Dimitar Pirgov

Dimitar Emilov Pirgov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dobrudzha Dobrich. He is the younger brother of Ilko Pirgov.

Club career

Pirgov began his football career with Chavdar Etropole. On 12 February 2012, he signed for Pirin Gotse Delchev. He made his league debut against Slivnishki geroi on 14 March, playing the full 90 minutes. Pirgov finished the season with 10 appearances, as Pirin clinched promotion to the A PFG. He was acquired by Slavia Sofia in late January 2014. After playing for Levski Sofia for two years, Pirgov signed a contract with Botev Plovdiv on 23 January 2018. Pirgov joined CSKA 1948 in May 2020.

International career

Pirgov was called up to the senior Bulgaria squad by Ivaylo Petev for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg in September 2016. Pirgov earned his first cap on 7 October under Petev's successor Petar Houbchev, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1:4 away loss against France in another qualification match for the 2018 World Cup.