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58:1982-12-22
1401:8 October
615:CSKA 1948
605:CSKA 1948
426:Bulgarian
418:Bulgarian
382:2021–2022
359:2011–2014
319:2020–2021
270:CSKA 1948
265:2018–2019
247:2015–2018
229:2009–2015
211:2008–2009
175:2005–2006
157:2001–2005
44:Full name
364:Bulgaria
78:Bulgaria
1320:Honours
1250:2014–15
1219:2013–14
1185:2012–13
1148:2011–12
1114:2010–11
1080:A Group
1075:2009–10
1004:2008–09
973:A Group
968:2007–08
897:2007–08
866:B Group
861:2006–07
856:Haskovo
790:2006–07
759:B Group
754:2005–06
631:Belarus
537:2011–12
459:Haskovo
387:Maritsa
198:Haskovo
74:Plovdiv
1283:Total
1034:Total
927:Total
820:Total
743:Goals
713:League
710:Season
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690:League
578:after
436:Career
84:Height
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731:Goals
725:Goals
719:Goals
699:Other
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613:club
485:with
483:A PFG
453:with
395:2022–
336:Total
130:Years
1567:2014
1429:2014
1403:2022
1369:2018
1351:2011
1342:2011
1325:Club
740:Apps
734:Apps
728:Apps
722:Apps
716:Apps
707:Club
673:Club
662:Baku
457:and
347:(14)
301:2020
283:2019
193:2007
140:Apps
134:Team
1310:139
1286:116
693:Cup
656:at
641:in
528:at
371:(0)
342:389
331:(0)
313:(1)
295:(0)
277:(0)
259:(2)
241:(4)
238:116
223:(1)
205:(1)
187:(0)
169:(5)
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1292:15
1278:0
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1254:18
1244:1
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1223:33
1213:1
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1189:26
1179:0
1142:2
1139:25
1118:20
1108:1
1105:18
1084:13
1064:1
1061:41
1037:40
1029:1
1026:26
1008:25
998:0
995:15
977:15
957:1
954:22
930:22
922:1
919:13
901:13
891:0
850:0
847:35
823:35
815:0
812:13
794:13
784:0
781:22
763:22
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274:26
256:57
220:40
202:22
184:35
166:84
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1304:1
1301:1
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1295:0
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1266:2
1263:0
1260:1
1257:0
1238:–
1235:–
1232:0
1229:2
1226:1
1207:–
1204:1
1201:2
1198:0
1195:5
1192:0
1176:7
1173:0
1170:1
1167:0
1164:0
1161:0
1158:0
1155:0
1152:6
1136:–
1133:0
1130:1
1127:0
1124:4
1121:2
1102:–
1099:0
1096:2
1093:0
1090:3
1087:1
1058:0
1055:0
1052:0
1049:0
1046:0
1043:1
1040:1
1023:–
1020:–
1017:0
1014:1
1011:1
992:–
989:–
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983:0
980:0
951:0
948:0
945:0
942:0
939:0
936:0
933:1
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910:0
907:0
904:1
888:9
885:–
882:–
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876:0
873:0
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844:0
841:0
838:0
835:0
832:0
829:0
826:0
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806:–
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769:0
766:0
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368:4
328:1
310:2
292:8
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