Radoslav Aleksandrov Tsonev (Bulgarian: Радослав Александров Цонев; born on 29 April 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol. He is a twin brother of Borislav Tsonev.

Radoslav Tsonev
Personal information
Full name Radoslav Aleksandrov Tsonev
Date of birth (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Tobol
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2009 Pirin Blagoevgrad
2009–2013 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Levski Sofia 48 (3)
2013Botev Vratsa (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2020 Lecce 50 (6)
2019Viterbese (loan) 18 (3)
2020Monopoli (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2022 Levski Sofia 28 (2)
2022 Pirin Blagoevgrad 12 (2)
2022–2024 Arda Kardzhali 38 (5)
2024– Tobol 16 (0)
International career
2012 Bulgaria U17 3 (1)
2013–2014 Bulgaria U19 8 (0)
2014–2016 Bulgaria U21 11 (1)
2021– Bulgaria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:57, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Radoslav made his first team debut in a 3–0 league win over Montana on 27 May 2011, coming on as a substitute for Darko Tasevski. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 29 April 2013.[1]

Tsonev scored his first goal for Levski in the Eternal derby of Bulgarian football against CSKA Sofia on 21 April 2014.

On 25 January 2020, he joined Monopoli on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[2]

In the summer of 2020, Tsonev along with his twin brother Borislav returned to Levski. He remained there for the following two seasons. During the first of these two seasons, the two brothers were the leaders of Levski, gaining somewhat of a cult status among fans due to their loyalty to the club in times of financial hardship. Following the appointment of Stanimir Stoilov in September 2021, Tsonev progressively lost his place in the starting eleven. During the spring phase of the 2021-22 season Tsonev featured rarely on the pitch. His contract was not renewed.

In August 2022, Tsonev returned to his boyhood club Pirin Blagoevgrad.

International career

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He made his debut for the Bulgaria national football team on 12 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Northern Ireland.[3]

Honours

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Levski Sofia

Statistics

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Club

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As of 24 May 2022[4]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Levski Sofia 2010–11 A Group 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Botev Vratsa (loan) 2013–14 B Group 8 0 1 1 9 1
Levski Sofia 2013–14 A Group 10 1 1 0 0 0 11 1
2014–15 10 2 4 1 14 3
2015–16 27 0 3 0 30 0
Lecce 2016–17 Lega Pro/C 27 4 1 0 28 4
2017–18 Serie C/C 21 2 2 0 23 2
2018–19 Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viterbese Castrense (loan) 2018–19 Serie C/C 18 3 6 0 2 0 26 3
Monopoli (loan) 2019–20 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
Levski Sofia 2020–21 First League 6 1 0 0 6 1
2021–22 22 1 3 0 25 1
Career Total 157 14 22 2 0 0 3 0 183 16

References

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  1. ^ "Близнаци-рожденици подписаха с Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 29 April 2013.
  2. ^ "RADOSLAV TSONEV È BIANCOVERDE" (Press release) (in Italian). Monopoli. 25 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria v Northern Ireland game report". FIFA. 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ Radoslav Tsonev at Soccerway
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