Kiril Despodov

Kiril Despodov
Personal information
Full name Kiril Vasilev Despodov
Date of birth (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996
Place of birth Kresna, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger / Striker
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Sofia
Number 19
Youth career
2007–2008 Pirin 2001[1]
2008–2015 Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Litex Lovech 37 (4)
2015–2016 Litex Lovech II 13 (2)
2016 CSKA Sofia II 1 (0)
2016– CSKA Sofia 63 (16)
National team‡
2012–2013 Bulgaria U17 9 (5)
2012–2015 Bulgaria U19 17 (5)
2015– Bulgaria U21 20 (6)
2015– Bulgaria 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2018

Kiril Vasilev Despodov (Bulgarian: Кирил Василев Десподов; born 11 November 1996 in Kresna) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a winger or striker for CSKA Sofia.[2]

Career

Litex Lovech

Despodov joined Litex Lovech's Academy at the age of 12 and progressed through the club's youth system. He played an important role in Litex's 2012 BFU U-16 Cup win, scoring two goals in the final against Cherno More on 26 April.[3]

Despodov made his first team debut under Hristo Stoichkov's management,[4] at 15 years 183 days, in a 5–0 league win over Kaliakra Kavarna on 12 May 2012, coming on as a substitute for Svetoslav Todorov.[5] He scored his first goal on 10 August 2013, netting the fifth in a 5–1 away league win over Pirin Gotse Delchev.

On 22 November 2014, Despodov scored his first goal of the 2014–15 season against Cherno More in a 3–0 away win. On 27 November, he signed his first professional contract with Litex shortly after turning 18.[6] Two days later he scored his second goal of the season in a 2–2 away draw against Levski Sofia in the 66th minute to clinch a point for his team.

Despite the not so good start of the season 2015-16 for Despodov, as he played only in 4 matches from 19 rounds, he became a hero in the quarterfinals of the Bulgarian Cup. In the match against Levski Sofia, after coming on as a subtitude in the 76th minute when the match was 0–0 and Litex was down to 10 people, eventually winning the game after extra time by 3–0, with Despodov scoring 2 of the goals.[7][8]

CSKA Sofia

On 29 April 2017, Despodov scored his first goal in The Eternal Derby, netting the second in CSKA Sofia's 3–0 win over Levski Sofia in a First Professional Football League match.[9]

International career

On 7 February 2015, Despodov made his first appearance for Bulgaria, in a goalless draw with Romania in a non-official friendly match, coming on as a late substitute for Stanislav Manolev.[10] He was also called up in March 2017, for a 2018 World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands, but remained on the bench.[11] Despodov finally made his complete debut for Bulgaria on 23 March 2018 in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, replacing Spas Delev shortly after the one hour mark.[12]

On 13 October 2018, he scored his first goal for the national team in a 2–1 home win against Cyprus, in a match for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 October 2018
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Litex Lovech A Group 2011–12 1000––10
2012–13 8010––90
2013–14 6240––102
2014–15 1823000–212
Litex Lovech II B Group 2015–16 132–––132
Litex Lovech A Group 2015–16 405200–72
Total 3741320000506
CSKA Sofia II Second League 2016–17 10–––10
CSKA Sofia First League 2016–17 25400––254
2017–18 30833––3311
2018–19 840052–136
Total 63163352007121
Career statistics11422165520013529

International goals

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[13]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2018Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Cyprus1–12–12018–19 UEFA Nations League C

Awards

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Kiril Despodov interview". 24chasa.bg. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kiril Despodov". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Талант от Кресна носи купа на Литекс" (in Bulgarian). e-79.com. 26 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Anastasov, Anatoli (9 October 2012). "Ицо бил лош, а?". 7sport.net. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Литекс громи 5:0 Калиакра". lovechtoday.eu. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Литекс подписа с талант" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 27 November 2014.
  7. ↑ 10 от Литекс разпиляха Левски в продълженията
  8. ↑ Героят за Литекс: Всички сме много щастливи
  9. ↑ "НА ЖИВО: Левски - ЦСКА 0:3, "сините" са в нокдаун!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Romania vs. Bulgaria 0:0". flashscore.com. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Bulgaria NT vs. Netherlands NT 2:0". flashscore.com. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  12. ↑ Автогол повали България, капитанът на Берое с комичен червен картон
  13. ↑ Despodov.html "Despodov, Kiril" Check |url= value (help). National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 October 2018.


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