| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Petrov Popov [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Manchester United | ||
| 2021–2024 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Barrow (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Wales U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Wales U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023– | Wales U21 | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16, 8 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:30, 6 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Christopher Petrov Popov (born 26 October 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for EFL Championship club Leicester City. He is a Wales under-21 international.
Popov joined the Leicester City academy in 2021 after being released by Manchester United. [2] On 27 August 2024, he made his senior debut for the club as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 4–0 EFL Cup victory against Tranmere Rovers. [3]
On 30 August 2024, Popov joined EFL League Two side Barrow on a season-long loan. [4] He made his club and league debut a day later, starting in a 0–1 away win against Harrogate Town. [5]
Born in Wales, Popov is of Bulgarian descent and is eligible to play for both Wales and Bulgaria. [6] [7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City U21 | 2022–23 [8] | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 [9] | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 [10] | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Leicester City | 2024–25 [10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Barrow (loan) | 2024–25 [10] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||