Emil Tsenov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Ivanov Tsenov | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orenburg | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Litex Lovech | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Minyor Pernik | 51 | (5) |
| 2023 | CSKA 1948 III | 3 | (3) |
| 2023 | CSKA 1948 II | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | CSKA 1948 | 77 | (2) |
| 2025– | Orenburg | 6 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Bulgaria U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Bulgaria U21 | 18 | (1) |
| 2025– | Bulgaria | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:08, 30 March 2026 | |||
Emil Ivanov Tsenov (Bulgarian: Емил Иванов Ценов; born 26 April 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Orenburg and the Bulgaria national team.
Tsenov started his career in CSKA Sofia academy and in 2020 moved to Litex Lovech.[1] He joined Minyor Pernik in 2021 and after 2 years he joined CSKA 1948.[2] On 7 March 2023 he completed his professional debut for CSKA 1948.[3] He started playing in third and second team at first and marked his season playing in all top 3 leagues in Bulgarian football.[4]
On 9 September 2025, Tsenov signed with Russian Premier League club Orenburg.[5]
International career
In August 2025, Tsenov received his first call-up to the national team for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Spain and Georgia.[6] On 4 September 2025, he made his debut, playing the full 90 minutes in the 0:3 loss against the reigning European champions.[7]
