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{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Martin Petrov
| image                = Martin Petrov August 2011.jpg
| caption              = Petrov with [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in 2011
| fullname             = Martin Petyov Petrov
| height               = 1.80 m<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=19741 | title = Martin Petrov | publisher = Soccerbase | access-date = 17 December 2012}}</ref>
| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|1979|1|15|df=y}}
| birth_place          = [[Vratsa]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|PR Bulgaria]]
| currentclub          = 
| clubnumber           = 
| position             = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| years1               = 1995–1996 |clubs1 = [[FC Botev Vratsa|Botev Vratsa]]           |caps1 = 18  |goals1 = 4
| years2               = 1996–1998 |clubs2 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]              |caps2 = 19  |goals2 = 3
| years3               = 1998–2001 |clubs3 = [[Servette FC|Servette]]                   |caps3 = 77  |goals3 = 27
| years4               = 2001–2005 |clubs4 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]]                          |caps4 = 116 |goals4 = 28
| years5               = 2005–2007 |clubs5 = [[Atlético Madrid]]                        |caps5 = 49  |goals5 = 3
| years6               = 2007–2010 |clubs6 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]   |caps6 = 59  |goals6 = 9 
| years7               = 2010–2013 |clubs7 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] |caps7 = 73  |goals7 = 10
| years8               = 2013      |clubs8 = [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]                  |caps8 = 8   |goals8 = 0
| years10               = 2013–2014 |clubs10 = [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]              |caps10 = 17  |goals10 = 3
| totalcaps = 436  | totalgoals = 87
| nationalyears1       = 1999–2011 |nationalteam1 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] |nationalcaps1 = 90 |nationalgoals1 = 19
}}
{{family name hatnote|Petyov|Petrov|lang=Bulgarian}}
'''Martin Petyov Petrov''' ({{langx|bg|Мартин Петьов Петров}}; born 15 January 1979) is a Bulgarian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]], most notably for [[VfL Wolfsburg|VFL Wolfsburg]], [[Atlético Madrid|Atletico Madrid]], [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], and [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]. He also played 90 times for [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]. 

==Club career==
Petrov began his career for [[FC Botev Vratsa|Botev Vratsa]]. After a few good seasons, he signed with [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] and after two successful games against [[Servette FC|Servette]] in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] side bought the 19-year-old for 1.2 million [[Deutsche Mark|German mark]]s.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}

=== VfL Wolfsburg ===

In 2001 Petrov moved to [[VfL Wolfsburg]], where he established himself as an explosive player. He made his competitive debut on 14 July 2001 in a 4–3 home win over [[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] in the [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]], scoring a goal and laying on an assist.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.segabg.com/article.php?issueid=1596&sectionid=6&id=00008 | title = Мартин Петров дебютира с гол за Волфсбург | publisher = segabg.com | date = 16 July 2001 | access-date = 18 January 2013 | language = bg}}</ref> Petrov made his league debut for Wolfsburg on the opening day of the [[2001–02 Bundesliga]] season, in a 2–1 away loss against [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]] on 28 July. In his first season at Wolfsburg, Petrov earned 32 appearances in the Bundesliga, scored 6 goals and provided 11 assists.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025|reason=Biography}}

On 30 October 2004, Petrov scored all four goals in Wolfsburg's 4–3 win over [[1. FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/10/30/germany.petrov/index.html | title = Petrov hits four in Wolfsburg win | publisher = CNN.com | date = 30 October 2004 | access-date = 18 January 2013}}</ref> He made 30 appearances during the [[2004–05 Bundesliga|2004–05]] season finishing as the club's top scorer with 12 goals. He also made 14 assists.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025|reason=Biography}}

===Atlético Madrid===
In summer 2005, Petrov was bought by [[Atlético Madrid]] for a fee of €10 million.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/news/0254-0d7b399bcfc4-f92b15dd3776-1000--petrov-picked-by-atletico/ | title =  Petrov picked by Atlético | publisher = [[UEFA]] | date = 22 July 2005 | access-date = 17 December 2012}}</ref>

On 14 October 2006, Petrov suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a game against [[Recreativo de Huelva]] and was sidelined for more than six months.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=385809&cc=5739 | title = Petrov out for six months | publisher = ESPN.go.com | date = 16 October 2006 | access-date = 17 December 2012 | archive-date = 17 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120117052859/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=385809&cc=5739 | url-status = dead }}</ref> He made his comeback for Atlético from a serious knee injury on 28 April 2007, playing for 56 minutes in a 0–0 draw against [[Real Betis]]. On 6 May, Petrov netted Atlético's only goal in their 2–1 defeat at [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]].

On 24 July 2007, after constant press speculation about him leaving the club, it was reported that [[Atlético Madrid]] had placed a £6.2 million price on the player. Later that day, he left the Atlético Madrid training camp to think over his future with [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] reputedly interested in the player. On 25 July, reports in the Spanish press suggested that Petrov had already agreed terms and had medical tests with [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and that only minor details needed completing before finalising a move to [[City of Manchester Stadium|Eastlands]]. Manchester City confirmed the £4.7 million (€7 million) move on a three-year contract on 26 July 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6917424.stm|date=26 July 2007|title=Man City swoop for winger Petrov|work=BBC Sport | access-date = 17 December 2012}}</ref>

=== Manchester City ===

His first [[Premier League]] game was on 11 August 2007 when he started in Manchester City's 2–0 win over [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]]. His first goals came on 22 September 2007 against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]. After that Petrov scored two goals, one in the 3–1 win over [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] the other one in the 2–1 win over [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] and also notched up six assists. He was sent off by referee [[Rob Styles]] in the home loss to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], for kicking [[Leon Osman]]. The challenge earned him a straight red card which banned him for three games. Petrov added to his tally with a goal against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2025|reason=Biography}}

Following the influx of new players at Manchester City such as [[Carlos Tevez]] and [[Emmanuel Adebayor]], Petrov was linked with a move away from the [[City of Manchester Stadium]]. He was often in and out of the first team. However, he scored goals in the first two games that he had started, prompting Hughes to start Petrov in place of [[Shaun Wright-Phillips]] at home against Fulham. Though he scored, he also aggravated the knee injury that had plagued him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/2009/october/petrov-hit-by-wounded-knee |title=Petrov hit by wounded knee |publisher=Manchester City F.C. |date=26 October 2009 |access-date=17 December 2012 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113851/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/2009/october/petrov-hit-by-wounded-knee |url-status=dead }}</ref> After the sacking of [[Mark Hughes]] and arrival of [[Roberto Mancini]], he started both league games and scored in the 2–0 win over [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on 26 December. He also publicly expressed his anger against Hughes as Petrov was frequently moved in and out of the starting 11.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

On 18 April 2010, Petrov announced that his season was over and that he would miss the four remaining Premier League games due to a knee injury.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news%253Fslug%253Dreu%2Denglandpetrov/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 July 2020 |archive-date=30 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530220845/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news%253Fslug%253Dreu%2Denglandpetrov/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 8 June 2010, it was announced that Petrov's contract had expired and that he would be leaving the club, along with [[Benjani Mwaruwari]], [[Karl Moore (footballer)|Karl Moore]] and [[Sylvinho]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2010/June/Out-of-contract-trio-leave-Blues |title=Out of contract senior trio leave Blues |publisher=Manchester City F.C. |date=8 June 2010 |access-date=8 June 2010 |archive-date=29 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529101133/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2010/June/Out-of-contract-trio-leave-Blues |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Bolton Wanderers ===

On 22 June 2010, it was announced that Petrov had agreed terms with [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]],<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2076235,00.html | title = Petrov Agrees Terms with the Wanderers |publisher=[[Bolton Wanderers]] | date = 22 June 2010 | access-date = 22 June 2010 |url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100624114300/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~2076235%2C00.html | archive-date=24 June 2010 }}</ref> and the free transfer was completed when the transfer window opened on 1 July.<ref>{{cite news | title = Petrov Deal Complete | url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2076456,00.html  |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C | date = 1 July 2010  | access-date=1 July 2010  |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704033519/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~2076456%2C00.html | archive-date = 4 July 2010 
}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on 26 September 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9023209.stm |title=Bolton 2 – 2 Man Utd |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=26 September 2010 |access-date=26 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208081440/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9023209.stm |archive-date=8 February 2011 }}</ref> and finished the season with three goals. His 2nd season saw him score six goals, four in the League, one in the League Cup and one in the FA Cup as Bolton were relegated from the Premier League. At the end of the season, Petrov had played enough matches (needed 30 played 35) to activate a clause in his contract, extending his contract for another season.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025| reason = Biography of living person}}

===Espanyol===
Petrov signed for La Liga side [[RCD Espanyol]] for the remainder of the 2012–13 season on 14 January 2013.<ref>{{cite news
 |title=Petrov signs for Espanyol 
 |url=http://www.rcdespanyol.com/ingles/index.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=867&idseccion=7&Amenu=detalleNoticia 
 |publisher=RCD Espanyol 
 |date=14 January 2013 
 |access-date=14 January 2013 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119005319/http://www.rcdespanyol.com/ingles/index.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=867&idseccion=7&Amenu=detalleNoticia 
 |archive-date=19 January 2013 
}}</ref> He struggled to establish himself as part of the first team and left the club at the end of the season. He subsequently joined the [[Sunday league football in England|Manchester Saturday league]] to keep in shape.<ref>{{cite news|title=Мartin Petrov joined amateur Manchester club|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1796997-former-manchester-city-and-bulgaria-star-now-playing-saturday-amateur-football|website=bleacher report|date=14 October 2013
|access-date=}}</ref>

===CSKA Sofia===
After 15 years abroad Petrov made his return to [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] in October 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Мартин Петров все пак подписва с ЦСКА! Става отново играч на "червените" в понеделник |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_214269701|publisher=topsport.bg|author=topsport editors|date=25 October 2013
|access-date=30 June 2014}}</ref> On 31 October 2013, Petrov made his return debut for the "armymen" after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 home win over [[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe]] in an [[Bulgarian A Football Group|A Group]] match. He played for the first time as a starter on 16 November, in the 0–0 draw with [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] in a [[Bulgarian Cup]] game. His first goal came in the 3–1 away win over [[PFC Neftochimic Burgas]] on 25 November. Petrov participated in his last match as a professional footballer on 17 May 2014, in the 1–1 draw against [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]], which was part of the last round of the [[2013–14 A Group]] season.<ref>{{cite news
|title=ЦСКА завърши втори, Марто се сбогува с "Армията", куп пропуски за домакините
|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_487885159/tab_gallery#169916
|publisher=topsport.bg
|author=Dimov, Stanko
|date=17 May 2014
|access-date=30 June 2014}}</ref>

== International career ==
[[File:Martin petrov.JPG|thumb|Petrov playing for Bulgaria in 2010]]

In June 1999, he received his first call-up to the [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgarian national team]] for a [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] qualifier against [[England national football team|England]]. He came as a substitute to play alongside his idol [[Hristo Stoichkov]]. However, it proved to be an inauspicious start to his international career; he was [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]] for a second yellow card just eight minutes after coming on as a substitute. Petrov cried while he was leaving the pitch.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/alansmith/2322747/Martin-Petrov-revelling-in-Manchester-City-role.html |title=Martin Petrov revelling in Manchester City role |date=6 October 2007|work=The Daily Telegraph| location=London | first=Alan | last=Smith | access-date= 17 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="UEFA European Qualifiers Match Facts">{{cite web |title=UEFA Match Facts |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/55299--bulgaria-vs-england/ |website=UEFA |access-date=26 August 2024}}</ref>

Petrov was the key player in Bulgaria's unsuccessful [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] participation, excelling in all three games and scoring Bulgaria's only goal at the finals; a penalty against Italy in Bulgaria's 1–2 loss.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025| reason = Biography of living person}}

On 2 September 2006, Petrov played a crucial role in the Bulgarian national team's [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] opening qualifying game against [[Romania national football team|Romania]] in [[Constanţa]], nailing two goals in two minutes to equalize from 2–0 in the last minutes of the game. This was seen as a remarkable comeback. He also went on to score against [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]] (in a 3–0 win) and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] (in a 1–1 draw). His performances in the 2006 qualifying campaign earned him the 2006 [[Bulgarian Footballer of the Year]] award.
On 7 September 2010, Petrov earned his 80th cap for Bulgaria in the 0–1 home loss in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2025| reason = Biography of living person}}

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|18 May 2014}}
<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/martin-petrov.html | title = Martin Petrov | publisher = Yahoo! Eurosport UK | access-date = 17 December 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Continental
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
! Season
! Club
! League
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
! colspan=3 |Bulgaria
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Bulgarian Cup]]
! colspan=2 | 
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|1995–96||[[FC Botev Vratsa|Botev Vratsa]]||[[Bulgarian V AFG|V AFG]]||18||4||0||0||-||-||0||0||18||4
|-
|[[1996–97 A PFG|1996–97]]||rowspan="3"|[[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]||rowspan="3"|[[Bulgarian A Professional Football Group|A Group]]||3||1||0||0||-||-||0||0||3||1
|-
|[[1997–98 A PFG|1997–98]]||4||0||0||0||-||-||0||0||4||0
|-
|[[1998–99 A PFG|1998–99]]||12||2||0||0||-||-||6||1||18||3
|-
! colspan=3 |Switzerland
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Schweizer Cup]]
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[1998–99 Nationalliga A|1998–99]]||rowspan="3"|[[Servette FC|Servette]]||rowspan="3"|[[Swiss Super League|Super League]]||14||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||3
|-
|[[1999–2000 Nationalliga A|1999–2000]]||31||9||0||0||0||0||2||0||33||9
|-
|[[2000–01 Nationalliga A|2000–01]]||32||15||0||0||0||0||0||0||32||15
|-
! colspan=3 |Germany
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[DFB-Pokal]]
! colspan=2 | [[DFB Ligapokal]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2001–02 Bundesliga|2001–02]]||rowspan="4"|[[VfL Wolfsburg]]||rowspan="4"|[[Bundesliga]]||32||6||3||1||0||0||4||2||39||9
|-
|[[2002–03 Bundesliga|2002–03]]||26||2||2||0||0||0||0||0||28||2
|-
|[[2003–04 Bundesliga|2003–04]]||28||8||1||2||0||0||7||3||36||13
|-
|[[2004–05 Bundesliga|2004–05]]||30||12||0||0||0||0||3||2||33||14
|-
! colspan=3 |Spain
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Copa del Rey]]
! colspan=2 | [[Copa de la Liga]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]]||rowspan="2"|[[Atlético Madrid]]||rowspan="2"|[[La Liga]]||36||1||2||0||0||0||0||0||38||1
|-
|[[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07]]||13||2||0||0||0||0||1||0||14||2
|-
! colspan=3 |England
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[FA Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2007–08 Premier League|2007–08]]||rowspan="3"|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]||rowspan="5"|[[Premier League]]||34||5||3||0||1||0||0||0||38||5
|-
|[[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09]]||9||0||0||0||0||0||5||2||14||2
|-
|[[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]]||16||4||3||1||1||0||0||0||20||5
|-
|[[2010–11 Premier League|2010–11]]||rowspan="3"|[[Bolton Wanderers]]|||28||3||6||0||0||0||0||0||34||3
|-
|[[2011–12 Premier League|2011–12]]||31||4||3||1||1||1||0||0||35||6
|-
|[[2012–13 Football League Championship|2012–13]]||rowspan="1"|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]||15||3||0||0||1||0||0||0||16||3
|-
! colspan=3 |Spain
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Copa del Rey]]
! colspan=2 | [[Copa de la Liga]]
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2012–13 La Liga|2012–13]]||rowspan="1"|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]||rowspan="1"|[[La Liga]]||8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||0
|-
! colspan=3 |Bulgaria
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Bulgarian Cup]]
! colspan=2 | 
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2013–14 A PFG|2013–14]]||rowspan="1"|[[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]||rowspan="1"|[[Bulgarian A Professional Football Group|A Group]]||17||3||2||0||-||-||0||0||19||3
|-
!rowspan=5| Country !!colspan=2| Bulgaria
!53||10||2||0||-||-||6||1||61||11
|-
!colspan=2|Switzerland
!77||27||-||-||-||-|||2||0||79||27
|-
!colspan=2|Germany
!116||28||6||3||-||-||14||7||136||38
|-
!colspan=2|Spain
!57||3||2||0||-|||-|||1|||0||60||3
|-
!colspan=2|England
!132||19||15||2||4||1||5||2||156||24
|-
!colspan=3|Total
!435||87||25||5||4||1||28||10||481||103
|}

===International===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|1999||1||0
|-
|2000||10||1
|-
|2001||11||2
|-
|2002||7||0
|-
|2003||6||1
|-
|2004||10||2
|-
|2005||10||3
|-
|2006||7||4
|-
|2007||8||2
|-
|2008||5||1
|-
|2009||6||2
|-
|2010||4||0
|-
|2011||1||1
|-
!Total||86||19
|}

===International goals===
<!---DO NOT DELETE REPEAT ENTRIES!!! REPEAT ENTRIES REPRESENT Martin Petrov SCORING MULTIPLE GOALS IN A GAME!!!---> 
{| class="wikitable" align=center
|+ '''<big>Martin Petrov: International Goals</big>'''
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 14 November 2000 || [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]] || {{fb|ALG}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–1 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || rowspan=2 | 28 March 2001 || rowspan=2 | [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] || rowspan=2 | {{fb|NIR}} || '''2'''–1 || rowspan=2 | 4–3 || rowspan=2 | [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualification]]
|-
| 3. || '''4'''–1
|-
| 4. || 6 September 2003 || [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] || {{fb|EST}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification]]
|-
| 5. || 22 June 2004 || [[Guimarães|Guimaraes]], [[Portugal]] || {{fb|ITA}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2004]]
|-
| 6. || 9 October 2004 || [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]] || {{fb|HRV}} || '''1'''–2 || 2–2 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification]]
|-
| 7. || 4 June 2005 || [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] || {{fb|HRV}} || '''1'''–2 || 1–3 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification]]
|-
| 8. || 17 August 2005 || [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] || {{fb|TUR}} || '''2'''–1 || 3–1 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 9. || 7 September 2005 || [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] || {{fb|ISL}} || '''3'''–2 || 3–2 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification]]
|-
| 10. || rowspan=2 | 2 September 2006 || rowspan=2 | [[Constanţa]], [[Romania]] || rowspan=2 | {{fb|ROU}} || '''1'''–2 || rowspan=2 | 2–2 || rowspan=2 | [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification]]
|-
| 11. || '''2'''–2
|-
| 12. || 6 September 2006 || [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] || {{fb|SVN}} || '''2'''–0 || 3–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification]]
|- 
| 13. || 7 October 2006 || [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] || {{fb|NED}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification]]
|-
| 14. || 6 June 2007 || [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] || {{fb|BLR}} || '''1'''–1 || 2–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification]]
|-
| 15. || 12 September 2007 || [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] || {{fb|LUX}} || '''3'''–0 || 3–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification]]
|-
| 16. || 6 February 2008 || [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]] || {{fb|NIR}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 17. || rowspan=2 | 14 October 2009 || rowspan=2 | [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] || rowspan=2 | {{fb|Georgia}} || '''2'''–0 || rowspan=2 | 6–2 || rowspan=2 | [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualification]]
|-
| 18. || '''6'''–1
|-
| 19. || 29 March 2011 || [[Larnaca]], [[Cyprus]] || {{fb|Cyprus}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
|}

==Honours==
'''CSKA Sofia'''
*[[Bulgarian A Football Group|Bulgarian A Group]]: [[1996–97 A Group|1996–97]]
*[[Bulgarian Cup]]: [[1997 Bulgarian Cup Final|1996–97]]

'''Servette'''
*[[Swiss Super League]]: [[1998–99 Nationalliga A|1998–99]]
*[[Swiss Cup]]: 2000–01

'''Atlético Madrid'''
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2007]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Bulgarian Footballer of the Year]]: 2006

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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{{Bulgaria squad UEFA Euro 2004}}
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