Rosen Bozhinov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rosen Petkov Bozhinov | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Knezha, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pisa | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Miziya Knezha | ||
| 2016–2021 | Etar | ||
| 2021–2022 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | CSKA 1948 III | 39 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | CSKA 1948 II | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | CSKA 1948 | 16 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Young Reds | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Antwerp | 24 | (1) |
| 2026– | Pisa | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Bulgaria U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Bulgaria U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bulgaria | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Rosen Petkov Bozhinov (Bulgarian: Росен Петков Божинов; born 23 January 2005) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Pisa and the Bulgarian national team.[2]
Born in Knezha, he started his youth career in local Miziya Knezha, then moved to Etar, before joining CSKA Sofia in 2021.[3] On 30 April 2022, he made his professional debut for CSKA, in a league match against Ludogorets Razgrad.[4]
On 17 June 2022 he left CSKA Sofia to join CSKA 1948.[5] In January 2024 he was on trials with Śląsk Wrocław, but 2 weeks later he returned to his parent club.[6][7] On 16 February 2024 he resigned with CSKA 1948.[8] 2 days later he completed his professional debut for the team in a league match against Etar.[9]
On 21 June 2024 Bozhinov joined Belgium club Antwerp, signing a contract until June 2028.[10]
He was given his first-team debut at Antwerp by coach Jonas De Roeck, coming on as substitute against Cercle Brugge on 6 October 2024.[11]
International career
In June 2025, Bozhinov received his first call-up to the senior national team for a friendly match against Greece,[13] but remained an unused substitute. In August 2025, he was once again included in the national team's roster for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Spain and Georgia.[14] On 4 September 2025, Bozhinov earned his first cap, appearing as a substitute for Fabian Nürnberger during the second half of the 0–3 loss against the reigning European champions.[15]