Georgi Rusev (footballer)

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Rusenov and the family name is Rusev.
Georgi Rusev
Georgi Rusev playing for CSKA 1948.
Personal information
Full name Georgi Rusenov Rusev[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Ludogorets Razgrad
(on loan from Sion)
Number 19
Youth career
–2016 DIT Sofia
2016–2017 Elche
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Elche B 5 (0)
2017–2018 Getafe B 4 (0)
2018–2020 Septemvri Sofia 39 (9)
2020–2023 CSKA 1948 108 (21)
2023 CSKA 1948 II 1 (2)
2024– Sion 20 (2)
2024– → Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) 9 (1)
2024– → Ludogorets Razgrad II (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2015 Bulgaria U17 8 (0)
2016–2017 Bulgaria U19 8 (2)
2017–2020 Bulgaria U21 13 (0)
2022– Bulgaria 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:07, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Georgi Rusenov Rusev (Bulgarian: Георги Русенов Русев; born 2 July 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad, on loan from Sion.

Club career

Rusev started his youth career with the academy of DIT Sofia before moving to the academy of Spanish club Elche CF in 2016.[3] On 27 August, he made his debut for the B-team, starting in a 1–0 defeat against CD Castellón.[4] After being rarely used, he joined the reserve team of Getafe CF on 14 December 2017.[1] On 5 June 2018, he returned to Bulgaria and joined Septemvri Sofia.[5] On 23 July, he made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against FC Vereya.

On 29 December 2023, Sion announced they had signed Rusev for an undisclosed fee, with Rusev joining the team on 2 January 2024.[6]

On 13 August 2024, Rusev joined Ludogorets on loan, being regarded an emergency option for the team's offense following the serious injury suffered by Bernard Tekpetey.[7]

International career

Rusev featured for the under-17 team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8] He also represented the under-19 team in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and scored the only goal of team in the tournament against Netherlands.[9]

Rusev received his first call-up for the Bulgaria national team on 5 September 2022, for the games of the UEFA Nations League games against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 and 23 September 2022.[10] He completed his debut in the match against Gibraltar on 23 September, won by Bulgaria with 5:1 result.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 14 December 2024
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Elche B 2017–18[12] Tercera División 5 0 — — — 5 0
Getafe B 2017–18[12] 4 0 — — — 4 0
Septemvri Sofia 2018–19 First League 21 0 4 1 — 3 0 28 1
2019–20 Second League 18 9 2 1 — 1 0 21 10
Total 39 9 6 2 0 0 4 0 49 11
CSKA 1948 Sofia 2020–21 First League 24 6 2 0 — — 26 6
2021–22 32 5 1 0 — — 33 5
2022–23 34 6 5 1 — — 39 7
2023–24 18 4 2 1 — 2 0 22 5
Total 108 21 10 2 0 0 2 0 120 23
CSKA 1948 Sofia II 2023–24 Second League 1 2 0 0 — — 1 2
Sion 2023–24 Swiss Challenge League 17 2 0 0 — — 17 2
2024–25 Swiss Super League 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) 2024–25 First League 9 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 13 2
Ludogorets Razgrad II (loan) 2024–25 Second League 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 187 35 17 4 2 0 6 0 213 41

International

As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2022 4 0
2023 10 1
2024 4 0
Total 18 1

International goal

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 November 2023 Dubočica Stadium, Leskovac, Serbia  Serbia 1–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "El canterano Giorgi Rusev deja el Elche y ficha por el Getafe" [The canterano Giorgi Rusev leaves the Elche and signs for Getafe] (in Spanish). Diario Informacion. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Профил на Георги Росенов Русев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ "El internacional sub-21 búlgaro, Georgi Rusev, refuerzo invernal del Getafe C.F. "B"" [The Bulgarian sub-21 international, Georgi Rusev, winter reinforcement of Getafe CF "B"] (in Spanish). Fut Madrid. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Estreno amargo del filial ante el Castellón (0-1)" [Bitter debut of the subsidiary against Castellón (0-1)] (in Spanish). Diario Informacion. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Септември привлече Георги Русев, Маламов и Луиз напускат клуба" (in Bulgarian). FC Septemvri Sofia. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ^ Georgi Rusev joins FC Sion
  7. ^ Georgiev, Mariyan (13 August 2024). "Лудогорец бързо намери заместник на Текпетей! Връща роден национал от Швейцария!" (in Bulgarian). kotasport.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Sixteen players to watch at the Under-17 finals". UEFA. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Ten to follow from Under-19s". UEFA. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  10. ^ Кръстаич обяви играчите за Гибралтар и Северна Македония, Чочев и Михайлов са аут
  11. ^ Зрелищен успех за младата България в дебюта на Младен Кърстаич
  12. ^ a b "Georgi Rusev". LaPreferente. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Players: Assists". Fctables. Retrieved 15 February 2021.