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CSKA 1948

FC CSKA 1948 Sofia

Sofia, Bulgariaefbet Liga · tier 1Founded 19 July 2016Colours

cska1948.bg ↗12 James Bourchier Blvd, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria+359 897 095418

Squad

28 players

avg age 27.5

Foreigners

68% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

4 / 14

28 pts · 13 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Vitosha

1,500 seats

Manager

Ognyan Mladenov

Transfer balance

−€430k

season 2026/27

Squad

28 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Dimitar SheytanovGoalkeeper	27	Bulgaria	190 cm	left	Jan 2025from Septemvri Sofia	Jun 2028
Petar MarinovGoalkeeper	26	Bulgaria	188 cm	right	Mar 2024from CSKA 1948 II	Jun 2027
Aleks BozhevGoalkeeper	21	Bulgaria	193 cm	right	Mar 2026from SK Slavia Prague B	Jun 2027
Defenders · 9
Diego MedinaRight-Back	24	Bolivia · Colombia	175 cm	right	Dec 2025from Club Always Ready	Jun 2028
Lasha DvaliCentre-BackTeam captain	31	Georgia	191 cm	left	Mar 2025from APOEL Nicosia	Jun 2028
Ognjen GasevicLeft-Back	24	Montenegro	181 cm	left	Aug 2025from Buducnost Podgorica	Jun 2028
Dragan GrivićRight-Back	29	Montenegro	177 cm	right	Jun 2025from Buducnost Podgorica	Jun 2028
Fourat SoltaniLeft-Back	27	Tunisia	178 cm	left	May 2025from US Monastir	Jun 2028
Benaissa BenamarCentre-Back	29	Morocco · Netherlands	191 cm	right	Jul 2025from Raja Club Athletic	Jun 2028
Andre HoffmannCentre-Back	33	Germany	190 cm	right	Sept 2025from Without Club	Jun 2028
Kostadin IlievCentre-Back	24	Bulgaria	189 cm	left	Jan 2026from Montana	Jun 2029
Emerson BarbosaLeft-Back	28	Brazil	181 cm	left	Aug 2026from Guarani Futebol Clube (SP)	Jun 2029
Midfielders · 8
Borislav TsonevAttacking Midfield	31	Bulgaria	176 cm	both	Jan 2025from Arda Kardzhali	Jun 2028
Héctor CuellarDefensive Midfield	26	Bolivia	176 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Always Ready	Jun 2029
Brian SobreroAttacking Midfield	28	Argentina	175 cm	right	Jan 2025from Club Always Ready	Jun 2028
Moataz ZemzemiCentral Midfield	27	Tunisia	186 cm	left	Jan 2026from Club Africain	Jun 2029
Bernardo CoutoAttacking Midfield	24	Portugal	176 cm	right	Jan 2026from Ablöse ?	Dec 2028
Florian KrebsDefensive Midfield	27	Germany	176 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Inter Turku	Dec 2028
Jules MeyerAttacking Midfield	26	France	176 cm	right	Jan 2026from Dijon FCO	Jun 2029
Petar VitanovDefensive Midfield	31	Bulgaria	183 cm	left	Sept 2024from Without Club	Jun 2027
Forwards · 8
Mamadou DialloCentre-Forward	30	Mauritania · France	191 cm	right	Jan 2025from LB Châteauroux	Jun 2028
Georgi RusevRight Winger	28	Bulgaria	175 cm	right	Nov 2025from FC Sion	Jun 2028
Frédéric MacielRight Winger	32	Portugal · France	175 cm	right	Jan 2025from SC Otelul Galati	Jun 2028
Elias FrancoLeft Winger	30	Brazil	180 cm	left	Jan 2025from Atlético CP	Jun 2028
José MartinesRight Winger	24	Bolivia	175 cm	right	Jan 2025from San Antonio Bulo Bulo	Jun 2028
Atanas IlievCentre-Forward	32	Bulgaria	188 cm	both	Jan 2025from Anorthosis Famagusta	Jun 2028
Danylo TarasenkoRight Winger	18	Ukraine	—	right	Jan 2026from CSKA 1948 U17	Dec 2027
Kaloyan StrinskiLeft Winger	21	Bulgaria	175 cm	left	Feb 2026from Without Club	Dec 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€430k

15 arrivals

Received

€0

13 departures

Net balance

−€430k

received − spent

Arrivals · 15

Emerson Barbosa
Left-Back · 28 y/o
from Guarani Futebol Clube (SP)
€200k
Héctor Cuellar
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
from Club Always Ready
€200k
Jules Meyer
Attacking Midfield · 25 y/o
from Dijon FCO
€30k
Aleks Bozhev
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
from SK Slavia Prague B
Loan
Boris Dimitrov
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from Montana
End of loan
Christopher Acheampong
Right-Back · 26 y/o
from Montana
End of loan
Danylo Tarasenko
Right Winger · 18 y/o
from CSKA 1948 U17
—
Kostadin Iliev
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from Montana
Free

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Luann
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
from Lokomotiv Sofia
End of loan
Moataz Zemzemi
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
from Club Africain
Free
Sadio Dembélé
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
from Lokomotiv Sofia
End of loan
Simeon Vasilev
Left-Back · 20 y/o
from Septemvri Sofia
End of loan
Valentin Arhipov
Right Winger · 18 y/o
from Lokomotiv Sofia U18
Free
Valentin Arhipov
Right Winger · 19 y/o
from Strumska Slava
End of loan
Yegor Romanyuk
Centre-Back · 17 y/o
from Minyor Pernik
End of loan

Departures · 13

Adama Ardile Traoré
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
to Arda Kardzhali
Loan
Boris Dimitrov
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Christopher Acheampong
Right-Back · 26 y/o
to Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
Loan
David Aka
Right Winger · 18 y/o
to FC Mouna d'Akoupé
End of loan
Egor Parkhomenko
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to Torpedo Moscow
Free
Juanmi Carrión
Left-Back · 28 y/o
to Spartak Trnava
Free
Luann
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
to Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC
Free
Marto Boychev
Attacking Midfield · 18 y/o
to Rilski Sportist
Loan

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Sadio Dembélé
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to Karmiotissa FC
Free
Simeon Vasilev
Left-Back · 20 y/o
to Arda Kardzhali
Free
Valentin Arhipov
Right Winger · 18 y/o
to Strumska Slava
Loan
Yegor Romanyuk
Centre-Back · 17 y/o
to Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
Loan
Yohann Magnin
Defensive Midfield · 29 y/o
to Grenoble Foot 38
Free

Manager & staff

13 people

Manager

Ognyan Mladenov

Bulgaria · 33 y/o

Appointed 9 September 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 5

Simeon GanchevAssistant ManagerBulgaria
Yoan AtanaschevAssistant ManagerBulgaria
Emil VaradinovGoalkeeping CoachBulgaria
Timur SkorykhConditioning CoachUkraine

Management · 2

Emil KostadinovSporting DirectorBulgaria
Ivaylo KotevTechnical DirectorBulgaria

Scouting · 5

Nikolay VelkovChief ScoutBulgaria
TomScoutBrazil
Nikola YotovScoutBulgaria
Kristiyan NikolovScoutBulgaria
Spas DzhevizovYouth Chief ScoutBulgaria

Youth · 1

Viktor RaychevYouth CoachBulgaria

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