Antonio Vutov (; born 6 June 1996) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Arda Kardzhali as an attacking midfielder 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, Vutov 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 six 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 were going to sell Vutov 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. The transfer fee wasn't officially announced but it is believed that Levski got at least €950,000 from the deal. Vutov made his Udinese first-team debut on 18 February, in a 3–0 friendly loss against Hajduk Split at Stadion Poljud, playing 78 minutes.
Cosenza (loan) For the 2015–16 season, Vutov was loaned out to Cosenza. He made 22 appearances for the club and scored a goal from the penalty spot.
Lecce (loan) On 12 July 2016, Vutov was loaned out by Udinese to Lecce. On 30 July he debuted with the giallorossi and scored his first official goal for the club in a 2–1 win against Alto Vicentino in a Coppa Italia match.
Botev Plovdiv (loan)
In January 2017, Vutov was loaned out to Botev Plovdiv for the rest of the season. He made an official debut on 18 February during the 1–0 away win over Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.Ботев надви Локомотив в Горна Оряховица
On 7 April, Vutov scored twice during a 7–1 win over PFC Montana.Ботев разпиля Монтана със 7 гола, Крис Добрев влезе в историята на 15 години These were his first goals in any official games as a player of Botev Plovdiv. Couple of weeks later, on 22 April, Vutov scored a spectacular goal for the 3–0 away win over Slavia Sofia.Ботев с ключова победа над Славия като гост
On 26 April Vutov scored a header after a magnificent assist provided by Todor Nedelev in the 1–1 draw with FC Vereya Stara Zagora during the second leg of the semi-finals for the Bulgarian Cup. His goal secured the win for Botev Plovdiv with 2–1 on aggregate and his team proceeded to the final game.
On 19 May Vutov scored an important goal in the playoffs against Beroe Stara Zagora and Botev Plovdiv won on aggregate 4–2.Ботев отстрани Берое и чака съперника за следващия плейоф
On 24 May Vutov scored the second goal for the 2–1 victory over Ludogorets Razgrad helping Botev Plovdiv to win the Bulgarian Cup for the third time in the history of the club.Ботев (Пловдив) триумфира с Купата на България!
During his loan in Botev Plovdiv Vutov played 16 games, provided 2 assists and scored 7 goals (2 goals in the Bulgarian Cup tournament).
Levski Sofia (loan) On 13 June 2017, Vutov returned to Levski Sofia on a season-long loan.
Lokomotiv Sofia In July 2022, Vutov joined Lokomotiv Sofia as a free agent, signing a two-year contract.
Arda Kardzhali In June 2025, Vutov signed a three-year contract with Arda Kardzhali. On 7 August 2025, he scored the only goal in the 1:0 away win over Lithuanian team Kauno Žalgiris in a UEFA Conference League qualifying match, which marked Arda's first victory in a European club tournament.
International career He made his debut for Bulgaria national team on 31 March 2021 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLevski Sofia2011–12A Group500000–502012–13416000–1012013–141923120–243Total283910000394Udinese2013–14Serie A000000–002014–150000––00Total0000000000Cosenza (loan)2015–16Lega Pro22120––241Lecce (loan)2016–17Lega Pro9031––121Botev Plovdiv (loan)2016–17Bulgarian First League13542––177Levski Sofia (loan)2017–18Bulgarian First League2625120–333Botev Plovdiv2018–19Bulgarian First League23661––2972019–2022750––2772020–214000––40Total491311100006014Mezőkövesdi SE2020–21Nemzeti Bajnokság I27531––3062021–2214010––150Total415100000456Lokomotiv Sofia2022–23Bulgarian First League28551––336CSKA 19482023–24Bulgarian First League275202010320CSKA 1948 II2023–24Bulgarian Second League3000––30Spartak Varna2024–25Bulgarian First League31721––338Arda Kardzhali2025–26Bulgarian First League600060–120Career total283314791201034350
Honours Botev Plovdiv Bulgarian Cup: 2016–17
Personal life Vutov is an avid Real Madrid fan and has cited Zinedine Zidane as his favourite player.
References
External links
Profile at LevskiSofia.info