Career
Early career
Hristov started to play football in Football Club Plovdiv 95 in his home town Plovdiv. Then in 2002 he joined Maritsa Plovdiv and had an important role there from 2005 to 2007. In 2007 his former coach brought him to Spartak Plovdiv and after some strong performances he became captain of the team
Botev Plovdiv
Bulgarian Cup Runner-up: 2014
Bulgarian Supercup Runner-up: 2014
After some impressing performances during the 2012-2013 season Bulgaria head coach Lyuboslav Penev called Hristov for the friendly games against Japan and Kazakhstan on 30 May and 5 June 2013.
He made his debut on 30 May against Japan when he came as a substitution for Stanislav Manolev in the 79th minute.