Martin Paskalev
Bulgarian footballer
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Martin Krasimirov Paskalev (Bulgarian: Мартин Красимиров Паскалев; born 25 December 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bulgarian First League club Arda Kardzhali.
Full name
Martin Krasimirov Paskalev
Date of birth
25 December 2001
Place of birth
Svilengrad, Bulgaria
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
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Paskalev in 2021 with Lokomotiv Plovdiv | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Krasimirov Paskalev | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Svilengrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arda Kardzhali | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CSKA Sofia | |||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2025 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 93 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Spartak Varna (loan) | 23 | (7) |
| 2025 | Sarajevo | 17 | (1) |
| 2026– | Arda Kardzhali | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 January 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Svilengrad,[1] Paskalev played as a youth for local club FC Svilengrad, CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2] [3][4]
He made his debut for the first team of Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 19 April 2019 in a 0:2 loss to Dunav Ruse. He scored his first goal for Lokomotiv on 12 September 2022 for the 1:0 win against Septemvri Sofia, becoming a man of the match.[5][6] In 2020 he was sent on loan to Spartak Varna until end of the season.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 October 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2018–19 | Bulgarian First League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Bulgarian First League | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bulgarian First League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 93 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 4 | ||
| Spartak Varna (loan) | 2020–21 | Bulgarian Third League | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | |
| Sarajevo | 2024–25 | Bosnian Premier League | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Bosnian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 12 | ||
- Includes Bulgarian Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Conference League
