Radoslav Tsonev

Radoslav Tsonev

Country: Bulgaria

Date of birth: 10/04/1995 (19 years old)

Place of birth: Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria)

Height: 1,75m

Youth career: Levski Sofia

Senior career: Levski Sofia, Botev Vratsa (loan), Levski Sofia

Squad number: 21

Current national team: Bulgaria U-21

Position: centre midfielder, side midfielder, attacking midfielder

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 200,000 €

Tournaments participated in: 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification (3/0), 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (3/0), 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification (2/0)

Contract until: 30.06.2016

Player’s agent: ROGON

Similar type of player: Jack Wilshere

Strengths:

– passing

– teamwork

– versatility

– composure

– defensive contribution

– ability to hold up the ball

– vision

– long shots

– plays very well with his weaker foot

Style of play:

– box-to-box midfielder

– likes to shoot from distance

– likes to play through balls

– calm and level headed

– is naturally receptive to new techniques and tactics

– likes to tackle

He is best suited to playing as:

Centre midfielder in 4-4-2.

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Achievements:

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League summary:

Bulgarian A Group 2010/2011: 1 match/0 goals (Levski Sofia)

Bulgarian B Group 2013/2014: 8 matches/0 goals (Botev Vratsa)

Bulgarian A Group 2013/2014: 10 matches/1 goal (Levski Sofia)

Bulgarian A Group 2014/2015 (ongoing): 1 match/0 goals (Levski Sofia)

Description:

Radoslav Tsonev was born in Blagoevgrad – city known for their young active generation of futbol players and has given the Bulgarian and football world unforgettable talents such as Dimitar Berbatov. He has a twin brother – Borislav, who also is a talented footballer. Radoslav is a youth exponent from Levski Sofia – club regarded as the most popular football team in Bulgaria. He made his first team debut in a 3–0 league win over PFC Montana on 27 May 2011, coming on as a substitute for Darko Tasevski. Few months ago he represented Bulgaria at UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Hungary. Despite a poor showing by his national team, he was praised for his game and was even noted as one of the “TOP 10 players to keep an eye on” by UEFA.com. Currently, he is of the youngest members of Bulgaria U-21 team.

Quotes:

“Tsonev was a vital presence in the Bulgarian midfield, his anticipation and positioning a key element of breaking down opposition attacks. Calm with the ball, his accurate passing was often the starting point for attacks, although a team deprived of his twin brother Borislav by injury was unable to take them.”

(UEFA.com)

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

7/10