Zakov joined CSKA Sofia as an academy player at the age of 13, with his first coach being Angel Rangelov, and signed his professional contract with the first team in 2002.

After this season he moved to Litex (Lovech) who was at the time coached by Bulgarian top football star Hristo Stoichkov.

At the half point of the season he moved to China and signed a contract with Chengdu Blades.

From 2015 Zakov is a former player of Sisaket FC, a team from the Thai premier league.

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