This is a list of foreign players who have played international football for the Bulgaria national football team.
The following players:
- have played at least one game for the full Bulgaria international team.
- have not been born inside Bulgaria and qualify through the FIFA grand parent rules
Key
edit| * | Current internationals. |
| Caps | Appearances |
| Pos | Positions |
|---|---|
| GK | Goalkeeper |
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
List of players
edit- 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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Роден талант на кръстопът между България и Канада
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Илиан Илиев: Ако е лесно, значи не е за мен" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 29 June 2015.
- ^ Последният дебютант в Левски: Роден в Сарагоса, тренирал с Барселона и Еспаньол
- ^ Симеон Петров - от четвърта дивизия на Франция до младежите на България
- ^ Лукас Петков за първи път попадна в групата на Аугсбург
- ^ Фабиан Нюрнбергер с повиквателна за националния отбор на България