Martin Toshev

Martin Toshev
Personal information
Full name Martin Vasilev Toshev
Date of birth (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Krupnik, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Yantra Gabrovo
Number 9
Youth career
CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 CSKA Sofia 2 (0)
2008 1. FC Köln II 8 (1)
2008–2009 CSKA Sofia 14 (0)
2009–2012 Chernomorets Burgas 38 (2)
2012 Slavia Sofia 9 (0)
2013–2014 Septemvri Simitli 28 (14)
2014–2016 Pirin Blagoevgrad 59 (20)
2016–2017 Erzgebirge Aue 4 (0)
2017 → VfR Aalen (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2018 Septemvri Sofia 32 (11)
2018–2019 Al-Ahed 14 (10)
2019 CSKA 1948 0 (0)
2019–2020 Zhetysu 28 (13)
2021 Academica Clinceni 1 (0)
2021 Shakhter Karagandy 10 (0)
2022 CSKA 1948 13 (2)
2022 CSKA 1948 II 1 (0)
2022–2023 Spartak Varna 7 (0)
2023–2024 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 35 (12)
2024 Septemvri Sofia 12 (5)
2024– Yantra Gabrovo 21 (17)
International career
Bulgaria U19
2009–2011 Bulgaria U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:49, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Martin Toshev (Bulgarian: Мартин Тошев; born 17 April 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Yantra Gabrovo.

Career

CSKA Sofia

He was raised in CSKA Sofia's youth teams. In January 2008 Toshev went to Germany and trained at 1. FC Köln's Youth Academy. However, after six months he returned to Bulgaria and signed his first professional three-year contract with CSKA. On 6 December 2008, Toshev scored his first goals for the "armymen" - he secured a brace in the 5:0 away rout against PFC Balkan Botevgrad in the 1/8 final of the Bulgarian Cup.[1]

Chernomorets Burgas

Toshev transferred to Chernomorets Burgas, after the end of the 2008-09 season. On 12 July he signed a four-year deal for a €100,000. On 17 August 2009, Toshev made his debut for the team from Burgas after coming on as a substitute for Michel Mesquita in the 2:1 home win against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 21 August 2009, he assisted Kostadin Dyakov's equalizing goal in the 1:1 away draw against Beroe. On 12 September 2009, he scored his first goal for Chernomorets, opening the scoring in the 5:0 away win against Lokomotiv Mezdra.[2] His last match for Chernomorets Burgas was on 11 April 2011 against OFC Sliven 2000, when he was seriously injured. In January 2012 he was released from Chernomorets Burgas.

Slavia Sofia

In March 2012 Toshev signed a contract with Slavia Sofia, playing 9 games for the club during the 2011/12 season.[3]

Septemvri Sofia

On 8 July 2017, after spending the first half of the 2016–17 season in Erzgebirge Aue and the second on loan in VfR Aalen, Toshev returned to Bulgaria signing with the newly promoted to the Bulgarian First League team of Septemvri Sofia.[4]

He made his debut for the team on 17 July 2017 in match against Dunav Ruse.[5] He left the club at the end of 2017–18 season when his contract expired.[6]

Ahed

In June 2018, Toshev signed with Lebanese champions Al-Ahed.He became the first ever Bulgarian player to play for Al-Ahed and for the Lebanese premier league.[7]

CSKA 1948 and Zhetysu

Toshev joined CSKA 1948 in June 2019, but spent only a few weeks with the team before being signed by Zhetysu in Kazakhstan for 5 years.[8]

International career

Toshev has been capped for the Bulgaria U21 national team.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 April 2021
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSKA Sofia 2006–07 A Group 2 0 0 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Köln II 2007–08 Oberliga Nordrhein 8 1 0 0 – – – – 8 1
CSKA Sofia 2008–09 A Group 14 0 3 2 – – 1 0 18 2
Chernomorets Burgas 2009–10 23 2 0 0 – – – – 23 2
2010–11 15 0 2 0 – – – – 17 0
Slavia Sofia 2011–12 9 0 0 0 – – – – 9 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0 – – – – 0 0
Septemvri Simitli 2013–14 A OFG 28 14 0 0 – – – – 28 14
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2014–15 B Group 26 10 1 0 – – – – 27 10
2015–16 A Group 33 10 1 0 – – – – 34 10
Erzgebirge Aue 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 – – – – 4 0
Aalen (loan) 2016–17 3. Liga 7 0 0 0 – – – – 7 0
Septemvri Sofia 2017–18 First League 32 11 0 0 – – – – 32 11
Al Ahed 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League 14 10 1 0 4 0 1 0 20 10
Zhetysu 2019 Kazakhstan Premier League 14 9 0 0 – – – – 14 9
2020 Kazakhstan Premier League 15 4 0 0 – – – – 15 4
Academica 2020–21 Liga I 1 0 0 0 – – – – 0 0
Career totals 245 71 8 2 4 0 2 0 259 73

Honours and achievements

Club

CSKA Sofia

Al Ahed

References

  1. ^ "Netinfo bg". Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Martin Toshev match log". soccerway.com. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Официално: Мартин Тошев подписа със Славия". novsport.com. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  4. ^ Септември се подсили с нападател
  5. ^ "Септември започна със загуба в Първа Професионална Лига". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Официално: Мартин Тошев напуска Септември" (in Bulgarian). kotasport.com. 7 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Мартин Тошев избра къде продължава" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 27 June 2018.
  8. ^ "ЦСКА 1948 потвърди трансфера на Мартин Тошев" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Тошев и Цветанов водят атаката на младежите срещу Гана, под зоркия поглед на Матеус". livesport.bg. 16 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.