Lukas Petkov
 Petkov with Bulgaria in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lukas Emanuel Petkov | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Friedberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Elversberg | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | SV Mering | ||
| 2008–2018 | FC Augsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | FC Augsburg II | 29 | (6) |
| 2021–2024 | FC Augsburg | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → SC Verl (loan) | 37 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 44 | (3) |
| 2024– | SV Elversberg | 64 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Bulgaria | 10 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2026 | |||
Lukas Emanuel Petkov (born 1 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club SV Elversberg.[2][3] Born in Germany, he represented the Bulgaria national team.
Club career
Born in Friedberg, Germany, Petkov has Bulgarian descent from his father. His paternal grandfather is from a village in Southeastern Bulgaria.[4] He began his youth career at SV Mering, a small local football club in Augsburg, before joining the academy at FC Augsburg in 2008.
On 22 May 2021, Petkov made his Bundesliga debut for FC Augsburg in a 5–2 defeat against Bayern Munich.[5] On 2 June 2021, he signed a new contract with the club until June 2024, and was then sent for a season long loan to 3. Liga team SC Verl.[6] On 31 January 2023 Augsburg extended Petkov's contract until the summer of 2026 and send him on loan to 2. Bundesliga team Greuther Fürth until the end of season.[7] On 19 June 2023, Greuther Fürth extended Petkov's loan until 30 June 2024.[8]
On 21 August 2024, Petkov signed a three-year contract with SV Elversberg in the 2. Bundesliga.[9]
International career
In January 2022 Aleksandar Dimitrov, the manager of Bulgaria U21, confirmed that Petkov expressed his desire to represent Bulgaria and its subject of gaining citizenship.[10] In January 2023 Bulgarian Football Union confirmed Petkov agreed to play for Bulgaria and they are working on making him available to debut in 2023.[11] He received his first call up for Bulgaria on 21 August 2023 for the matches against Iran and Montenegro.[12] On 7 September 2023, Petkov earned his first cap, playing as a starter in the 0–1 loss against Iran in a friendly match.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Augsburg II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–21 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 5 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| SC Verl (loan) | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[a] | 1 | 36 | 11 | |
| Greuther Fürth (loan) | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| SV Elversberg | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 1 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 13 | ||||
| 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 179 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 191 | 40 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Westfalenpokal
- ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 5 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Lukas Petkov". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Lukas Petkov". bundesliga.com.
- ↑ Lukas Petkov at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Лукас Петков: Щастлив съм, че съм част от българския национален отбор". bntnews.bg. 15 October 2023.
- ↑ "FC Bayern München vs. FC Augsburg 5:2: Bayern mit Abschluss-Gala und Rekord von Robert Lewandowski". goal.com (in German). 22 May 2021.
- ↑ SC Verl: Lukas Petkov kommt vom Bundesligisten FC Augsburg – MSPW – Media Sportservice
- ↑ FCA verlängert mit Lukas Petkov und verleiht ihn nach Fürth
- ↑ "Petkov leihe verlängert". sgf1903.de (in German).
- ↑ "Offensivspieler Lukas Petkov wechselt aus Augsburg ins Saarland" [Offensive player Lukas Petkov moves from Augsburg to Saarland] (in German). SV Elversberg. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ Александър Димитров: С Ясен се караме всеки ден кого да взима или да не взима, Филип Кръстев попадна на правилното място
- ↑ Гонзо отговори на коментарите, породени след вчерашното му изказване за България
- ↑ Разширен състав на България „А“ за двубоите с Иран и Черна гора
- ↑ Kichukov, Simeon (7 September 2023). "Футболните национали загубиха от Иран в приятелски мач" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
- Lukas Petkov at DFB (also available in German)
- Lukas Petkov at Kicker (in German)
- Lukas Petkov at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- People from Aichach-Friedberg
- Footballers from Swabia (Bavaria)
- Living people
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- German men's footballers
- German people of Bulgarian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Augsburg II players
- FC Augsburg players
- SC Verl players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- SV Elversberg players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen