Birsent Karagaren

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Hamdi and the family name is Karagaren.
Birsent Karagaren
Personal information
Full name Birsent Hamdi Karagaren
Date of birth (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 CSKA 1948
Number 11
Youth career
Asenovets
–2011 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Asenovets 26 (5)
2012 Shumen 12 (0)
2013 Etar 1924 2 (0)
2013–2014 Vereya 28 (23)
2014–2016 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 62 (9)
2017–2018 Dunav Ruse 48 (11)
2018–2023 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 139 (23)
2023– CSKA 1948 64 (9)
International career‡
2019– Bulgaria 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:15, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Birsent Hamdi Karagaren (Bulgarian: Бирсент Хамди Карагарен; born 6 December 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for CSKA 1948 and the Bulgaria national team. He made his debut for his country in October 2019.

Career

Early career

Born in Asenovgrad, Karagaren played as a youth for local club Asenovets and Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He also spent time in Shumen, Etar 1924 and Vereya, before joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2014.

Dunav Ruse

On 19 January 2017 Karagaren signed for Dunav Ruse from Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2] He made his debut for the team on 17 February 2017 in a 0:4 loss to Beroe.[3] In the next match for the league on 24 February, he scored both goals for the 2:0 win against Botev Plovdiv, becoming a man of the match.[4] He scored again in the match against Levski Sofia on 28 February 2017.[5]

CSKA 1948

On 25 July 2024, he scored the only goal in the 1:0 victory at home against Montenegrin team Budućnost Podgorica in a UEFA Conference League qualifying match, securing CSKA 1948's first ever win in a European club tournament.[6]

International career

Karagaren received his first call-up for senior Bulgarian squad in October 2019 for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Montenegro and England on 11 and 14 October.[7] He made his debut on 11 October 2019 in a game against Montenegro. He substituted Wanderson in the 77th minute.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 October 2021[9]
Club Season Division League Cup[a] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Asenovets 2011–12 Third League 26 5 0 0 – 26 5
Shumen 2010 2012–13 Second League 12 0 0 0 – 12 0
Etar 1924 2012–13 First League 2 0 0 0 – 2 0
Vereya 2013–14 Third League 28 23 0 0 – 28 23
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2014–15 First League 30 5 5 1 – 35 6
2015–16 26 3 2 0 – 28 3
2016–17 6 1 1 1 – 7 2
Dunav Ruse 17 5 1 0 – 18 5
2017–18 31 6 0 0 2 0 33 6
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2018–19 32 3 3 1 – 35 4
2019–20 28 7 6 2 4 0 38 9
2020–21 31 4 4 1 2 0 37 5
2021–22 12 0 1 0 3 0 16 0
Career total 283 62 23 6 11 0 317 68
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References

  1. ^ "Профил на Бирсент Хамди Карагерен" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Дунав привлече Карагарен, сделката за Огнянов също пред финализиране" (in Bulgarian). fcdunav.eu. 19 January 2017.
  3. ^ Летящ старт за Берое, заралии с тежък погром над Дунав
  4. ^ Дунав нанесе звучен шамар по амбициите на Ботев (Пд) за място в Топ 6, Карагерен над всички
  5. ^ Трагичното представяне на Левски продължава
  6. ^ Belovski, Dimitar (25 July 2024). "ФК ЦСКА 1948 - Будучност 1:0 в квалификационен мач от Лигата на конференциите" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ Карагарен: Ще дам всичко от себе си за България
  8. ^ "Montenegro v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 11 October 2019.
  9. ^ Birsent Karagaren at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2019.


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