# Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski

Bozhidar Brankov Chorbadzhiyski (Bulgarian: Божидар Бранков Чорбаджийски; born 8 August 1995) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőri. He is usually deployed as a centre back.

## Career
### CSKA Sofia

Chorbadzhiyski joined CSKA Sofia as a nine-year-old in 2004 and subsequently progressed through CSKA's academy. On 25 May 2013, he made his competitive debut as a 32nd-minute substitute for Plamen Krachunov in a 2–1 league loss against Lokomotiv Sofia at Lokomotiv Stadium. On 4 April 2014, he signed his first professional contract.
Chorbadzhiyski began to establish himself in the CSKA first team from the 2015–16 season, making 26 league appearances. He scored his first senior goal of his career in a Bulgarian Cup match against Botev Ihtiman on 9 September 2015, which CSKA won 5–0. In that season he also collected his first trophy with the club, winning the 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup.

#### Loan to FCSB

On 20 August 2019 Chorbadzhiyski joined Romanian club FCSB on loan until end of the year, with a buyout clause.

### Stal Mielec

On 20 October 2020, Chorbadzhiyski joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec as a free agent.

### Widzew Łódź

On 24 June 2022, Chorbadzhiyski joined rival Widzew Łódź, signing a two-year contract. On 16 June 2023 he terminated his contract with the club.

### Diósgyőri

On 16 June 2023, Chorbadzhiyski joined Hungarian club Diósgyőri.

## International career

On 26 May 2016 Chorbadzhiyski received his first call up for Bulgaria for the Kirin Cup, replacing the injured Plamen Galabov. He made his debut for the team on 6 September 2016 in a match against Luxembourg for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, won by Bulgaria by a score of 4–3. His second game for the team was again a qualification match for the 2018 World Cup against the Netherlands on 25 March 2017, won by Bulgaria with 2-0.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 3 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | Division | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| CSKA Sofia | 2012–13 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2013–14 | A Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2014–15 | A Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2015–16 | V Group | 26 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 3 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2017–18 | First League | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 4 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2018–19 | First League | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2019–20 | First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | Total | Total | 117 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 139 | 9 |
| FCSB (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Stal Mielec | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Stal Mielec | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Stal Mielec | Total | Total | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 1 |
| Widzew Łódź | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Diósgyőri | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Diósgyőri | 2024–25 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Diósgyőri | Total | Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 189 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 216 | 10 |

### International

    As of match played 12 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bulgaria | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11 | 0 |

## Honours

CSKA Sofia
* Bulgarian Cup: 2015–16
FCSB
* Cupa României: 2019–20