Georgi Rusev (footballer)

Georgi Rusenov Rusev (Bulgarian: Георги Русенов Русев; born 2 July 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for CSKA 1948 as a right winger.

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Rusenov and the family name is Rusev.
Georgi Rusev
Personal information
Full name Georgi Rusenov Rusev[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998[1]
Place of birth Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 CSKA 1948
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2016 DIT Sofia
2016–2017 Elche
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Elche B 5 (0)
2017–2018 Getafe B 4 (0)
2018–2020 Septemvri Sofia 39 (9)
2020– CSKA 1948 100 (19)
International career‡
2015 Bulgaria U17 8 (0)
2016–2017 Bulgaria U19 8 (2)
2017–2020 Bulgaria U21 13 (0)
2022– Bulgaria 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:19, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:18, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Rusev started his youth career with the academy of DIT Sofia before moving to the academy of Spanish club Elche CF in 2016.[3] On 27 August, he made his debut for the B-team, starting in a 1–0 defeat against CD Castellón.[4] After being rarely used, he joined the reserve team of Getafe CF on 14 December 2017.[1] 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.

International career

Rusev featured for the under-17 team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] He completed his debut in the match against Gibraltar on 23 September, won by Bulgaria with 5:1 result.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 7 June 2023
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Elche B 2017–18[10] Tercera División 50——50
Getafe B 2017–18[10] 40——40
Septemvri Sofia 2018–19 First League 2104130281
2019–20 Second League 18921102110
Total 39962404911
CSKA 1948 Sofia 2020–21 First League 24620—266
2021–22 32510—335
2022–23 34651—397
Total 901781009818
Career total 138261424015628

    References
    1. "El canterano Giorgi Rusev deja el Elche y ficha por el Getafe" [The canterano Giorgi Rusev leaves the Elche and signs for Getafe] (in Spanish). Diario Informacion. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
    2. "Профил на Георги Росенов Русев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
    3. "El internacional sub-21 búlgaro, Georgi Rusev, refuerzo invernal del Getafe C.F. "B"" [The Bulgarian sub-21 international, Georgi Rusev, winter reinforcement of Getafe CF "B"] (in Spanish). Fut Madrid. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
    4. "Estreno amargo del filial ante el Castellón (0-1)" [Bitter debut of the subsidiary against Castellón (0-1)] (in Spanish). Diario Informacion. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
    5. "Септември привлече Георги Русев, Маламов и Луиз напускат клуба" (in Bulgarian). FC Septemvri Sofia. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
    6. "Sixteen players to watch at the Under-17 finals". UEFA. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
    7. "Ten to follow from Under-19s". UEFA. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
    8. Кръстаич обяви играчите за Гибралтар и Северна Македония, Чочев и Михайлов са аут
    9. Зрелищен успех за младата България в дебюта на Младен Кърстаич
    10. "Georgi Rusev". LaPreferente. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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