| Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski | |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Diósgyőri |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2014 |
| Years1: | 2013–2020 |
| Caps1: | 117 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → FCSB (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Stal Mielec |
| Caps3: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Widzew Łódź |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2022 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 8 August 2024 |
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.
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.
On 20 August 2019 Chorbadzhiyski joined Romanian club FCSB on loan until end of the year, with a buyout clause.[7]
On 20 October 2020, Chorbadzhiyski joined Polish Esktraklasa side Stal Mielec as a free agent.[8]
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]
On 16 June 2023, Chorbadzhiyski joined Hungarian club Diósgyőri.[11]
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]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||
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