Georgi Rusev (footballer)
 Georgi Rusev playing for CSKA 1948. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Rusenov Rusev[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad (on loan from Sion) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | DIT Sofia | ||
| 2016–2017 | Elche | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Elche B | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Getafe B | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Septemvri Sofia | 39 | (9) |
| 2020–2023 | CSKA 1948 | 108 | (21) |
| 2023 | CSKA 1948 II | 1 | (2) |
| 2024– | Sion | 20 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Ludogorets Razgrad II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Bulgaria U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Bulgaria U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Bulgaria U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bulgaria | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 14 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:54, 4 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Georgi Rusenov Rusev (Bulgarian: Георги Русенов Русев; born 2 July 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad, on loan from Sion.
Club career
[edit]Rusev started his youth career with the academy of DIT Sofia before moving to the academy of Spanish club Elche CF in 2016.[3] On 27 August, he made his debut for the B-team, starting in a 1–0 defeat against CD Castellón.[4] After being rarely used, he joined the reserve team of Getafe CF on 14 December 2017.[1] On 5 June 2018, he returned to Bulgaria and joined Septemvri Sofia.[5] On 23 July, he made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against FC Vereya.
On 29 December 2023, Sion announced they had signed Rusev for an undisclosed fee, with Rusev joining the team on 2 January 2024.[6]
On 13 August 2024, Rusev joined Ludogorets on loan, being regarded an emergency option for the team's offense following the serious injury suffered by Bernard Tekpetey.[7]
International career
[edit]Rusev featured for the under-17 team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8] He also represented the under-19 team in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and scored the only goal of team in the tournament against Netherlands.[9]
Rusev received his first call-up for the Bulgaria national team on 5 September 2022, for the games of the UEFA Nations League games against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 and 23 September 2022.[10] He completed his debut in the match against Gibraltar on 23 September, won by Bulgaria with 5:1 result.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played on 29 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Elche B | 2017–18[12] | Tercera División | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Getafe B | 2017–18[12] | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Septemvri Sofia | 2018–19 | First League | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Second League | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Total | 39 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 11 | ||
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 7 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |||
| Total | 108 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 23 | ||
| CSKA 1948 Sofia II | 2023–24 | Second League | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| Sion | 2023–24 | Swiss Challenge League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 2024–25 | First League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad II (loan) | 2024–25 | Second League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 183 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 207 | 40 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 4 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | |
International goal
[edit]- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2023 | Dubočica Stadium, Leskovac, Serbia |  Serbia | 1–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Bulgarian First League top assists provider: 2021–22,[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "El canterano Giorgi Rusev deja el Elche y ficha por el Getafe" [The canterano Giorgi Rusev leaves the Elche and signs for Getafe] (in Spanish). Diario Informacion. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Профил на Георги Росенов Русев" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "El internacional sub-21 búlgaro, Georgi Rusev, refuerzo invernal del Getafe C.F. "B"" [The Bulgarian sub-21 international, Georgi Rusev, winter reinforcement of Getafe CF "B"] (in Spanish). Fut Madrid. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Estreno amargo del filial ante el Castellón (0-1)" [Bitter debut of the subsidiary against Castellón (0-1)] (in Spanish). Diario Informacion. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Септември привлече Георги Русев, Маламов и Луиз напускат клуба" (in Bulgarian). FC Septemvri Sofia. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Georgi Rusev joins FC Sion
- ^ Georgiev, Mariyan (13 August 2024). "Лудогорец бързо намери заместник на Текпетей! Връща роден национал от Швейцария!" (in Bulgarian). kotasport.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Sixteen players to watch at the Under-17 finals". UEFA. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Ten to follow from Under-19s". UEFA. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Кръстаич обяви играчите за Гибралтар и Северна Македония, Чочев и Михайлов са аут
- ^ Зрелищен успех за младата България в дебюта на Младен Кърстаич
- ^ a b "Georgi Rusev". LaPreferente. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Players: Assists". Fctables. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Georgi Rusev at Soccerway