Martin Petrov

**Martin Petyov Petrov** (; born 15 January 1979) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a winger, most notably for VFL Wolfsburg, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, and Bolton Wanderers. He also played 90 times for Bulgaria.

### Club

|colspan=3|Club performance|colspan=2|League|colspan=2|Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Continental|colspan=2|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1995–96|Botev Vratsa|V AFG|18|4|0|0|-|-|0|0|18|4|
|1996–97|CSKA Sofia|A Group|3|1|0|0|-|-|0|0|3|1|
|1997–98|4|0|0|0|-|-|0|0|4|0|||
|1998–99|12|2|0|0|-|-|6|1|18|3|||
|1998–99|Servette|Super League|14|3|0|0|0|0|0|0|14|3|
|1999–2000|31|9|0|0|0|0|2|0|33|9|||
|2000–01|32|15|0|0|0|0|0|0|32|15|||
|2001–02|VfL Wolfsburg|Bundesliga|32|6|3|1|0|0|4|2|39|9|
|2002–03|26|2|2|0|0|0|0|0|28|2|||
|2003–04|28|8|1|2|0|0|7|3|36|13|||
|2004–05|30|12|0|0|0|0|3|2|33|14|||
|2005–06|Atlético Madrid|La Liga|36|1|2|0|0|0|0|0|38|1|
|2006–07|13|2|0|0|0|0|1|0|14|2|||
|2007–08|Manchester City|Premier League|34|5|3|0|1|0|0|0|38|5|
|2008–09|9|0|0|0|0|0|5|2|14|2|||
|2009–10|16|4|3|1|1|0|0|0|20|5|||
|2010–11|Bolton Wanderers|28|3|6|0|0|0|0|0|34|3||
|2011–12|31|4|3|1|1|1|0|0|35|6|||
|2012–13|Championship|15|3|0|0|1|0|0|0|16|3||
|2012–13|Espanyol|La Liga|8|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|8|0|
|2013–14|CSKA Sofia|A Group|17|3|2|0|-|-|0|0|19|3|

### International

|colspan=3|Bulgaria national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|1999|1|0|
|2000|10|1|
|2001|11|2|
|2002|7|0|
|2003|6|1|
|2004|10|2|
|2005|10|3|
|2006|7|4|
|2007|8|2|
|2008|5|1|
|2009|6|2|
|2010|4|0|
|2011|1|1|

### International goals

|#|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|14 November 2000|Algiers, Algeria||**1**–0|2–1|Friendly|
|2.|28 March 2001|Sofia, Bulgaria||**2**–1|4–3|FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualification|
|3.|**4**–1||||||
|4.|6 September 2003|Sofia, Bulgaria||**1**–0|2–0|UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification|
|5.|22 June 2004|Guimaraes, Portugal||**1**–0|1–2|UEFA Euro 2004|
|6.|9 October 2004|Zagreb, Croatia||**1**–2|2–2|FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification|
|7.|4 June 2005|Sofia, Bulgaria||**1**–2|1–3|FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification|
|8.|17 August 2005|Sofia, Bulgaria||**2**–1|3–1|Friendly|
|9.|7 September 2005|Sofia, Bulgaria||**3**–2|3–2|FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification|
|10.|2 September 2006|Constanţa, Romania||**1**–2|2–2|UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification|
|11.|**2**–2||||||
|12.|6 September 2006|Sofia, Bulgaria||**2**–0|3–0|UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification|
|13.|7 October 2006|Sofia, Bulgaria||**1**–0|1–1|UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification|
|14.|6 June 2007|Sofia, Bulgaria||**1**–1|2–1|UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification|
|15.|12 September 2007|Sofia, Bulgaria||**3**–0|3–0|UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification|
|16.|6 February 2008|Belfast, Northern Ireland||**1**–0|1–0|Friendly|
|17.|14 October 2009|Sofia, Bulgaria||**2**–0|6–2|FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualification|
|18.|**6**–1||||||
|19.|29 March 2011|Larnaca, Cyprus||**1**–0|1–0|Friendly|

### Club

**CSKA Sofia**
- Bulgarian A Group: 1996–97
- Bulgarian Cup: 1996–97

**Servette**
- Swiss Super League: 1998–99
- Swiss Cup: 2000–01

**Atlético Madrid**
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2007

### Individual

- Bulgarian Footballer of the Year: 2006

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Martin Petrov
- **image**: Martin Petrov August 2011.jpg
- **caption**: Petrov with Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers in 2011
- **fullname**: Martin Petyov Petrov
- **height**: 1.80 m
- **birth place**: Vratsa, People's Republic of Bulgaria, PR Bulgaria
- **position**: Midfielder#Winger, Winger
- **years1**: 1995–1996
- **clubs1**: FC Botev Vratsa, Botev Vratsa
- **caps1**: 18
- **goals1**: 4
- **years2**: 1996–1998
- **clubs2**: PFC CSKA Sofia, CSKA Sofia
- **caps2**: 19
- **goals2**: 3
- **years3**: 1998–2001
- **clubs3**: Servette FC, Servette
- **caps3**: 77
- **goals3**: 27
- **years4**: 2001–2005
- **clubs4**: VfL Wolfsburg
- **caps4**: 116
- **goals4**: 28
- **years5**: 2005–2007
- **clubs5**: Atlético Madrid
- **caps5**: 49
- **goals5**: 3
- **years6**: 2007–2010
- **clubs6**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **caps6**: 59
- **goals6**: 9
- **years7**: 2010–2013
- **clubs7**: Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers
- **caps7**: 73
- **goals7**: 10
- **years8**: 2013
- **clubs8**: RCD Espanyol, Espanyol
- **caps8**: 8
- **goals8**: 0
- **years10**: 2013–2014
- **clubs10**: PFC CSKA Sofia, CSKA Sofia
- **caps10**: 17
- **goals10**: 3
- **totalcaps**: 436
- **totalgoals**: 87
- **nationalyears1**: 1999–2011
- **nationalteam1**: Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria
- **nationalcaps1**: 90
- **nationalgoals1**: 19