Players · Best young Bulgarian footballers
Nationality · BulgariaBest young Bulgarian footballers
The ScoutChefAI radar has 103 young Bulgarian players with at least 90 minutes in the last 12 months, dual nationals included. Of these, 18 play abroad and 85 play in Bulgaria. They play in 16 leagues, led by Bulgarian First League (85 players), Eredivisie (2) and MLS (2). Ranked by ScoutChefAI score, the leaders are Dunav Ruse's Kristiyan Boytchev (77), Göztepe's Arda Özçimen (73) and Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Sevi Idriz (73).
77
Kristiyan Boytchev
Age 21 · Attacking Midfielder · Dunav Ruse
1 goal, 3 assists in his last 5 games
31apps
2399mins
8+4G+A
€300Kvalue
73
Arda Özçimen 
Age 24 · Goalkeeper · Göztepe
0.89 goals conceded per 90 with him on the pitch
30apps
2643mins
28starts
€800Kvalue
73
Sevi Idriz
Age 18 · Right Winger · Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Value up 28x in 12 months
34apps
2694mins
5+3G+A
€700Kvalue
72
Steven Stoyanchov
Age 19 · Striker · Levski Sofia
Value up 20x in 12 months
31apps
1866mins
9+1G+A
€200Kvalue
70
Kristiyan Balov 
Age 20 · Left Winger · Red Star Belgrade
2 goals, 1 assist in his last 5 games
26apps
1898mins
5+6G+A
€1.5Mvalue
68
Svetoslav Vutsov
Age 24 · Goalkeeper · Levski Sofia
0.81 goals conceded per 90 with him on the pitch
42apps
3780mins
42starts
€3Mvalue
68
Vasil Kaymakanov
Age 19 · Attacking Midfielder · CSKA Sofia
A goal or assist every 154 minutes
27apps
1848mins
5+7G+A
€100Kvalue
66
Bozhidar Penchev
Age 24 · Central Midfielder · Septemvri Sofia
Value doubled in 12 months
31apps
2258mins
0+5G+A
€100Kvalue
66
Petko Panayotov
Age 21 · Central Midfielder · CSKA Sofia
A goal or assist every 273 minutes
36apps
1911mins
3+4G+A
€750Kvalue
65
Martin Banev
Age 21 · Central Midfielder · Cherno More Varna
Value up 3x in 12 months
20apps
1199mins
4+0G+A
€75Kvalue
64
Preslav Bachev
Age 20 · Striker · Arda Kardzhali
Started 25 of 31 games
31apps
1883mins
5+2G+A
€350Kvalue
63
Martin Georgiev
Age 21 · Centre-Back · AEK Athens 
0.74 goals conceded per 90 with him on the pitch
13apps
1094mins
12starts
€2Mvalue
63
Todor Pavlov
Age 22 · Centre-Back · Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Started 32 of 36 games
36apps
2790mins
32starts
€600Kvalue
62
Teodor Ivanov
Age 22 · Centre-Back · CSKA Sofia
0.89 goals conceded per 90 with him on the pitch
46apps
3555mins
39starts
€1.2Mvalue
62
Mark-Emilio Papazov
Age 23 · Striker · Lokomotiv Sofia
A goal or assist every 128 minutes
25apps
1660mins
12+1G+A
€350Kvalue
59
Asen Donchev
Age 24 · Right-Back · Cherno More Varna
Started 24 of 30 games
30apps
2178mins
24starts
€450Kvalue
SS
59
Simeon Shishkov
Age 20 · Left-Back · Ludogorets Razgrad
Started 33 of 37 games
37apps
2849mins
33starts
€400Kvalue
59
Georgi Lazarov
Age 22 · Striker · Cherno More Varna
2 goals, 1 assist in his last 5 games
34apps
2014mins
6+2G+A
€750Kvalue
59
Yulian Iliev
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Started 28 of 31 games
31apps
2468mins
2+5G+A
€250Kvalue
DT
58
Dimitar Todorov
Age 23 · Left-Back · Dunav Ruse
0.94 goals conceded per 90 with him on the pitch
28apps
2291mins
27starts
€200Kvalue
KT
57
Kristian Tomov
Age 24 · Goalkeeper · Cherno More Varna
Started 29 of 29 games
29apps
2610mins
29starts
€400Kvalue
MP
56
Martin Petkov
Age 24 · Striker · Botev Vratsa
Started 30 of 37 games
37apps
2685mins
6+4G+A
€500Kvalue
MS
56
Martin Smolenski
Age 23 · Attacking Midfielder · Botev Vratsa
Senior debut at 16
34apps
1706mins
5+3G+A
€400Kvalue
54
Kostyantyn Vivcharenko 
Age 24 · Left-Back · Dynamo Kyiv
0.92 goals conceded per 90 with him on the pitch
23apps
1759mins
19starts
€2.5Mvalue
YB
54
Yoan Baurenski
Age 24 · Defensive Midfielder · Septemvri Sofia
Started 33 of 37 games
37apps
2809mins
0+4G+A
€400Kvalue
BK
54
Bogdan Kostov
Age 24 · Right-Back · Botev Plovdiv
24-year-old Bulgarian First League player
30apps
2278mins
23starts
€300Kvalue
AI
54
Anton Ivanov
Age 21 · Left Winger · Spartak Varna
Started 29 of 33 games
33apps
2429mins
1+4G+A
€400Kvalue
BD
53
Boris Dimitrov
Age 22 · Striker · NS Mura 
Started 27 of 30 games
30apps
2129mins
7+2G+A
€400Kvalue
VL
53
Viktor Lyubenov
Age 20 · Centre-Back · Arda Kardzhali
Started 26 of 28 games
28apps
2321mins
26starts
€200Kvalue
BT
53
Boris Todorov
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · Slavia Sofia
Value up 5x in 12 months
18apps
625mins
1+1G+A
€50Kvalue
II
53
Ivaylo Ivanov
Age 24 · Central Midfielder · Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Started 39 of 39 games
39apps
3224mins
0+3G+A
€600Kvalue
EA
52
Efe Ali
Age 23 · Defensive Midfielder · Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Started 34 of 36 games
36apps
2684mins
1+1G+A
€500Kvalue
AB
52
Aleksandar Buchkov
Age 23 · Right-Back · Botev Vratsa
Started 24 of 26 games
26apps
2158mins
24starts
€150Kvalue
NI
51
Nikola Iliev
Age 22 · Attacking Midfielder · Septemvri Sofia
Senior debut at 15
31apps
1530mins
3+4G+A
€800Kvalue
DK
51
Dimo Krastev
Age 23 · Centre-Back · Spartak Varna
Value up 5x in 12 months
17apps
1396mins
17starts
€250Kvalue
ST
51
Samuil Tsonov
Age 18 · Attacking Midfielder · Botev Plovdiv
3 goals in his last 5 games
15apps
614mins
4+0G+A
€250Kvalue
IV
50
Ivaylo Videv
Age 20 · Centre-Back · Botev Plovdiv
Started 19 of 22 games
22apps
1434mins
19starts
€400Kvalue
50
Erick Marcus 
Age 22 · Right Winger · Ludogorets Razgrad
22-year-old Bulgarian First League player
40apps
2370mins
5+8G+A
€3.2Mvalue
IT
50
Ivan Tasev
Age 24 · Right Winger · Cherno More Varna
A goal or assist every 127 minutes
25apps
1910mins
8+7G+A
€350Kvalue
VI
50
Vladimir Ivanov
Age 21 · Goalkeeper · Septemvri Sofia
Started 26 of 27 games
27apps
2375mins
26starts
€50Kvalue
KO
50
Kubrat Onasci
Age 20 · Right-Back · Septemvri Sofia
Started 25 of 30 games
30apps
2223mins
25starts
€500Kvalue
50
Asen Mitkov
Age 21 · Central Midfielder · Levski Sofia
Senior debut at 16
30apps
1015mins
0+3G+A
€1Mvalue
AK
49
Abdula Kichukov
Age 19 · Central Midfielder · Botev Vratsa
Started 23 of 27 games
27apps
1874mins
0+0G+A
€150Kvalue
AB
49
Aleks Bozhev
Age 21 · Goalkeeper · CSKA 1948
Started 19 of 19 games
19apps
1710mins
19starts
€450Kvalue
AS
48
Antoan Stoyanov
Age 21 · Central Midfielder · Botev Vratsa
Senior debut at 16
36apps
2027mins
2+1G+A
€250Kvalue
RR
48
Roberto Raychev
Age 20 · Left Winger · Slavia Sofia
Senior debut at 17
36apps
1366mins
3+1G+A
€400Kvalue
TM
47
Tsvetoslav Marinov
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · Spartak Varna
Value up 4x in 12 months
34apps
2423mins
0+0G+A
€400Kvalue
IA
47
Ivan Andonov
Age 22 · Goalkeeper · Slavia Sofia
0.83 goals conceded per 90 with him on the pitch
12apps
1080mins
12starts
€400Kvalue
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