Mark-Emilio Papazov
Bulgarian footballer
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Mark-Emilio Ivanov Papazov (Bulgarian: Марк-Емилио Иванов Папазов; born 8 October 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker for First League club Lokomotiv Sofia.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark-Emilio Ivanov Papazov | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2016 | Pescara | ||
| 2016–2018 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2018–2021 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2026 | CSKA Sofia | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Litex Lovech (loan) | 35 | (6) |
| 2022–2026 | CSKA Sofia II | 69 | (40) |
| 2023 | → Hebar Pazardzhik (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Hebar Pazardzhik (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Botev Vratsa (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2026– | Lokomotiv Sofia | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:49, 2 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:41, 20 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Levski Sofia.[2] In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Pescara.[3] In 2018, he joined the youth academy of CSKA Sofia.[4]
Papazov started his senior career with CSKA Sofia.[5] He also played for CSKA Sofia II.[6][7] Papazov completed his league debut for CSKA Sofia on 10 July 2022 in a match against Arda Kardzhali.[8] On 12 January 2023 he was sent on loan to Hebar Pazardzhik for the rest of the season.[9] Papazov made his debut for the team in a league match on 11 February against CSKA 1948.[10] In 2023, he renewed his contract until 2026.[11]
International career
On 18 March 2023, he was called up for the Bulgaria U21 for the friendly tournament Antalya Cup between 25 and 28 March 2023.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 July 2026
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CSKA Sofia | First League | 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Litex Lovech (loan) | Second League | 2021–22 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 6 | ||
| CSKA Sofia II | Third League | 2022–23 | 8 | 6 | – | – | – | 8 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 10 | – | – | – | 13 | 10 | |||||
| Second League | 2024–25 | 19 | 6 | – | – | – | 19 | 6 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 29 | 18 | – | – | – | 29 | 18 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 40 | ||
| Hebar Pazardzhik (loan) | First League | 2022–23 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Botev Vratsa (loan) | First League | 2024–25 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2026–27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 154 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 51 | ||
