 He made his debut during the 2001–02 season on 14 October 2001 in a 0–2 away loss against Sitomir Nikopol in the campaign of V AFG.On 12 May 2002, Genkov scored his first goal in a 2–2 home draw against Olimpik Teteven.As of the 2002–03 season he became first-choice forward scoring 14 goals.