Simeon Petrov (; born 12 January 2000) is a French-born Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for CSKA 1948 Sofia. Career Born in Limoges, France, in a family of Bulgarian emigrants, Petrov started his football career in the local academy of Limoges. In 2018 he joined Gazélec Ajaccio, before moving to Bulgaria in 2019 and joining the second-level team of Strumska Slava. On 24 May 2020 he joined the newly promoted to First League team of CSKA 1948. International career Petrov was born in France to Bulgarian parents, which makes him eligible for both France and Bulgaria national teams. He received his first call up for the Bulgaria U21 team in November 2020 for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Estonia U21, but was recalled 2 days before the match due to a positive COVID-19 test. Career statistics Club References External links 2000 births Living people Bulgarian footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Strumska Slava Radomir players FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players Association football central defenders