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Petko Hristov

Squad depthSpezia · 27 yrs

Profile

Full namePetko Rosenov Hristov
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBulgaria
Age27
Date of birth1 Mar 1999
BirthplaceSofia
Height191 cm
Shirt number#55
ClubSpezia
Centre-back
28
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1994
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Spezia.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie B280019946.83
Coppa Italia100376.6

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

P. Hristov is a 27-year-old central defender at Spezia, rated 46.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 231st of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (58.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.61 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hristov.

Judged on this season alone, Hristov graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B, on 3 clean sheets and 3.611 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 56 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 31st of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Serie B. At 27 Hristov is in his prime years, and a market index of 18.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Streaky
Current potential31st of 52 centre-backs · Serie BCurrent season36th of 52 centre-backs · Serie B36th-best centre-back in the Serie B231st in the Serie B · potential31st-highest potential centre-back in the Serie B
46.2
Ratingi
31st of 52 centre-backs
18.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
58.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.61
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Spezia finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

3.61
Def. / 90
49
Tackles
14
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 58.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.2, Hristov carries the 31st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie B of 52, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Spezia finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots5

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success50%
Fouls won35

Defending

Tackles49
Interceptions14
Blocks17
Fouls committed26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.