Players

2016 Stats: Eighteen appearances (twelve starts), playing 1,170 minutes ... Scored on 4/9 vs MIA, twice on 6/4 vs OTT, on 7/2 vs JAX and on 7/9 vs CAR ... Two assists, for Eric Avila on 7/16 vs PRFC and for Joe Cole on 8/6 ... Named NASL Player of the Week for Spring Week 10.

2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: Two appearances (both starts), playing 180 minutes ... Scored on 6/1 vs FC Cincinnati.

Hristov was signed by the Tampa Bay Rowdies on March 8, 2013.

Hristov (28 years old, 6-0) has recently seen action in Bulgaria’s first division, playing for Lokomotiv Sofia and Slavia Sofia. Hristov has played nearly a decade for first division teams in Bulgaria, Poland and Israel.

Hristov started his professional career with Maritsa Plovdiv and made his senior team debut in 2002 in the Bulgarian second division. He would go on to score over 50 goals in approximately 110 appearances in the Bulgarian second division, and later become a leading goal scorer and league footballer of the year in the Bulgarian First Division with Botev Plovdiv. In 2008-2009, Hristov won the Bulgarian first division championship with Levski Sofia and competed in the UEFA Europa League.

He joined the Rowdies as a trialist after the Disney Pro Soccer Classic, making his debut against the University of South Florida on March 2, 2013.

2015: Twenty-eight appearances (22 starts), playing 2,034 minutes ... Two goals, nine assists ... Scored from penalty spot vs ATL on 6/13 and from open play at CAR on 8/1 ... NASL Team of the Week, Spring Week One.

2014: Made 25 appearances (all starts), logging 2,239 minutes ... Scored on 4/27 vs ATL, on 5/11 vs OTT, on 7/13 vs ATL, on 7/20 vs IND, on 9/7 vs MNU, 10/5 vs FCE, on 10/16 vs MNU and on 10/19 vs ATL ... Led the team in points with 22.

2013: Made 22 appearances (21 starts), logging 1,834 minutes ... Awarded 2013 NASL Golden Ball (League MVP) ... Named to the NASL Best XI ... Scored on 4/14 vs SAS, on 5/5 vs FCE, twice on 5/26 vs MNU, on 6/23 vs ATL, twice on 8/4 vs SAS, on 9/1 vs ATL, on 9/8 vs CAR, twice on 9/22 vs ATL and on 9/29 vs NYC ... Led the league with eight assists ... NASL Player of the Month in September after scoring four goals and adding an assist.

2012: Thirteen appearances (11 appearances) for Lokomotiv Sofia in the Bulgarian A PFG league, playing 1005 minutes ... Scored on 8/31 vs Ludogorets and on 9/16 vs Etar 1924.

2011: Twelve appearances (3 starts) for Salvia Sofia in the Bulgarian A PFG league, plyaing 544 minutes ... Four appearances (zero starts) for Ashdod Israel's Ligat ha'Al, playing 50 minutes.

2010: One appearance (zero starts) for Levski Sofia the Bulgarian A PFG league, playing 23 minutes ... Twenty-three appearances (18 starts) for Slavia Sofia, playing 1,604 minutes ... Scored twice on 11/13 vs Montana, on 2/27 vs Kaliakra and on 3/19 vs OFK Pirin.

2009: Twelve appearances (7 starts) for Levski Sofia, playing 663 minutes ... Scored on 11/28 vs Montana ... Three appearances (2 starts) for WisÅ‚a Kraków in the Polish Ekstraklasa, playing 207 minutes.

2008: While playing for Levski Sofia, scored three goals on 8/17 vs Botev 1912 Plovdiv, once on 9/12 vs Cherno More, once on 10/18 vs Belasitsa, once on 3/8 vs Vihren, four times on 4/26 vs Belasitsa and once vs CSKA Sofia on 5/9.