Martin Smolenski

Martin Smolenski (Bulgarian: Мартин Смоленски; born 8 March 2003) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botev Vratsa.

Martin Smolenski

Personal information
Full name	Martin Ognyanov Smolenski
Date of birth	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Botev Vratsa
Number	24
Youth career
2009–2019	CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	CSKA Sofia	13	(0)
2020	→ Litex Lovech (loan)	1	(0)
2021–2022	→ Minyor Pernik (loan)	16	(1)
2022–2023	→ Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan)	30	(2)
2023–	Botev Vratsa	54	(6)
International career‡
2018–2020	Bulgaria U17	12	(10)
2021–	Bulgaria U19	1	(0)
2022–	Bulgaria U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:26, 15 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:31, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Career

Smolenski joined CSKA Sofia as an 7-year-old and progressed through the club's academy system. He made his senior debut on 9 March 2019, a day after his 16th birthday, in a 3–1 league win over Etar at Ivaylo Stadium, replacing Jorginho for the final 2 minutes.^[2] In July 2022 he was loaned out to Pirin Blagoevgrad.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 May 2025

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CSKA Sofia	First League	2018–19	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
		2019–20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		2020–21	7	0	3	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		10	0	3	0	0	0	13	0
Litex Lovech (loan)	Second League	2019–20	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
Minyor Pernik (loan)		2021–22	16	1	0	0	–		16	1
Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan)	First League	2022–23	30	2	0	0	–		30	2
Botev Vratsa		2023–24	25	3	2	0	–		27	3
		2024–25	29	3	3	2	–		32	5
	Total		54	6	5	2	0	0	59	8
Career Total			111	9	8	2	0	0	119	11

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21