| Georgi Rusev | |
| Fullname: | Georgi Rusenov Rusev |
| Birth Date: | 1998 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.75 m[1] |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Currentclub: | Ludogorets Razgrad (on loan from Sion) |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | DIT Sofia |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Elche |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Getafe B |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps3: | 39 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 2020–2023 |
| Caps4: | 108 |
| Goals4: | 21 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Sion |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | → Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2020 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalcaps4: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18:00, 20 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:54, 4 June 2024 (UTC) |
Georgi Rusenov Rusev (Bulgarian: Георги Русенов Русев; born 2 July 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) club Ludogorets Razgrad as a right winger on loan from Sion.
Rusev started his youth career with the academy of DIT Sofia before moving to the academy of Spanish club Elche CF in 2016.[2] On 27 August, he made his debut for the B-team, starting in a 1–0 defeat against CD Castellón.[3] After being rarely used, he joined the reserve team of Getafe CF on 14 December 2017.[4] On 5 June 2018, he returned to Bulgaria and joined Septemvri Sofia.[5] On 23 July, he made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against FC Vereya.
On 29 December 2023, Sion announced they had signed Rusev for an undisclosed fee, with Rusev joining the team on 2 January 2024.[6]
On 13 August 2024, Rusev joined Ludogorets on loan, being regarded an emergency option for the team's offense following the serious injury suffered by Bernard Tekpetey.[7]
Rusev featured for the under-17 team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8] He also represented the under-19 team in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and scored the only goal of team in the tournament against Netherlands.[9]
Rusev received his first call-up for the Bulgaria national team on 5 September 2022, for the games of the UEFA Nations League games against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 and 23 September 2022.[10] He completed his debut in the match against Gibraltar on 23 September, won by Bulgaria with 5:1 result.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Elche B | 2017–18[12] | Tercera División | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Getafe B | 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Septemvri Sofia | 2018–19 | First League | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Second League | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Total | 39 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 11 | |||
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 39 | 7 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |||
| Total | 108 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 23 | |||
| CSKA 1948 Sofia II | 2023–24 | Second League | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| Sion | 2023–24 | Swiss Challenge League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
| Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 2024–25 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 178 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 200 | 39 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
Individual