Bozhidar Kraev
Country: Bulgaria
Date of birth: 23/06/1997 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Vratsa (Bulgaria)
Height: —
Youth career: Botev Vratsa, Vilafranca, Chavdar Etropole, Botev Vratsa, Levski Sofia (since 2013)
Current club: Levski Sofia
Squad number: 12
Current national team: Bulgaria U-19
Position: attacking midfielder, winger
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 50,000 €
Tournaments participated in: —
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Similar type of player: Isco
Strengths:
– passing
– vision
– creativity
– first touch
– ball control
Style of play:
– trequartista
– likes to dribble
– often uses his creativity to set up goals for other players
– player is very good in combination play
– plays well under pressure
– likes to roam around in the space between the opposition’s midfield and defence
– likes to be given a free role
– likes to play through balls
He is best suited to playing as:
Attacking midfielder in 4-2-3-1.
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Achievements:
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League summary:
Bulgarian A Group 2014/2015 (ongoing): 4 matches/0 goals (Levski Sofia)
Description:
Bozhidar Kraev began playing football at his hometown club Botev Vratsa at the age of six, before joining Chavdar Etropole. He passed a 1-year trial at FC Barcelona as part of a Gillette programme that was initiated by Bulgarian football legend – Hristo Stoichkov. In 2013, at the age of 16, Kraev joined Levski Sofia’s academy. He made his first team debut in a 1–1 league draw against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 19 July 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute. On 23 September 2014, Kraev scored his first goals for Levski, scoring a hat-trick in a 7–1 away win over Spartak Varna in the Bulgarian Cup. In 2014, he was picked for the “TOP 40 young talent in world football – born in 1997” by The Guardian.
Quotes:
“Another who was also nearly snapped up by Barca, Kraev looks set to make a big name for himself in Bulgaria over the coming 12 months.”
(topnaijalinks.com)
Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European club.
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