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Miroslav Marinov

Marinov with the Bulgaria U19 2021
Personal information
Full name	Miroslav Kalinov Marinov
Date of birth	(2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Vratsa, Bulgaria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Second striker
Team information
Current team	Botev Vratsa
Number	15
Youth career
2012–2018	Botev Vratsa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Botev Vratsa II	17	(10)
2019–	Botev Vratsa	78	(9)
International career‡
2021–	Bulgaria U19	9	(0)
2022–	Bulgaria U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:00, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Miroslav Kalinov Marinov (Bulgarian: Мирослав Калинов Маринов; born 7 March 2004) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for the Bulgarian First League side Botev Vratsa.^[1]

Born and raised in Vratsa, Marinov started playing football at the age of 8 for the local football club Botev Vratsa. He spent seven years at the clubs' academy before being promoted to the first team at the age of 15. He made his debut in a friendly against PFC Litex Lovech on 3 July 2019.^[2] On 22 November 2020, he made his official First League debut, coming in as a substitute for Brazilian Tom against Cherno more Varna, becoming the youngest ever Botev Vratsa player to play in a competitive top division game at 16 years and eight months.^[3]

Marinov was assigned to Botev's second team, competing in Third League where he scored seven goals in the opening 13 matches of the 2020–21 season.^[4] At the end of 2020, he was voted in the divisions' best 11 by all teams' head coaches.^[5] He finished the season with ten goals in 17 games before being promoted full time to the first team.

In August 2021, at 17 years and five months old, he became the youngest player to ever score a goal in the First League for Botev Vratsa after hitting the target in a game against Tsarsko selo.^[6]

In September 2021, Marinov was called up to the Bulgaria U19 national team for the first time, making his debut in a friendly against Malta. He then appeared in the UEFA U19 Euro 2022 qualifiers against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Republic of Ireland.

As of 9 January 2022^[1]

• Miroslav Marinov at Soccerway