Slavi Spasov

Slavi Spasov

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Slough Town
Youth career
0000–2018	Oxford United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Oxford United	4	(0)
2020–2021	→ Woking (loan)	19	(3)
2022	→ North Leigh (loan)	5	(1)
2022	→ Banbury United (loan)	7	(1)
2023	→ Banbury United (loan)	5	(1)
2023	Hungerford Town	8	(0)
2023–	Slough Town	38	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:27, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Slavi Spasov (born 31 December 2001) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Slough Town.

Club career

On 4 September 2018, Spasov made his senior debut for Oxford United in an EFL Trophy match against Fulham U21s, coming on as a substitute and scoring a penalty to become the club's youngest ever scorer at the age of 16 years and 226 days.^[1] Three months later, he made his league debut, playing the final 23 minutes in a 2–0 loss to Bristol Rovers.^[2]

On 2 October 2020 he went on a short-term loan to National League side Woking.^[3] On 13 January 2021, the loan was extended for a further month.^[4]

On 18 March 2022, Spasov joined Southern League Division One Central side North Leigh on a youth loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.^[5]

In October 2022, he was loaned to Banbury United for a month.^[6] He returned to his parent club following injury, but was again loaned to Banbury in February 2023.^[7]

Spasov's contract with Oxford was not renewed at the end of the 2022–23 season.^[8]

In July 2023, he joined Southern League side Hungerford Town.^[9]

On 15 December 2023, Spasov joined National League South side, Slough Town.^[10]

International career

In February 2019, Spasov was called up to train with the Bulgaria under-18 team but missed out through injury.^[11]

Personal life

Spasov was born in Bulgaria and moved to England at the age of 12.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oxford United	2018–19[12]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	1	2	1
	2019–20[12]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[12]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22[12]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23[12]	League One	3	0	0	0	2	0	1[a]	0	6	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	8	1
Woking (loan)	2020–21[12]	National League	19	3	2	0	—		2[b]	1	23	4
North Leigh (loan)	2021–22[13]	Southern League Division One Central	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
Banbury United (loan)	2022–23[12]	National League North	12	2	1	1	—		1[b]	2	14	5
Hungerford Town	2023–24[13]	Southern League Premier Division South	8	0	3	0	—		3[b]	0	14	0
Slough Town	2023–24[12]	National League South	22	6	—		—		—		22	6
	2024–25[12]	National League South	16	6	2	2	—		2[b]	1	20	9
	Total		38	12	2	2	—		2	1	42	15
Career total			86	18	8	3	2	0	10	5	106	26

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. "Karl Robinson impressed as Slavi Spasov becomes Oxford United's youngest goalscorer". oxfordmail.co.uk. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
2. "Oxford United 0-2 Bristol Rovers". BBC. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
3. "Cards sign Oxford duo on loan". Woking F.C. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
4. "Three loans extended". Woking F.C. 13 January 2021.
5. "Brace of new Millers!!". North Leigh F.C. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
6. "Slavi Spasov Loan". Oxford United F.C. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
7. "Golding and Spasov Loan Switch". Oxford United F.C. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
8. "U's Announce Summer Departures". Oxford United F.C. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
9. "New Signing - Slavi Spasov". Hungerford Town F.C. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
10. Leach, Martyn (15 December 2023). "Player Departure - striker Slavi Spasov leaves Hungerford". Hungerford Town F.C. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
11. "Slavi Misses Out On Bulgaria Call Up". Oxford United F.C. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
12. Slavi Spasov at Soccerway
13. "Slavi Spasov Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 23 March 2022.