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Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski

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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 (age 30)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Hermannstadt
Number 2
Youth career
2004–2015 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)
2022–2023 Widzew Łódź 11 (0)
2023–2025 Diósgyőr 36 (1)
2025 Botev Vratsa 8 (0)
2026– Hermannstadt 13 (2)
International career‡
2016–2022 Bulgaria 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2022

Bozhidar Brankov Chorbadzhiyski (Bulgarian: Божидар Бранков Чорбаджийски; born 8 August 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga I club Hermannstadt.

Career

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CSKA Sofia

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Chorbadzhiyski joined CSKA Sofia as a nine-year-old in 2004 and subsequently progressed through CSKA's academy.[2] 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.[3] On 4 April 2014, he signed his first professional contract.[4]

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.[5] In that season he also collected his first trophy with the club, winning the 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup.

Loan to FCSB

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On 20 August 2019 Chorbadzhiyski joined Romanian club FCSB on loan until end of the year, with a buyout clause.[6]

Stal Mielec

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On 20 October 2020, Chorbadzhiyski signed with Polish Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec as a free agent.[7]

Widzew Łódź

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On 24 June 2022, Chorbadzhiyski joined fellow Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź, signing a two-year contract.[8] On 16 June 2023 he terminated his contract with the club.[9]

Diósgyőr

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On 16 June 2023, Chorbadzhiyski moved to Hungarian club Diósgyőr.[10]

International career

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On 26 May 2016, Chorbadzhiyski received his first call up for Bulgaria for the Kirin Cup, replacing the injured Plamen Galabov.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 June 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSKA Sofia 2012–13 A Group 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2013–14 A Group 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2014–15 A Group 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16 V Group 26 0 9 1 — — 35 1
2016–17 First League 31 3 1 0 — — 32 3
2017–18 First League 27 4 3 0 — — 30 4
2018–19 First League 29 1 3 0 5[b] 0 — 37 1
2019–20 First League 3 0 0 0 1[b] 0 — 4 0
Total 117 8 16 1 6 0 — 139 9
FCSB (loan) 2019–20 Liga I 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 4 0
Stal Mielec 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 20 0 0 0 — — 20 0
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 22 1 1 0 — — 23 1
Total 42 1 1 0 — — 43 1
Widzew Łódź 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 11 0 1 0 — — 12 0
Diósgyőr 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 15 0 2 0 — — 17 0
2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 21 1 0 0 — — 21 1
Total 36 1 2 0 — — 38 1
Botev Vratsa 2025–26 First League 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Hermannstadt 2025–26 Liga I 13 2 2 0 — 2[c] 0 17 2
Career total 230 12 24 1 6 0 2 0 262 13
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Cupa României, Polish Cup, Magyar Kupa
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

International

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As of match played 12 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2016 1 0
2017 3 0
2018 4 0
2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 0 0
2022 2 0
Total 11 0

Honours

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CSKA Sofia

References

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  1. ^ "Профил на Божидар Чорбаджийски" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Божидар Чорбаджийски: С труд всичко се постига" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 8 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Lokomotiv vs. CSKA". soccerway.com. 25 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Юноша подписа първи договор с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 4 April 2014.
  5. ^ "ЦСКА помете Ботев Ихтиман. Юношите пак блестят" (in Bulgarian). btvnovinite.bg. 9 September 2015.
  6. ^ Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski a semnat cu FCSB. Detaliile contractului
  7. ^ Zegarliński, Kuba (20 October 2020). "PKO BP Ekstraklasa. Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski nowym zawodnikiem PGE Stali Mielec". Gol24 (in Polish). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Zawodnik Widzew Łódź: Bożidar Czorbadżijski". Widzew (in Polish). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Bożidar Czorbadżijski odchodzi z Widzewa Łódź". Widzew (in Polish). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski a DVTK játékosa". dvtk.eu. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. ^ Петев най-накрая повика играч на ЦСКА
  12. ^ България изстрада драматична победа в голово шоу срещу Люксембург
  13. ^ Браво, "лъвове"! България с голям успех над Холандия
  14. ^ Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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