Kiril Despodov

Age 29

PAOK

Bulgaria

5.0 M €

11 November 1996 (29)

178 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.86

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.8

6.6

6.5

7.4

6.5

7.6

6.6

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

5M €

11 November 1996

29 Age

Nationality

Bulgaria

Height / Weight

178 cm / 69 kg

Contract Until

6/29/2027

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Right Winger

Other Left Winger, Centre-Forward

Strong Foot

Club Career

Kiril Despodov career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	PAOK	30	16	5	4	2
	Super League	18	8	3	2	1
	Greece Cup	3	3	1	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	9	5	1	2	1
24/25	PAOK	43	21	8	10	4
	Super League	25	14	5	4	2
	Greece Cup	2	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	4	2	0	3	0
	UEFA Europa League	12	5	3	3	2
23/24	PAOK	46	25	11	10	5
	Super League	33	19	9	8	3
	Greece Cup	3	2	0	0	0
	UEFA Conference League	10	4	2	2	2
23/24	Ludogorets	11	8	4	1	1
	Parva Liga	4	1	2	1	1
	UEFA Champions League	4	4	1	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	3	3	1	0	0
22/23	Ludogorets	45	36	19	18	10
	Super Cup	1	1	2	0	0
	Parva Liga	30	25	14	15	5
	UEFA Champions League	7	4	2	0	2
	UEFA Europa League	5	4	1	1	2
	UEFA Conference League	2	2	0	2	1
21/22	Ludogorets	39	34	9	17	7
	Super Cup	1	1	0	4	0
	Parva Liga	25	21	6	12	4
	UEFA Champions League	7	7	2	0	2
	UEFA Europa League	6	5	1	1	1
20/21	Ludogorets K	24	22	6	11	6
	Parva Liga	20	18	5	11	5
	UEFA Europa League	4	4	1	0	1
20/21	Cagliari	1	0	0	0	0
	Serie A	1	0	0	0	0
19/20	Sturm Graz K	22	19	8	7	4
	Bundesliga	19	16	8	7	4
	OFB Cup	3	3	0	0	0
18/19	Cagliari	4	0	0	0	0
	Serie A	4	0	0	0	0
18/19	CSKA Sofia	21	19	10	9	5
	Parva Liga	16	14	8	7	4
	UEFA Europa League	5	5	2	2	1
17/18	CSKA Sofia	24	14	6	5	3
	Parva Liga	24	14	6	5	3
16/17	CSKA Sofia	17	8	2	3	1
	Parva Liga	17	8	2	3	1
Total		327	222	88	95	48

National Team Career

Kiril Despodov career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Bulgaria	4	4	0	1	0	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	4	4	0	1	0	0
2025	Bulgaria	7	7	1	0	2	0
	UEFA Nations League	7	7	1	0	2	0
2024	Bulgaria	12	12	5	2	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	4	2	1	0	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	8	8	3	1	1	0
2023	Bulgaria	7	4	3	1	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	0	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Nations League	5	4	3	1	2	0
2022	Bulgaria	11	9	5	3	0	1
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	7	7	2	2	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	2	3	1	0	1
2021	Bulgaria	12	9	0	2	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	4	0	1	1	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	6	3	0	1	1	0
	UEFA Nations League	2	2	0	0	0	0
2019	Bulgaria	6	4	1	1	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	0	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Nations League	4	4	1	1	1	0
2018	Bulgaria	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total		60	49	15	10	8	1

National Youth Team Career

Kiril Despodov career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2016	Bulgaria	4	3	1
	Int. Friendly Games	4	3	1
2014	Bulgaria	2	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0
2013	Bulgaria	1	1	2
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	2
2012	Bulgaria	4	3	1
	Int. Friendly Games	4	3	1
2006	Bulgaria	1	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	1
Total		12	10	5

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2023-Today	PAOK	119	62	24	24
2020-2024	Ludogorets	119	100	38	47
2018-2021	Cagliari	5	0	0	0
2019-2020	Sturm Graz	22	19	8	7
2016-2019	CSKA Sofia	62	41	18	17

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2018-Today	Bulgaria	60	49	15	10

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11
2016	Bulgaria	4	3	1
2006-2014	Bulgaria	3	3	1
2012-2013	Bulgaria	5	4	3

General Statistics — 25/26 Super League

3 Goals

2 Assists

6.9 Avg. Pts

18 Matches

8 Starting XI

807 Minutes

Shots

5 Off-target Shots 0.56

On-target Shots

8 0.89

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.86

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.8

6.6

6.5

7.4

6.5

7.6

6.6

Season Performance

Season Performance — 25/26 Super League
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	3	%78
Assists	2	%71
Goal Contribution	5	%75
Expected Goals (xG)	-	%50
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	-	%50
Big Chances Created	-	%41
Big Chances Missed	2	%5
Penalty	1	%93
Free-kick Goal	-	%48
Shots
Total Shots	16	%61
Shots on Target	8	%76
Shots off Target	5	%41
Blocked Shots	3	%42
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	72.1%	%11
Passes	233	%59
Accurate Passes	168	%58
Key Passes	28	%91
Passes in Final Third	3	%78
Chances Created	3	%82
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	71.4%	%82
Long Balls	7	%41
Accurate Long Balls	5	%50
Cross Accuracy %	32%	%79
Crosses	103	%95
Accurate Crosses	33	%97
Defense
Clearances	3	%52
Interceptions	3	%45
Tackles	9	%47
Individual
Touches	93	%80
Dribbles	19	%41
Successful Dribbles	8	%44
Successful Dribble %	42.1%	%33
Duels	22	%78
Duels Won %	54.5%	%90
Duels Won	12	%83
Possession Lost	176	%26
Dispossessed	8	%48
Offsides	3	%32
Fouls Won	16	%58
Free Kicks Taken	16	%59
Discipline
Fouls	5	%71
Yellow Cards	1	%53
Red Cards	-	%55

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
03.09.23	Ludogorets	PAOK	3M €
30.06.21	Cagliari	Ludogorets	1.7M €
29.06.21	Ludogorets	Cagliari	Loan Return
04.10.20	Cagliari	Ludogorets	Loan
30.07.20	Sturm Graz	Cagliari	Loan Return
01.09.19	Cagliari	Sturm Graz	Kiralık 50k €
29.01.19	CSKA Sofia	Cagliari	4M €
30.06.16	FC Lovech	CSKA Sofia	Signed

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Bulgarian champion	4	PFC Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	23/24 22/23 21/22 20/21
Bulgarian Super Cup winner	2	PFC Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	22/23 21/22
Greek champion	1	PAOK Thessaloniki	2024
Bulgarian cup winner	1	PFC Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	22/23

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