Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Brankov and the family name is Chorbadzhiyski.

Bozhidar Brankov Chorbadzhiyski (Bulgarian: Божидар Бранков Чорбаджийски; born 8 August 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőri.^[2] He is usually deployed as a centre back.

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(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Diósgyőri
Number	5
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)
2022–2023	Widzew Łódź	11	(0)
2023–	Diósgyőri	36	(1)
International career
2016–2022	Bulgaria	11	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2025

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]

Stal Mielec

On 20 October 2020, Chorbadzhiyski joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec as a free agent.^[8]

Widzew Łódź

On 24 June 2022, Chorbadzhiyski joined rival Widzew Łódź, signing a two-year contract.^[9] On 16 June 2023 he terminated his contract with the club.^[10]

Diósgyőri

On 16 June 2023, Chorbadzhiyski joined Hungarian club Diósgyőri.^[11]

International career

On 26 May 2016 Chorbadzhiyski received his first call up for Bulgaria for the Kirin Cup, replacing the injured Plamen Galabov.^[12] 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.^[13] 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.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 August 2024^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			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	0	—		37	1
	2019–20	First League	3	0	0	0	1	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
Diósgyőri	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	15	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
	2024–25	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		16	0	2	0	—		—		18	0
Career total			189	9	21	1	6	0	—		216	10

International

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

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2015–16

FCSB

• Cupa României: 2019–20