Rosen Bozhinov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rosen Petkov Bozhinov | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Knezha, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pisa | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Miziya Knezha | ||
| 2016–2021 | Etar | ||
| 2021–2022 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | CSKA 1948 III | 39 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | CSKA 1948 II | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | CSKA 1948 | 16 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Young Reds | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Antwerp | 24 | (1) |
| 2026– | Pisa | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Bulgaria U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Bulgaria U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bulgaria | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:00, 5 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Rosen Petkov Bozhinov (Bulgarian: Росен Петков Божинов; born 23 January 2005) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Pisa and the Bulgaria national team.[2]
Club career
Born in Knezha, he started his youth career in local Miziya Knezha, then moved to Etar, before joining CSKA Sofia in 2021.[3] On 30 April 2022, he made his professional debut for CSKA in a league match against Ludogorets Razgrad.[4]
On 17 June 2022, he left CSKA Sofia to join CSKA 1948.[5] In January 2024, he underwent a trial at Polish club Śląsk Wrocław, but returned to his parent club after two weeks.[6][7] On 16 February 2024, he re-signed with CSKA 1948.[8] Two days later, he completed his professional debut for the team in a league match against Etar.[9]
On 21 June 2024, Bozhinov joined Belgium club Antwerp, signing a contract until June 2028.[10] He was given his first-team debut at Antwerp by coach Jonas De Roeck, coming on as substitute against Cercle Brugge on 6 October 2024.[11]
International career
In June 2025, Bozhinov received his first call-up to the senior national team for a friendly match against Greece,[13] but remained an unused substitute. In August 2025, he was once again included in the national team's roster, for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Spain and Georgia.[14] On 4 September 2025, Bozhinov earned his first cap, appearing as a substitute for Fabian Nürnberger during the second half of a 3–0 loss against the reigning European champions.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 August 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2021–22 | First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| CSKA 1948 III | 2022–23 | Third League | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Third League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 3 | — | — | — | 39 | 3 | |||||
| CSKA 1948 II | 2022–23 | Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Second League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| CSKA 1948 | 2023–24 | First League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Young Reds | 2024–25 | Belgian Division 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Antwerp | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 86 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | !89 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Belgian Cup
International
- As of match played 5 June 2026[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Профил Р. Божинов
- 1 2 "Bulgaria - R. Bozhinov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Защо армейците изпуснаха Росен Божинов?
- ↑ ЦСКА със срамна загуба от Лудогорец
- ↑ ЦСКА подписа с шестима млади футболисти
- ↑ Росен Божинов след дебюта: Надявам се да убедя треньорския щаб
- ↑ Спортният директор на Шльонск разкри причините за провала на трансфера на Росен Божинов
- ↑ Росен Божинов подписа нов договор с ЦСКА 1948
- ↑ Късна дузпа помогна на Етър да вземе точка срещу ЦСКА 1948
- ↑ ROSEN BOZHINOV VERSTERKT DEFENSIE RAFC
- ↑ "Antwerp vs. Cercle Brugge - 6 October 2024 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Rosen Bozhinov è del Pisa!" [Rosen Bozhinov is from Pisa!] (in Italian). Pisa SC. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Младежкият национал Росен Божинов с първа повиквателна за мъжкия национален отбор". bntnews.bg (in Bulgarian). 7 June 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Пълен състав на България "А" за мачовете с Испания и Грузия". Bulgarian Football Union (in Bulgarian). 26 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ Drumchev, Philip, ed. (4 September 2025). "България се бори, но Испания е от друга галактика". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ "Rosen Bozhinov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
External links
- Rosen Bozhinov at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Sportspeople from Pleven Province
- Living people
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
- Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
- Bulgaria men's international footballers
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players
- Royal Antwerp FC players
- Pisa SC players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Belgian Division 1 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Serie A players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy