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Marin Petkov

Rising starAl Taawon · 22 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMarin Plamenov Petkov
PositionFull-back
NationalityBulgaria
Age22
Date of birth2 Oct 2003
Shirt number#88
ClubAl Taawon
Full-backalso played MID
7
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
625
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Al Taawon.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Levski SofiaFirst League: 17 apps, 5g 2a, 512 min

Earlier this season at Levski SofiaUEFA Europa Conference League: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 137 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Al Taawon; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Pro League100907.2

Scout report

Rising starFull-back

M. Petkov is a 22-year-old full-back at Al Taawon, rated 54.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 10th of 118 on scout potential in the Pro League and 247th of 1536 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (38% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Petkov.

Judged on this season alone, Petkov graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 17 of the 17 full-backs in the Pro League, on 2 clean sheets and 2.786 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, top 6% of the 17 full-backs in the Pro League. At 22 Petkov is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 15.2 reflects that trajectory.

54.3
Ratingi
1st of 17 full-backs
9.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
38%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.79
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Al Taawon finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

15
Apps
2.79
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
13
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 38% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 54.3, Petkov carries the 1st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Pro League (top 6%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles22
Interceptions13
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.