Career snapshot
Career highs
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Shares 1986-02-15 · 6 players total
| Full name | Valeri Bozhinov |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Валери Eмилов Божинов |
| Date of birth | 1986-02-15 (40 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria |
| Citizenship | Bulgaria Italy |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Sports Consulting ... |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitosha Bistritsa | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Septemvri Sofia | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 247 |
| Levski Sofia | 5 | 13/14 | 21/22 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 841 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 303 |
| Botev Vratsa | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 129 |
| Delfino Pescara 1936 | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HNK Rijeka | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 157 |
| FK Partizan Belgrade | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 397 |
| Ternana Calcio | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 195 |
| Vicenza Calcio | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 243 |
| Hellas Verona | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 435 |
| US Lecce | 5 | 01/02 | 11/12 | 78 | 20 | 7 | 1,187 |
| Sporting CP | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 344 |
| Parma FC | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 613 |
| Manchester City | 2 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 220 |
| Juventus FC | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 255 |
| ACF Fiorentina | 2 | 04/05 | 05/06 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 489 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Vtora Liga | Vitosha Bistritsa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 21/22 | Bulgarian Cup | Septemvri Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | efbet Liga | Levski Sofia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Vtora Liga | Septemvri Sofia | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 247 |
| 2017 | League One | Meizhou Hakka | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 303 |
| 20/21 | Bulgarian Cup | Levski Sofia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 20/21 | efbet Liga | Levski Sofia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Efbet liga - Relegation gr. | Levski Sofia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 19/20 | Bulgarian Cup | Botev Vratsa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | efbet Liga | Botev Vratsa | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Serie B | Delfino Pescara 1936 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Bulgarian Cup | Botev Vratsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | efbet Liga | Levski Sofia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 |
| 18/19 | efbet Liga | Botev Vratsa | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 |
| 18/19 | Efbet liga - Championship gr. | Levski Sofia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 134 |
| 18/19 | UECL Playoffs Efbet Liga | Levski Sofia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 17/18 | Hrvatski nogometni kup | HNK Rijeka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Schweizer Cup | FC Lausanne-Sport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 157 |
| 17/18 | Super League | FC Lausanne-Sport | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | SuperSport HNL | HNK Rijeka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Europa League Qualifying | FK Partizan Belgrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Kup Srbije | FK Partizan Belgrade | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| 16/17 | Super liga | FK Partizan Belgrade | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 251 |
| 15/16 | Champions League Qu. | FK Partizan Belgrade | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Europa League | FK Partizan Belgrade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Kup Srbije | FK Partizan Belgrade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Super liga | FK Partizan Belgrade | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 108 |
| 14/15 | A Group | Levski Sofia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 |
| 14/15 | Serie B | Ternana Calcio | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 195 |
| 13/14 | A Group | Levski Sofia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Bulgarian Cup | Levski Sofia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 13/14 | Efbet liga - Championship gr. | Levski Sofia | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 115 |
| 12/13 | Italy Cup | Hellas Verona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Serie B | Hellas Verona | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 435 |
| 12/13 | Serie B | Vicenza Calcio | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 243 |
| 11/12 | Allianz Cup | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Europa League | Sporting CP | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 |
| 11/12 | Europa League Qualifying | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Liga ZON Sagres | Sporting CP | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 |
| 11/12 | Serie A | US Lecce | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306 |
| 11/12 | Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Italy Cup | Parma FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Serie A | Parma FC | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 438 |
| 09/10 | Italy Cup | Parma FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Serie A | Parma FC | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 175 |
| 08/09 | Premier League | Manchester City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 220 |
| 08/09 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 06/07 | Serie B | Juventus FC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 |
| 05/06 | Italy Cup | ACF Fiorentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 132 |
| 05/06 | Serie A | ACF Fiorentina | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 187 |
| 04/05 | Italy Cup | US Lecce | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| 04/05 | Serie A | ACF Fiorentina | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 170 |
| 04/05 | Serie A | US Lecce | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 133 |
| 03/04 | Serie A | US Lecce | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 461 |
| 02/03 | Italy Cup | US Lecce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Serie B | US Lecce | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| 01/02 | Serie A | US Lecce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | Pietà FC U19 | Lecce U19 | Transfer | 0 | €15k |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Lecce U19 | Lecce | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-31 | Lecce | Fiorentina | Transfer | 13000000 | €14.00m |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Fiorentina | Juventus | Loan | 13000000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-06-30 | Juventus | Fiorentina | Return from loan | 9750000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-08-01 | Fiorentina | Man City | Transfer | 9750000 | €8.00m |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-29 | Man City | Parma | Loan | 6000000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Parma | Man City | Return from loan | 6200000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Man City | Parma | Transfer | 6200000 | €2.00m |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Parma | Sporting CP | Transfer | 4800000 | €2.60m |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-31 | Sporting CP | Lecce | Loan | 4800000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-06-30 | Lecce | Sporting CP | Return from loan | 2500000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-31 | Sporting CP | Hellas Verona | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-31 | Hellas Verona | Sporting CP | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-23 | Sporting CP | Vicenza | Loan | 2000000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-06-30 | Vicenza | Sporting CP | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-09-01 | Sporting CP | Without Club | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-31 | Without Club | Levski Sofia | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-09-06 | Levski Sofia | Ternana | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Ternana | Partizan | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-22 | Partizan | MZ Hakka | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | MZ Hakka | Lausanne-Sport | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-10-04 | Lausanne-Sport | Without Club | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-07 | Without Club | HNK Rijeka | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-21 | HNK Rijeka | Botev Vratsa | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-02-07 | Botev Vratsa | Levski Sofia | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Levski Sofia | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-09-06 | Without Club | Botev Vratsa | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-01 | Botev Vratsa | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-13 | Without Club | Pescara | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-15 | Pescara | Levski Sofia | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-09-03 | Levski Sofia | Without Club | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-18 | Without Club | Septemvri Sofia | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Septemvri Sofia | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-22 | Without Club | Vitosha | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Vitosha | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-10-19 | Without Club | Kostenets | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Kostenets | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2007-08-07 | 2008-03-01 | 208 | 45 |
| 08/09 | Achilles tendon rupture | 2008-08-18 | 2009-02-17 | 184 | 42 |
| 11/12 | Back problems | 2011-07-29 | 2011-08-19 | 22 | 3 |
| 11/12 | Ankle injury | 2011-10-13 | 2011-10-16 | 4 | 1 |
| 14/15 | Ankle sprain | 2015-02-04 | 2015-02-19 | 16 | 2 |
| 15/16 | Knock | 2015-07-30 | 2015-08-04 | 6 | 1 |
| 15/16 | Ankle sprain | 2015-08-26 | 2015-09-08 | 14 | 2 |
| 15/16 | angina | 2016-02-19 | 2016-02-23 | 5 | 1 |
| 18/19 | Ankle problems | 2019-02-21 | 2019-03-11 | 19 | 3 |
| 18/19 | Ankle problems | 2019-04-01 | 2019-04-20 | 20 | 3 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-02-27 | 2021-03-11 | 13 | 3 |
| 22/23 | unknown injury | 2022-07-01 | 2022-07-10 | 10 | 0 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €13.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #27256 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21361 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3394 | — | 43 | 6 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Valiani | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marko Jevtovic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darko Brasanac | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Super liga | FK Partizan Belgrade | 18 | 31 |
| 04/05 | Serie A | US Lecce | 13 | 29 |
| 09/10 | Serie A | Parma FC | 8 | 30 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Super liga | FK Partizan Belgrade | 8 | 31 |
| 16/17 | Super liga | FK Partizan Belgrade | 5 | 20 |
| 04/05 | Serie A | US Lecce | 4 | 29 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2013-06-30 | Vicenza | Sporting CP | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-23 | Sporting CP | Vicenza | Loan | — | €2.00m |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-31 | Hellas Verona | Sporting CP | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-31 | Sporting CP | Hellas Verona | Loan | — | €2.50m |
| 11/12 | 2012-06-30 | Lecce | Sporting CP | Return from loan | — | €2.50m |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-31 | Sporting CP | Lecce | Loan | — | €4.80m |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Parma | Man City | Return from loan | — | €6.20m |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-29 | Man City | Parma | Loan | — | €6.00m |
| 06/07 | 2007-06-30 | Juventus | Fiorentina | Return from loan | — | €9.75m |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Fiorentina | Juventus | Loan | — | €13.00m |
Teams faced most often by Valeri Bozhinov's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSC Napoli | 43 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 80 | -35 | 23% |
| AS Roma | 41 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 71 | -29 | 20% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 44% |
| Chelsea FC | 39 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 31% |
| Torino FC | 39 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 33% |
| Udinese Calcio | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 53% |
| AC Milan | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 64 | -14 | 32% |
| Liverpool FC | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 63 | -13 | 24% |
| Spezia Calcio | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 47% |
| Manchester United | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 44% |
| Cagliari Calcio | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 44% |
| Genoa CFC | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 26% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | Senior debut season | |
| 02/03 | First senior goal | |
| 11/12 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 18/19 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 303 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 20/21 | 11 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 |
| 19/20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 23 | 391 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 |
| 17/18 | 11 | 157 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 16/17 | 22 | 289 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 15/16 | 45 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.17 |
| 14/15 | 32 | 473 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 13/14 | 15 | 205 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.76 |
| 12/13 | 34 | 678 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 11/12 | 26 | 650 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 10/11 | 33 | 438 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 09/10 | 31 | 175 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 |
| 08/09 | 9 | 220 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 06/07 | 21 | 255 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 05/06 | 32 | 319 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 04/05 | 32 | 390 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.38 |
| 03/04 | 28 | 461 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 02/03 | 15 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
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Frequently asked about Valeri Bozhinov
Who is Valeri Bozhinov?
Valeri Bozhinov is a Bulgaria professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Valeri Bozhinov?
Valeri Bozhinov is 40 years old. He was born on February 15, 1986 in Gorna Oryahovitsa.
What position does Valeri Bozhinov play?
Valeri Bozhinov plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Valeri Bozhinov play for?
Valeri Bozhinov currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Valeri Bozhinov scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Valeri Bozhinov has scored 116 goals in 472 appearances.