Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski
Bozhidar Brankov Chorbadzhiyski is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga I club Hermannstadt.
Career
CSKA Sofia
Chorbadzhiyski joined CSKA Sofia as a nine-year-old in 2004 and subsequently progressed through CSKA's academy. On 25 May 2013, he made his competitive debut as a 32nd-minute substitute for Plamen Krachunov in a 2–1 league loss against Lokomotiv Sofia at Lokomotiv Stadium. On 4 April 2014, he signed his first professional contract.
Chorbadzhiyski began to establish himself in the CSKA first team from the 2015–16 season, making 26 league appearances. He scored his first senior goal of his career in a Bulgarian Cup match against Botev Ihtiman on 9 September 2015, which CSKA won 5–0. In that season he also collected his first trophy with the club, winning the 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup.
On 20 August 2019 Chorbadzhiyski joined Romanian club FCSB on loan until end of the year, with a buyout clause.
Stal Mielec
On 20 October 2020, Chorbadzhiyski signed with Polish Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec as a free agent.
Widzew Łódź
On 24 June 2022, Chorbadzhiyski joined fellow Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź, signing a two-year contract. On 16 June 2023 he terminated his contract with the club.
Diósgyőr
On 16 June 2023, Chorbadzhiyski moved to Hungarian club Diósgyőr.
International career
On 26 May 2016, Chorbadzhiyski received his first call up for Bulgaria for the Kirin Cup, replacing the injured Plamen Galabov. He made his debut for the team on 6 September 2016 in a match against Luxembourg for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, won by Bulgaria by a score of 4–3. His second game for the team was again a qualification match for the 2018 World Cup against the Netherlands on 25 March 2017, won by Bulgaria with 2-0.
Honours
CSKA Sofia