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PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBulgaria
Age31
Date of birth10 Mar 1995
Shirt number#34
ClubCSKA 1948
Central midfielder
28
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
840
Minutes

Domestic-league season · CSKA 1948.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
First League28008406.75

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

P. Vitanov is a 31-year-old central midfielder at CSKA 1948, rated 13.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 213th of 252 on scout potential in the First League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vitanov.

Judged on this season alone, Vitanov graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 33 of the 33 central midfielders in the First League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.429 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 6).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 29th of 33 of the 33 central midfielders in the First League. At 31 Vitanov is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelStepped up 2025/26
Current potential29th of 33 central midfielders · First League · 28 appsCurrent season20th of 33 central midfielders · First League · 28 apps20th-best central midfielder in the First League213th in the First League · potential29th-highest potential central midfielder in the First League
13.4
Ratingi
29th of 33 central midfielders
6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25.9%
Minutes
limited game time
3.43
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · CSKA 1948 finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side

3.43
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
16
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 25.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 13.4, Vitanov carries the 29th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the First League of 33 — though on just 28 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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Transfer news

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