Rosen Bozhinov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rosen Petkov Bozhinov | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Knezha, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pisa | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Miziya Knezha | ||
| 2016–2021 | Etar | ||
| 2021–2022 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | CSKA 1948 III | 39 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | CSKA 1948 II | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | CSKA 1948 | 16 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Young Reds | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Antwerp | 24 | (1) |
| 2026– | Pisa | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Bulgaria U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Bulgaria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | Bulgaria U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bulgaria | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:28, 27 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:40, 11 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rosen Petkov Bozhinov (Bulgarian: Росен Петков Божинов; born 23 January 2005) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Pisa and the Bulgarian national team.[2]
Career
Born in Knezha, he started his youth career in local Miziya Knezha, then moved to Etar, before joining CSKA Sofia in 2021.[3] On 30 April 2022, he made his professional debut for CSKA, in a league match against Ludogorets Razgrad.[4]
On 17 June 2022 he left CSKA Sofia to join CSKA 1948.[5] In January 2024 he was on trials with Śląsk Wrocław, but 2 weeks later he returned to his parent club.[6][7] On 16 February 2024 he resigned with CSKA 1948.[8] 2 days later he completed his professional debut for the team in a league match against Etar.[9]
On 21 June 2024 Bozhinov joined Belgium club Antwerp, signing a contract until June 2028.[10]
He was given his first-team debut at Antwerp by coach Jonas De Roeck, coming on as substitute against Cercle Brugge on 6 October 2024.[11]
On 15 January 2026, Bozhinov moved to Pisa in Italy.[12]
International career
In June 2025, Bozhinov received his first call-up to the senior national team for a friendly match against Greece,[13] but remained an unused substitute. In August 2025, he was once again included in the national team's roster for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Spain and Georgia.[14] On 4 September 2025, Bozhinov earned his first cap, appearing as a substitute for Fabian Nürnberger during the second half of the 0–3 loss against the reigning European champions.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 August 2025 [2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
| CSKA Sofia | First League | 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| CSKA 1948 III | Third League | 2022–23 | 29 | 2 | – | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| CSKA 1948 II | Second League | 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| CSKA 1948 | First League | 2023–24 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Young Reds | Belgian Division 1 | 2024–25 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Antwerp | Belgian Pro League | 2024–25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 86 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 4 | |||
International
- As of match played 11 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Профил Р. Божинов
- ^ a b "Bulgaria - R. Bozhinov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ Защо армейците изпуснаха Росен Божинов?
- ^ ЦСКА със срамна загуба от Лудогорец
- ^ ЦСКА подписа с шестима млади футболисти
- ^ Росен Божинов след дебюта: Надявам се да убедя треньорския щаб
- ^ Спортният директор на Шльонск разкри причините за провала на трансфера на Росен Божинов
- ^ Росен Божинов подписа нов договор с ЦСКА 1948
- ^ Късна дузпа помогна на Етър да вземе точка срещу ЦСКА 1948
- ^ ROSEN BOZHINOV VERSTERKT DEFENSIE RAFC
- ^ "Antwerp vs. Cercle Brugge - 6 October 2024 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Rosen Bozhinov è del Pisa!" [Rosen Bozhinov is from Pisa!] (in Italian). Pisa SC. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Младежкият национал Росен Божинов с първа повиквателна за мъжкия национален отбор". bntnews.bg (in Bulgarian). 7 June 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Пълен състав на България "А" за мачовете с Испания и Грузия". Bulgarian Football Union (in Bulgarian). 26 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ Drumchev, Philip, ed. (4 September 2025). "България се бори, но Испания е от друга галактика". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
External links
- Rosen Bozhinov at Soccerway