Antonio Vutov

Antonio Vutov (Bulgarian: Антонио Вутов; born 6 June 1996) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Lokomotiv Sofia as an attacking midfielder, forward or winger.

Vutov began his career with Levski Sofia. He joined Serie A club Udinese in January 2014, and had loan spells at Cosenza, Lecce, Botev Plovdiv and Levski before moving permanently to Botev in 2018.

He has also represented Bulgaria internationally at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Club Career

Born in Mezdra, Vutov began his career at his hometown club, Lokomotiv Mezdra. When he was 12 years old he was the captain of the U-15 team of Lokomotiv Mezdra.

Levski Sofia

In 2009, he joined Levski Sofia Academy. Vutov made his senior debut for Levski on 8 April 2012, in a 1–1 league draw against Lokomotiv Sofia at the age of 15 years and 307 days, making him the youngest player ever to have played for the club. His first start came in a home league game against Beroe Stara Zagora on 11 May.

Vutov's first goal came in a 7–1 win against Etar 1924 at the Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, on 28 November 2012.

For 2013–14 season, Vutov was handed number 10, last worn by Hristo Yovov. He started to play more often as a first-team regular and for 6 months he made 24 appearances and scored 3 goals in all competitions. Vutov helped Levski to reach the Quarterfinals of the Bulgarian Cup after a 7-6 penalty win against CSKA Sofia, he scored one of the penalties for his team.

Udinese

During the winter break club's boss Todor Batkov announced that Levski are going to sell Antonio to Italian side Udinese. Vutov signed a four-and-a-half-year contract on 9 January and the transfer was officially announced on 11 January 2014 on Udinese's official website.

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