Tomislav Papazov

Tomislav Papazov
Personal information
Full name Tomislav Ivanov Papazov
Date of birth (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001
Place of birth Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
Birkirkara
Number 13
Youth career
Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Levski Sofia 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Hebar (loan) 18 (0)
2020–2022 Hebar 50 (3)
2022–2024 Foggia 18 (0)
2023 → Badalona Futur (loan) 0 (0)
2024–2025 Taranto 11 (1)
2025– Birkirkara 11 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Bulgaria U17 5 (0)
2021 Bulgaria U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2021

Tomislav Ivanov Papazov (Bulgarian: Томислав Папазов; born 24 August 2001) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Maltese Premier League club Birkirkara.

Career

In January 2018, Papazov traveled with the first squad for a training camp in Malta.[3]

On 21 April 2018, he was named on the first-team substitutes' bench for the first time against Vereya; he came on for Miloš Cvetković in the 77th minute for his senior debut.[4] Papazov started a first-team match for the first time in the Eternal derby of Bulgarian football against CSKA Sofia on 15 May 2018, playing alongside Aymen Belaïd as a centre back.

On 31 July 2022, Papazov signed a three-year contract with Foggia in Italy.[5]

On 28 August 2024, Papazov moved to Taranto.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 May 2019
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[a]Total
Levski Sofia First League 2017–18 2000––20
2018–19 100000–10
Total 3000000030
Career statistics3000000030
  1. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

References

  1. ↑ "Профил на Томислав Иванов Папазов" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Tomislav Papazov at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Левски пристига в Малта с 21 футболисти" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 9 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Levski Sofia vs. Vereya 2-0". soccerway.com. 21 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "PAPAZOV FIRMA CON I ROSSONERI" (in Italian). Foggia. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "TOMISLAV PAPAZOV È UFFICIALMENTE ROSSOBLU" [TOMISLAV PAPAZOV IS OFFICIALLY RED AND BLUE] (in Italian). Taranto. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.