| Svetoslav Dikov | |
| Fullname: | Svetoslav Dimitrov Dikov |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.97 m |
| Currentclub: | Sportist Svoge |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Position: | Midfielder, forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | CSKA Sofia |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Youthyears3: | 2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | Sliven 2000 |
| Youthyears4: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs4: | Akademik Sofia |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 12 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | Vereya |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps5: | 39 |
| Goals5: | 33 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps9: | 40 |
| Goals9: | 32 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs10: | Sandecja Nowy Sącz |
| Caps10: | 27 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Sportist Svoge |
| Caps11: | 11 |
| Goals11: | 9 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Clubs12: | CSKA 1948 II |
| Caps12: | 8 |
| Goals12: | 3 |
| Years13: | 2023 |
| Clubs13: | CSKA 1948 |
| Caps13: | 13 |
| Goals13: | 1 |
| Years14: | 2023– |
| Clubs14: | Sportist Svoge |
| Caps14: | 15 |
| Goals14: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 08:36, 18 April 2024 (UTC) |
Svetoslav Dikov (Bulgarian: Светослав Диков; born 18 April 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sportist Svoge.[1]
Dikov started his career from Slivnishki Geroy, before moving to Marek Dupnitsa and making his professional debut in A Group in 2014. In summer of 2015 he returned to Slivnishki Geroy.
On 17 June 2016 Dikov signed with the newly promoted team to Bulgarian First League - Vereya.[2] He made his debut for the team on 13 August 2016 in the local derby match against Beroe Stara Zagora, lost by 1:0.[3]
On 27 October 2016 he scored the winning goal against Pomorie in match for the Bulgarian Cup, advancing his team to the quarterfinal.[4]
In the beginning of 2017 Dikov left Vereya and started training with Botev Vratsa, but on 18 January 2017 he signed with another Bulgarian Second League team - Tsarsko Selo.[5] He made his debut for the team on 25 February 2017 in a match against Vitosha Bistritsa and scored a goal for the 2:1 loss.[6] On 14 April 2017 he scored two goals for the 3:0 win against Oborishte.[7]
Dikov started the new 2017-18 season by scoring a hattrick in the first match against Nesebar.[8] Later one of the goals was judged to have been an own goal. Dikov received a yellow card in the cup match against Botev Plovdiv from the bench as he entered the field to celebrate one of the goals. Later he scored a goal, but couldn't help his team to qualify for the next round. He also missed the next league match, the derby against Lokomotiv Sofia due to card accumulation.[9] On 4 November he scored 2 goals against Neftochimic Burgas making him with 12 goals out of 12 played matches.[10] Dikov become the top goalscorer in the 2017–18 season, scoring 25 goals in 27 matches.[11]
On 17 June 2018, Dikov signed with CSKA 1948.[12] He made his debut for the team in the first league match against Botev Galabovo.[13] On 4 August Dikov entered as a substitute in the match against Chernomorets Balchik and scored the winning goal in the extra time of the match.[14]
On 12 February 2019, NK Tabor Sežana announced the signing of Dikov from CSKA 1948.[15]
In January 2023, Dikov returned to CSKA 1948, but initially played for their second team.[16] He eventually started making appearances for the top division side. On 10 April 2023, Dikov scored the fastest goal of the season, netting after 16 seconds in the 2:1 home win over Botev Plovdiv.[17]
Dikov played mostly as a box-to-box midfielder, but in January 2017, after the injury of Simeon Ganchev, at the winter camp in Macedonia, Dikov was played as a forward in a friendly match where he scored a goal.[18] Since then, Dikov was given the striker position at Tsarsko Selo.
In 2020 Dikov became father of a son named Nikola. In 2023, Dikov also became father of a daughter named Kaya.[17]
| 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[19] | Total | ||||||||
| Slivnishki Geroy | V Group | 2012–13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| Marek Dupnitsa | B Group | 2013–14 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 4 | |||
| A Group | 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |||
| Slivnishki Geroy | V Group | 2015–16 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 12 | |||
| Vereya | First League | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Tsarsko Selo | Second League | 2016–17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 8 | |||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 30 | 26 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 34 | |||
| CSKA 1948 | Second League | 2018–19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||
| Tabor Sežana | 2. SNL | 2018–19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| Tsarsko Selo | First League | 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | Second League | 2019–20 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 9 | |||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 23 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 32 | |||
| Career statistics | 187 | 86 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 89 | |||
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