Erol Dost

Erol Dost — Biography

Erol Dost (Bulgarian: Ерол Дост) is a footballer raised in Bulgaria who plays in midfield. He rose from the Ludogorets Razgrad academy to the first team and now plays for the Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Sofia. Born in Pazardzhik, he holds both Turkish and Bulgarian citizenship.

He began football at Lokomotiv Plovdiv and moved to the Ludogorets Razgrad Academy in 2015. In 2016 he played five matches for the U19 side in the UEFA Youth League group stage. He made his debut for Ludogorets II against Spartak Pleven on 27 May 2017, was promoted to the first team that summer and played his first senior match on 5 August 2017 against Vitosha Bistritsa, coming on in added time of the second half. He scored his first goal on 20 May 2018 against Botev Plovdiv in the last league match of the season. At the end of December 2020 he ended his contract with Ludogorets by mutual agreement and signed with Slavia Sofia a week later. He subsequently moved to Lokomotiv Sofia.

He has also played for the Bulgaria national under-19 team.