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Dimitar Berbatov

Dimitar Berbatov

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age45
CitizenshipBulgaria
Height1.89 m
FootN/A
BornJanuary 30, 1981
🏆Premier League 👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Honors & awards

Premier League Golden Boot
2010
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Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.42
goals / match
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
top club · 202 apps

Career highs

€34.50m
peak value · 2009
€38.00m
top transfer fee · 08/09
26
best season · 04/05
82 / 51
int'l caps / goals
619Appearances
258Goals
106Assists
48Yellow cards
3Red cards
88Full matches (90′)
Full nameDimitar Berbatov
Name in home countryДимитър Иванов Бербатов
Date of birth1981-01-30 (45 yrs)
Place of birthBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria, Bulgaria
CitizenshipBulgaria
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
FootN/A
Height189.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2018-04-01
Contract expires
AgentCSKA-AS-23 Ltd.
Apr 2018
Transfer: Kerala Blasters → Retired
17/18 · Transfer
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2017
Transfer: Without Club → Kerala Blasters
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Kerala Blasters FC
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: PAOK Salonika → Without Club
16/17 · Transfer
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Sep 2015
Transfer: Monaco → PAOK Salonika
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — PAOK Thessaloniki
25 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2014
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — AS Monaco
38 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2014
Transfer: Fulham → Monaco
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — AS Monaco, Fulham FC
34 matches · 14 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2012
Transfer: Man Utd → Fulham
12/13 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — Fulham FC, Manchester United
35 matches · 15 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Manchester United
21 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Manchester United
42 matches · 21 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2010
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Manchester United
43 matches · 12 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Manchester United
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2009
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2008
Transfer: Tottenham → Man Utd
08/09 · Transfer · €38.00m
Jul 2008
08/09 — Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur
44 matches · 14 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Tottenham Hotspur
52 matches · 23 G · 14 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Tottenham Hotspur
49 matches · 23 G · 15 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: B. Leverkusen → Tottenham
06/07 · Transfer · €15.70m
Jul 2005
05/06 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen
39 matches · 24 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen
46 matches · 26 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen
36 matches · 19 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen
34 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen
41 matches · 16 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2001
Transfer: CSKA Sofia → B. Leverkusen
00/01 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jul 2000
00/01 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer 04 Leverkusen II, CSKA Sofia
27 matches · 21 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — CSKA Sofia
3 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — CSKA Sofia
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
Transfer: CSKA Sofia U19 → CSKA Sofia
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €34.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
7,878 min
Minutes played by club
CSKA Sofia 1.7%
Manchester United 18.3%
Kerala Blasters FC 6.7%
PAOK Thessaloniki 4.1%
AS Monaco 14.5%
Fulham FC 8.5%
Tottenham Hotspur 19.0%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 26.0%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 1.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
CSKA Sofia 3 00/01 99/00 18 15 4 132
Manchester United 6 08/09 2009 149 56 27 1,440
Kerala Blasters FC 1 17/18 17/18 9 1 0 524
PAOK Thessaloniki 1 15/16 15/16 25 5 0 326
AS Monaco 2 13/14 14/15 53 18 8 1,143
Fulham FC 2 12/13 13/14 54 20 4 672
Tottenham Hotspur 3 06/07 08/09 102 46 29 1,493
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 00/01 05/06 202 91 34 2,046
Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 1 00/01 00/01 7 6 0 102

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

10€8.6M19€17.3M29€25.9M38€34.5M00/01 — 21 goals (CSKA Sofia)00/01 — 5 assists2600/0101/02 — 16 goals (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)01/02 — 1 assists1701/0202/03 — 6 goals (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)02/03 — 6 assists1202/0303/04 — 19 goals (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)03/04 — 10 assists2903/0404/05 — 26 goals (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)04/05 — 6 assists3204/0505/06 — 24 goals (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)05/06 — 9 assists3305/0606/07 — 23 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)06/07 — 15 assists3806/0707/08 — 23 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)07/08 — 14 assists3707/0808/09 — 14 goals (Manchester United)08/09 — 11 assists2508/0909/10 — 12 goals (Manchester United)09/10 — 8 assists2009/1010/11 — 21 goals (Manchester United)10/11 — 6 assists2710/1111/12 — 9 goals (Manchester United)11/12 — 2 assists1111/1212/13 — 15 goals (Fulham FC)12/13 — 3 assists1812/1313/14 — 14 goals (Fulham FC)13/14 — 7 assists2113/1414/15 — 9 goals (AS Monaco)14/15 — 2 assists1114/1515/16 — 5 goals (PAOK Thessaloniki)515/1617/18 — 1 goals (Kerala Blasters FC)117/1899/00 — 1 assists199/0004/05 — €8M05/06 — €14.5M06/07 — €17M07/08 — €27M08/09 — €32M09/10 — €34.5M10/11 — €29M11/12 — €28M12/13 — €17M13/14 — €7M14/15 — €3.5M15/16 — €2.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 212100/0101/02: 161601/0202/03: 6602/0303/04: 191903/0404/05: 262604/0505/06: 242405/0606/07: 232306/0707/08: 232307/0808/09: 141408/0909/10: 121209/1010/11: 212110/1111/12: 9911/1212/13: 151512/1313/14: 141413/1414/15: 9914/1515/16: 5515/1617/18: 1117/182009: 00200998/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00

Assists by season

00/01: 5500/0101/02: 1101/0202/03: 6602/0303/04: 101003/0404/05: 6604/0505/06: 9905/0606/07: 151506/0707/08: 141407/0808/09: 111108/0909/10: 8809/1010/11: 6610/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 0015/1617/18: 0017/182009: 00200998/99: 0098/9999/00: 1199/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 UEFA Cup CSKA Sofia 2 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation CSKA Sofia 1 0 1 0 0 0
98/99 Bulgarian Cup CSKA Sofia 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Club World Cup Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Indian Super League Kerala Blasters FC 9 1 0 1 0 524
15/16 Europa League PAOK Thessaloniki 5 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Kypello Elladas PAOK Thessaloniki 3 1 0 1 0 150
15/16 SL1 Play-off PAOK Thessaloniki 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Super League 1 PAOK Thessaloniki 14 4 0 0 1 176
14/15 Champions League AS Monaco 9 1 1 0 0 531
14/15 Coupe de France AS Monaco 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Coupe de la Ligue AS Monaco 2 1 0 1 0 169
14/15 Ligue 1 AS Monaco 26 7 1 4 0 249
13/14 Coupe de France AS Monaco 3 3 1 0 0 66
13/14 League Cup Fulham FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
13/14 Ligue 1 AS Monaco 12 6 5 1 0 128
13/14 Premier League Fulham FC 18 4 1 3 0 392
12/13 FA Cup Fulham FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Fulham FC 33 15 3 1 0 190
12/13 Premier League Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Champions League Manchester United 3 1 0 0 0 188
11/12 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Manchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Manchester United 3 1 1 0 0 225
11/12 Premier League Manchester United 12 7 0 0 0 74
10/11 Champions League Manchester United 7 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Community Shield Manchester United 1 1 0 0 0 45
10/11 FA Cup Manchester United 2 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Premier League Manchester United 32 20 4 1 0 111
09/10 Champions League Manchester United 6 0 1 1 0 0
09/10 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Manchester United 2 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 Premier League Manchester United 33 12 6 1 0 175
08/09 Champions League Manchester United 9 4 0 0 0 129
08/09 FA Cup Manchester United 3 1 0 0 0 210
08/09 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premier League Manchester United 31 9 11 2 0 283
07/08 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 2 0 0 0 90
07/08 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 6 1 1 0 0 525
07/08 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 36 15 11 3 0 199
07/08 UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 8 5 2 2 0 126
06/07 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 5 3 2 0 0 111
06/07 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 1 0 0 116
06/07 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 33 12 9 1 0 226
06/07 UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 8 7 3 2 0 100
05/06 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 21 9 3 0 146
05/06 DFB-Pokal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 3 0 0 0 60
05/06 Ligapokal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 UEFA Cup Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 33 20 5 3 0 146
04/05 Champions League Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 3 1 0 0 221
04/05 Champions League Qu. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 2 0 0 0 90
04/05 DFB-Pokal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 1 0 0 0 90
04/05 Ligapokal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 33 16 9 4 0 142
03/04 DFB-Pokal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 3 1 1 0 90
02/03 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 24 4 6 3 1 410
02/03 Champions League Bayer 04 Leverkusen 7 2 0 0 0 228
02/03 DFB-Pokal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Ligapokal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 24 8 1 3 0 119
01/02 Champions League Bayer 04 Leverkusen 11 2 0 0 0 240
01/02 Champions League Qu. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 DFB-Pokal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 6 0 2 0 64
00/01 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 0 2 0 0 0
00/01 Oberliga Nordrhein Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 7 6 0 0 1 102
00/01 Premier League CSKA Sofia 10 8 0 2 0 106
00/01 UEFA Cup CSKA Sofia 2 0 2 0 0 0
00/01 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation CSKA Sofia 2 7 1 1 0 26
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
98/99 1998-07-01 CSKA Sofia U19 CSKA Sofia Transfer 0
00/01 2001-01-16 CSKA Sofia B. Leverkusen Transfer 0 €2.50m
06/07 2006-07-01 B. Leverkusen Tottenham Transfer 17000000 €15.70m
08/09 2008-09-01 Tottenham Man Utd Transfer 26000000 €38.00m
12/13 2012-08-31 Man Utd Fulham Transfer 11500000 €5.00m
13/14 2014-01-31 Fulham Monaco Transfer 3500000
15/16 2015-09-02 Monaco PAOK Salonika Transfer 1000000
16/17 2016-07-01 PAOK Salonika Without Club Transfer 1000000
17/18 2017-08-23 Without Club Kerala Blasters Transfer 1000000
17/18 2018-04-01 Kerala Blasters Retired Transfer 1000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
08/09 Thigh problems 2008-11-19 2008-11-30 12 3
08/09 Ankle problems 2009-04-03 2009-04-09 7 2
09/10 Knee problems 2010-01-09 2010-01-21 13 3
12/13 Thigh problems 2012-09-28 2012-10-13 16 3
12/13 Achilles tendon problems 2013-01-30 2013-02-07 9 2
13/14 Knee problems 2014-02-13 2014-02-17 5 1
14/15 Ankle injury 2014-10-01 2014-10-06 6 2
14/15 Adductor injury 2014-10-22 2014-11-12 22 5
14/15 Injury to abdominal muscles 2014-12-09 2014-12-31 23 4
14/15 Muscle injury 2015-03-18 2015-03-23 6 1
15/16 Adductor pain 2015-10-25 2015-11-09 16 5
15/16 Calf injury 2015-11-26 2015-12-08 13 4
15/16 Knee bruise 2016-02-14 2016-05-16 93 13
17/18 unknown injury 2017-12-10 2018-01-01 23 3
Current
Peak€34.50m
Low
Δ since start−€8.00m
€8.63m€17.25m€25.88m€34.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €24.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €29.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €34.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €33.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €24.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €26.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €27.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #21361 3 3 former national player
Team #3394 #9 79 48 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
05/06 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 21 34
10/11 Premier League Manchester United 20 32
04/05 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 20 33

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
07/08 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 11 36
08/09 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 11 32
06/07 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 9 33

Teams faced most often by Dimitar Berbatov's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Arsenal FC 98 28 27 43 126 161 -35 29%
Liverpool FC 94 36 16 42 107 140 -33 38%
Everton FC 94 46 19 29 138 110 +28 49%
Chelsea FC 94 15 34 45 95 152 -57 16%
Aston Villa 92 48 27 17 143 78 +65 52%
Manchester City 88 34 19 35 117 149 -32 39%
Newcastle United 88 46 13 29 155 111 +44 52%
West Ham United 76 36 18 22 121 87 +34 47%
Sunderland AFC 74 45 17 12 117 62 +55 61%
Bolton Wanderers 72 39 17 16 131 66 +65 54%
Blackburn Rovers 70 30 16 24 100 87 +13 43%
West Bromwich Albion 60 29 20 11 102 54 +48 48%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
03/04 Goal #50 (career)
05/06 Goal #100 (career)
07/08 Goal #150 (career)
10/11 Goal #200 (career)
14/15 Goal #250 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
17/18 9 524 1 0 0 0.17
15/16 25 326 1 0 1 0.55
14/15 38 949 5 0 0 0.47
13/14 34 676 4 0 0 0.53
12/13 35 190 1 0 0 0.47
10/11 42 156 1 0 0 0.58
09/10 43 175 3 0 0 1.54
08/09 44 622 2 0 0 0.29
07/08 52 940 5 0 0 0.48
06/07 49 553 3 0 0 0.49
05/06 39 206 3 0 0 1.31
04/05 46 547 3 0 0 0.49
03/04 36 232 5 0 0 1.94
02/03 34 638 3 0 1 0.56
01/02 41 423 5 0 0 1.06
00/01 27 234 3 0 1 1.54

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
229 apps
94 G
45 A
Bundesliga
154 apps
69 G
32 A
Ligue 1
38 apps
13 G
6 A
Champions League
60 apps
13 G
4 A
DFB-Pokal
14 apps
13 G
1 A
UEFA Cup
22 apps
12 G
7 A
Premier League
10 apps
8 G
0 A
UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
3 apps
7 G
2 A
FA Cup
16 apps
6 G
3 A
Oberliga Nordrhein
7 apps
6 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Dimitar Berbatov

Who is Dimitar Berbatov?

Dimitar Berbatov is a Bulgaria professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Dimitar Berbatov?

Dimitar Berbatov is 45 years old. He was born on January 30, 1981 in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.

What position does Dimitar Berbatov play?

Dimitar Berbatov plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Dimitar Berbatov play for?

Dimitar Berbatov currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Dimitar Berbatov scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Dimitar Berbatov has scored 258 goals in 619 appearances.