in 2024
Personal information
Full name Filip Yavorov Krastev
Date of birth (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oxford United
(on loan from Lommel)
Number 50
Youth career
2010–2020 Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Slavia Sofia 34 (3)
2020– Lommel 0 (0)
2020 → Slavia Sofia (loan) 14 (1)
2021 → Troyes (loan) 2 (0)
2021 → Cambuur (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2023 → Levski Sofia (loan) 46 (11)
2023–2024 → Los Angeles FC (loan) 10 (1)
2024–2025 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 45 (8)
2025– → Oxford United (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Bulgaria U17 2 (0)
2019–2021 Bulgaria U19 3 (2)
2021–2022 Bulgaria U21 11 (1)
2020– Bulgaria 24 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:25, 3 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:19, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Filip Yavorov Krastev (Bulgarian: Филип Яворов Кръстев; born 15 October 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Oxford United, on loan from Challenger Pro League club Lommel, and the Bulgaria national team.

Club career

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Slavia Sofia

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Krastev joined Slavia Sofia's youth academy in 2010.[2] He made his first team debut at the age of 16 years and 210 days in a 3–0 home loss against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 13 May 2018, coming on as a substitute for Galin Ivanov.[3] Krastev scored his first senior goal on 24 February 2020, netting the second for Slavia during their 3–1 victory against Dunav Ruse. A week later, he provided an assist to Ivaylo Dimitrov in a 2–1 away win over Levski Sofia.[4]

Lommel

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On 18 June 2020, Slavia announced that Krastev would sign for Premier League club Manchester City in the following week;[5] however, on 28 June 2020, Krastev signed with Belgian First Division B team Lommel, part of the City Football Group, which immediately loaned him back to Slavia until the end of 2020.[6]

Loans

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Krastev with Levski Sofia in 2022

On 28 January 2021, Krastev joined another City Football Group side, Troyes, on an 18-month loan deal.[7] On 27 August 2021, his loan deal with Troyes was cut short to allow him to join Eredivisie side Cambuur on a season-long loan deal.[8]

On 27 January 2022, Krastev returned to Bulgaria to sign for Levski Sofia on a six-month loan.[9] On 28 June 2022, his loan was extended for a further year.[10]

On 26 July 2023, Krastev joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on loan until 30 June 2024, with a permanent transfer option.[11] He made his debut on 8 August in Leagues Cup match against Real Salt Lake, coming as a substitute in the 76th minute and scoring his debut goal in the 84th minute for the 4–0 win.

In January 2024, his loan deal with LAFC was terminated early. He returned to Europe to sign a loan deal with PEC Zwolle on 26 January.[12] He re-signed on loan with PEC Zwolle in July 2024.[13]

On 1 September 2025, Krastev joined EFL Championship club Oxford United on a season-long loan.[14]

International career

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In August 2020, he received his first call up to the senior side for the UEFA Nations League in September, earning his first cap on 6 September, in a 1–0 away loss against Wales after coming on as a late second-half substitute for Todor Nedelev.[15] On 5 September 2024, he had a good first half performance in the 0:0 away draw with Belarus in a UEFA Nations League match, but was sent off after the break due to receiving a second yellow card.[16]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 October 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slavia Sofia 2017–18 First League 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2018–19 First League 13 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 17 0
2019–20 First League 16 3 0 0 — — 16 3
Total 30 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 34 3
Lommel 2020–21 Challenger Pro League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Slavia Sofia (loan) 2020–21 First League 14 1 0 0 1 0 — 15 1
Troyes (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Cambuur (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 3 0 2 1 — — 5 1
Levski Sofia (loan) 2021–22 First League 12 3 4 0 — — 16 3
2022–23 First League 34 8 1 0 4 1 1 0 40 9
Total 46 11 5 0 4 1 1 0 56 12
Los Angeles FC (loan) 2023 MLS 10 1 — — 2[b] 1 12 2
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 14 2 0 0 — — 14 2
2024–25 Eredivisie 31 6 1 0 — — 32 6
Total 45 8 1 0 — — 46 8
Oxford United 2025–26 Championship 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Career total 157 24 6 1 7 1 4 1 170 27
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

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As of match played 23 March 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2020 1 0
2021 0 0
2022 7 0
2023 5 0
2024 9 1
2025 2 0
Total 24 1

International goals

Bulgaria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Krastev goal[18]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 March 2024 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 1–0 1–1 2024 FIFA Series

Honours

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Levski Sofia

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Профил на Филип Яворов Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Юноша на Славия: В началото не говорих с никой" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 22 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Slavia Sofia 0–3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv". Soccerway. 13 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Талант на Славия: Не знаех, че бях най-добрият срещу Левски" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Съобщение от Славия (София)" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Bulgaars toptalent belandt via Manchester City bij Lommel" [Bulgarian top talent ends up at Lommel through Manchester City] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 28 June 2020.
  7. ^ "FILIP KRASTEV JOINS ESTAC!" (in French). Troyes AC. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. ^ "DUBBELKLAPPER: GULLIT EN KRASTEV PER DIRECT NAAR SC CAMBUUR" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. ^ "ПФК Левски подписа с Филип Кръстев" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Договорът за наем на Филип Кръстев бе удължен" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  11. ^ "LAFC Acquires Midfielder Filip Krastev On Loan | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC.
  12. ^ "Официално: Националът Филип Кръстев се завърна в Европа след приключението в Ел Ей | corner.dir.bg".
  13. ^ Heppenhuis, Merle (17 July 2024). "Middenvelder nam online al afscheid van PEC Zwolle, maar keert door bijzondere gang van zaken toch terug | PEC Zwolle" [Midfielder already said goodbye to PEC Zwolle online, but returns due to special state of affairs | PEC Zwolle]. De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Bulgarian International Filip Krastev Joins Oxford United". www.oufc.co.uk. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Wales NT vs. Bulgaria NT 1:0". soccerway.com. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  16. ^ "България стартира с равенство като гост в Лигата на нациите" (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  17. ^ Filip Krastev at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2025. Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ a b "Filip Krastev (Player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  19. ^ "Купата е синя! Левски удари ЦСКА за първи трофей от 13 години!". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Filip Krastev named Eredivisie player of the month for January". Eredivisie. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  21. ^ "N.E.C. Nijmegen and RKC Waalwijk main suppliers to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for January". Eredivisie. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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