Vasil Bozhikov

Vasil Bozhikov (Bulgarian: Васил Божиков; born 2 June 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who captains Slovak Super Liga club Slovan Bratislava and plays for the Bulgarian national team. He usually plays as a centre back.

Bozhikov began his senior career with Third League club Gigant Saedinenie, spending two and a half seasons before signed his first professional contract with First League club Minyor Pernik in February 2009. After three years with Minyor, he joined Litex Lovech in January 2012. Bozhikov made over 100 appearances for Litex and signed for Turkish Super Lig club Kasimpasa in July 2015. After two seasons with Kasimpasa, he signed for Slovan Bratislava on a free transfer in July 2017.

In 2016, Bozhikov won his first cap for Bulgaria, having previously played for the under-21 team. Since his senior international debut, he has made over 20 appearances for the national team.