Kiril Despodov

Kiril Despodov (Bulgarian: Кирил Десподов; born 11 November 1996) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Ludogorets Razgrad and the Bulgarian national team. He primarily plays as a winger but can also play as a forward.

Despodov made his way through the youth teams at Litex Lovech before making his senior debut in 2012 at the age of 15. He became part of CSKA Sofia in June 2016, where he established himself as the team's star player, winning the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 2018 - the first CSKA player to do so since Hristo Stoichkov in 1989.

On 23 March 2018, Despodov made his senior international debut for Bulgaria in a 1–0 friendly loss against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

International Career

On 7 February 2015, Despodov made his first appearance for Bulgaria, in a goalless draw with Romania in a non-official friendly match, coming on as a late substitute for Stanislav Manolev. He was also called up in March 2017, for a 2018 World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands, but remained on the bench. Despodov finally made his complete debut for Bulgaria on 23 March 2018 in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, replacing Spas Delev shortly after the one hour mark.

On 13 October 2018, he scored his first goal for the national team in a 2–1 home win against Cyprus, in a match for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. His second goal came in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Switzerland national football team.

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