Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski

Bozhidar Brankov Chorbadzhiyski (Bulgarian: Божидар Бранков Чорбаджийски; born 8 August 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Polish club Widzew Łódź.[2] He is usually deployed as a centre back.

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Brankov and the family name is Chorbadzhiyski.
Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski
Personal information
Full name Bozhidar Brankov Chorbadzhiyski
Date of birth (1995-08-08) 8 August 1995
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Widzew Łódź
Number 3
Youth career
2004–2014 CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 CSKA Sofia 117 (8)
2019 → FCSB (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2022 Stal Mielec 42 (1)
2022– Widzew Łódź 11 (0)
International career‡
2016– Bulgaria 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

Career

CSKA Sofia

Chorbadzhiyski joined CSKA Sofia as a nine-year-old in 2004 and subsequently progressed through CSKA's academy.[3] On 25 May 2013, he made his competitive debut as a 32nd-minute substitute for Plamen Krachunov in a 2–1 league loss against Lokomotiv Sofia at Lokomotiv Stadium.[4] On 4 April 2014, he signed his first professional contract.[5]

Chorbadzhiyski began to establish himself in the CSKA first team from the 2015–16 season, making 26 league appearances. He scored his first senior goal of his career in a Bulgarian Cup match against Botev Ihtiman on 9 September 2015, which CSKA won 5–0.[6] In that season he also collected his first trophy with the club, winning the 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup.

Loan to FCSB

On 20 August 2019 Chorbadzhiyski joined Romanian club FCSB on loan until end of the year, with a buyout clause.[7]

International career

On 26 May 2016 Chorbadzhiyski received his first call up for Bulgaria for the Kirin Cup, replacing the injured Plamen Galabov.[8] He made his debut for the team on 6 September 2016 in a match against Luxembourg for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, won by Bulgaria by a score of 4:3.[9] His second game for the team was again a qualification match for the 2018 World Cup against the Netherlands on 25 March 2017, won by Bulgaria with 2-0.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 November 2022

Club Season Division League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSKA Sofia 2012–13A Group100000—10
2013–140000——00
2014–15000000—00
2015–16V Group26091——351
2016–17First League31310——323
2017–1827430——304
2018–192913050—371
2019–20300010—40
Total 117816160—1399
FCSB (loan) 2019–20Liga I301000—40
Stal Mielec 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 20000——200
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 22110——231
Total 42110——431
Widzew Łódź 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 7010——80
Career total 169919160—19410

International
As of match played 12 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bulgaria 201610
201730
201840
201910
202000
202100
202220
Total110

Honours

CSKA Sofia

FCSB

References
  1. "Профил на Божидар Чорбаджийски" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "Bożidar Czorbadżijski podpisał umowę z Widzewem Łódź" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 24 June 2022.
  3. "Божидар Чорбаджийски: С труд всичко се постига" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 8 April 2014.
  4. "Lokomotiv vs. CSKA". soccerway.com. 25 May 2013.
  5. "Юноша подписа първи договор с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 4 April 2014.
  6. "ЦСКА помете Ботев Ихтиман. Юношите пак блестят" (in Bulgarian). btvnovinite.bg. 9 September 2015.
  7. Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski a semnat cu FCSB. Detaliile contractului
  8. Петев най-накрая повика играч на ЦСКА
  9. България изстрада драматична победа в голово шоу срещу Люксембург
  10. Браво, "лъвове"! България с голям успех над Холандия
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