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List of Bulgaria international footballers born outside Bulgaria

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This is a list of foreign players who have played international football for the Bulgaria national football team.

The following players:

  1. have played at least one game for the full Bulgaria international team.
  2. have not been born inside Bulgaria and qualify through the FIFA grand parent rules

Key

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* Current internationals.
Caps Appearances
Pos Positions
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward

List of players

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As of 19 November 2024
Place of birth Player Pos Caps Goals First cap Last cap Notes
 Russian Empire (Grunau, Tavrida) Friedrich Klüdt MF 1 0 1927 1927
 Austria-Hungary (Újpest) (now  Hungary) Karel Burkert GK 1 0 1934 1934
 Kingdom of Serbia (Skopje) (now  North Macedonia) Kiril Simonovski DF 1 0 1942 1942
 Kingdom of Serbia (Skopje) (now  North Macedonia) Blagoy Simeonov DF 1 0 1942 1942
 Kingdom of Serbia (Skopje) (now  North Macedonia) Todor Atanaskov FW 2 0 1942 1942
 Greece (Sidirokastro) Georgi Vasilev FW 17 4 1968 1973
 SFR Yugoslavia (Belgrade) (now  Serbia) Dragoljub Simonović MF 1 0 1998 1998
 SFR Yugoslavia (Novi Sad) (now  Serbia) Zlatomir Zagorčić DF 23 0 1998 2004
 SFR Yugoslavia (Nevesinje) (now  Bosnia and Herzegovina) Predrag Pažin DF 31 0 2000 2004
 SFR Yugoslavia (Inđija) (now  Serbia) Zoran Janković FW 30 2 2002 2007
 Brazil (Taquari) Tiago Silva MF 1 0 2005 2005
 SFR Yugoslavia (Kutina) (now  Croatia) Igor Tomašić DF 18 0 2006 2009
 Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Lúcio Wagner DF 15 0 2006 2008
 Brazil (Campinas) Marquinhos MF 6 0 2011 2014
 SFR Yugoslavia (Belgrade) (now  Serbia) Ivan Čvorović GK 1 0 2012 2014
 Brazil (Manacapuru) Marcelinho MF 11 2 2016 2019
 Brazil (Coronel Sapucaia) Wanderson MF 6 0 2019 2019
 Canada (Toronto, Ontario) Dominik Yankov MF 17 0 2020 2023* Parents from Bulgaria.[1]
 Brazil (Belém) Cicinho DF 7 0 2020 2021 [2]
 Portugal (Funchal) Ilian Iliev Jr. DF 17 0 2021 2024* Parents from Bulgaria.[3]
 Germany (Rostock) Edisson Jordanov MF 5 0 2021 2022 Father from Bulgaria.
 Spain (Zaragoza) Patrik-Gabriel Galchev DF 6 0 2023 2024* Parents from Bulgaria.[4]
 France (Limoges) Simeon Petrov DF 9 0 2023 2024* Parents from Bulgaria.[5]
 Germany (Friedberg) Lukas Petkov MF 5 0 2023 2024* Father from Bulgaria.[6]
 Germany (Hamburg) Fabian Nürnberger MF 5 0 2024 2024* Mother from Bulgaria.[7]

By country of birth

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Country Total
 Brazil 6
 Yugoslavia 6
 Serbia 3
 Germany 3
 Austria-Hungary 1
 Canada 1
 Greece 1
 France 1
 Portugal 1
 Russia 1
 Spain 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Роден талант на кръстопът между България и Канада
  2. ^ Juventude acerta contratação de Alisson e Cicinho (Juventude signs Alisson and Cicinho); O Estado de S. Paulo, 27 December 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ "Илиан Илиев: Ако е лесно, значи не е за мен" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 29 June 2015.
  4. ^ Последният дебютант в Левски: Роден в Сарагоса, тренирал с Барселона и Еспаньол
  5. ^ Симеон Петров - от четвърта дивизия на Франция до младежите на България
  6. ^ Лукас Петков за първи път попадна в групата на Аугсбург
  7. ^ Фабиан Нюрнбергер с повиквателна за националния отбор на България