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CSKA Sofia

PFC CSKA Sofia

Sofia, Bulgariaefbet Liga · tier 1Founded 2 June 2016Colours

cska.bg ↗3 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria+359 2 8654877

Squad

24 players

avg age 26.8

Foreigners

79% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

2 / 14

31 pts · 13 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Vasil Levski

43,630 seats

Manager

Markus Gisdol

Transfer balance

+€350k

season 2026/27

Squad

24 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 2
Fedor LapoukhovGoalkeeper	23	Belarus	190 cm	right	Jan 2025from Dinamo Minsk	Jun 2028
Dimitar EvtimovGoalkeeper	33	Bulgaria	190 cm	left	Oct 2026from Botev Vratsa	Jun 2027
Defenders · 9
Jean-Philippe GbaminCentre-BackMuscle injury - Return unknown	31	Cote d'Ivoire · France	186 cm	right	May 2026from FC Metz	Jun 2028
Ángelo MartinoLeft-Back	28	Argentina · Italy	178 cm	left	Feb 2025from CA Newell's Old Boys	Jun 2028
Teodor IvanovCentre-Back	22	Bulgaria	189 cm	right	Jan 2025from CSKA 1948	Jun 2029
Facundo RodríguezCentre-Back	26	Argentina · Italy	188 cm	left	Feb 2026from Club Estudiantes de La Plata	Jun 2027
PastorRight-Back	26	Brazil	176 cm	right	Jul 2025from SC Farense	Jun 2028
Dinis AlmeidaCentre-Back	31	Portugal	186 cm	right	Feb 2026from Ludogorets Razgrad	Jun 2028
Tamimou OuorouRight-BackNo eligibility – UEFA Conference League – until 18/12/2026	23	Benin	176 cm	right	Mar 2026from Botev Vratsa	Jun 2027
Andrey YordanovLeft-Back	25	Bulgaria	180 cm	left	Jun 2026from Botev Plovdiv	Dec 2028
Barry CotterRight-BackNo eligibility – UEFA Conference League – until 18/12/2026	28	Ireland	184 cm	right	Aug 2026from Derry City	Jun 2029
Midfielders · 7
James Eto'oCentral Midfield	25	Cameroon · Bulgaria	180 cm	right	Feb 2024from Botev Plovdiv	Jun 2029
Stefano SensiCentral Midfield	31	Italy	168 cm	right	Jan 2026from Anorthosis Famagusta	Jun 2028
Maks EbongCentral Midfield	27	Belarus · Cameroon	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Astana	Dec 2028
Petko PanayotovCentral Midfield	21	Bulgaria	180 cm	right	Jan 2024from CSKA Sofia II	Jun 2029
Bruno JordãoDefensive MidfieldTeam captain	27	Portugal	180 cm	right	Aug 2025from Radomiak Radom	Jun 2028
Isaac SoletCentral Midfield	25	Central African Republic · France	184 cm	right	Jun 2026from Slavia Sofia	Dec 2028
Vasil KaymakanovAttacking Midfield	19	Bulgaria	181 cm	both	Jan 2026from CSKA Sofia II	Jun 2028
Forwards · 6
Leandro GodoyCentre-Forward	25	Argentina	185 cm	right	Jul 2025from Beroe	Jun 2028
Ioannis PittasCentre-Forward	30	Cyprus	180 cm	right	Feb 2025from AIK	Jun 2028
Léo PereiraLeft WingerAdductor injury - Return unknown	26	Brazil	172 cm	both	May 2026from Clube de Regatas Brasil (AL)	Dec 2028
Mohamed BrahimiRight Winger	28	France · Algeria	181 cm	right	Aug 2025from Fakel Voronezh	Jun 2028
Joël ZwartsCentre-ForwardHip injury - Return unknown	27	Netherlands · Suriname	190 cm	left	Jan 2026from Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Jun 2029
Cătălin ItuLeft Winger	27	Romania	187 cm	right	Aug 2026from Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Jun 2029

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€1.1m

12 arrivals

Received

€1.5m

10 departures

Net balance

+€350k

received − spent

Arrivals · 12

Joël Zwarts
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
from Lokomotiv Plovdiv
€500k
Cătălin Itu
Left Winger · 26 y/o
from Lokomotiv Plovdiv
€300k
Stefano Sensi
Central Midfield · 30 y/o
from Anorthosis Famagusta
€200k
Barry Cotter
Right-Back · 27 y/o
from Derry City
€100k
Dinis Almeida
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
from Ludogorets Razgrad
Free
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
from FC Metz
Free
Kevin Dodaj
Left Winger · 20 y/o
from KF Vllaznia
End of loan
Martin Stoychev
Right-Back · 22 y/o
from Botev Vratsa
End of loan

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Matthias Phaëton
Left Winger · 26 y/o
from FC Zürich
End of loan
Sainey Sanyang
Left-Back · 23 y/o
from Botev Vratsa
End of loan
Tamimou Ouorou
Right-Back · 23 y/o
from Botev Vratsa
Loan
Vasil Kaymakanov
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
from CSKA Sofia II
—

Departures · 10

Lumbardh Dellova
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
to Amed SK
€950k
Matthias Phaëton
Left Winger · 26 y/o
to Lion City Sailors
€500k
Adrián Lapeña
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
to AD Ceuta FC
Free
Alejandro Piedrahita
Left Winger · 23 y/o
to Toronto FC
Loan
Ilian Iliev
Attacking Midfield · 26 y/o
to Istanbulspor
Free
Ivan Turitsov
Right-Back · 26 y/o
to Dinamo Batumi
Free
Kevin Dodaj
Left Winger · 20 y/o
to Lechia Gdansk
Loan
Martin Stoychev
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to CSKA Sofia II
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Olaus Skarsem
Central Midfield · 28 y/o
to Sarpsborg 08 FF
Free
Sainey Sanyang
Left-Back · 23 y/o
to Botev Vratsa
Loan

Manager & staff

20 people

Manager

Markus Gisdol

Germany · 57 y/o

Appointed 29 September 2026

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 8

Rainer WidmayerAssistant ManagerGermany
Jakob BraunAssistant ManagerGermany
Ivaylo IvanovGoalkeeping CoachBulgaria
Kostadin DzhorgovConditioning CoachBulgaria
Georgi PetrovConditioning CoachBulgaria
Martin StoyanovChief AnalystBulgaria
Martin MitovOpponent AnalystBulgaria

Management · 2

Valentin IlievSporting DirectorBulgaria
Mihail AleksandrovTechnical DirectorBulgaria

Scouting · 4

Metodi TomanovHead of ScoutingBulgaria
Galin IvanovScoutBulgaria
Tsvetomir ValerievScoutBulgaria
Sasho BorisovYouth ScoutBulgaria

Other · 1

Hristo YanevHead of methodologyBulgaria

Youth · 5

Petar ZanevDirector of youth departmentBulgaria
Boyko VelichkovAcademy ManagerBulgaria
Hristo ZaharievHead of Academy CoachingBulgaria
Yordan VarbanovYouth CoachBulgaria
Dimitar DermendzhievYouth CoachBulgaria

Honours

58 titles

31×Bulgarian Champion07/08 · 04/05 · 02/03 · 96/97 · 91/92 · +26
22×Bulgarian cup winner25/26 · 20/21 · 15/16 · 10/11 · 05/06 · +17
5×Bulgaria Super Cup Winner26/27 · 11/12 · 08/09 · 06/07 · 89/90

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