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Dunav Ruse

FK Dunav Ruse

Ruse, Bulgariaefbet Liga · tier 1Founded 16 February 1949

fcdunav.bg ↗6 Okolchitsa Str., 7005 Ruse, Bulgaria

Squad

27 players

avg age 25.8

Foreigners

48% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

9 / 14

11 pts · 13 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Gradski

19,960 seats

Manager

Georgi Chilikov

Transfer balance

−€23k

season 2026/27

Squad

27 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Georgi KitanovGoalkeeper	31	Bulgaria	188 cm	right	Jan 2025from Spartak Pleven	Jun 2027
Plamen PepelyashevGoalkeeper	23	Bulgaria	195 cm	right	Jan 2026from Dobrudzha	Jun 2028
Bartosz ŻelazowskiGoalkeeper	21	Poland	193 cm	right	Jul 2026from Without Club	Jun 2028
Defenders · 10
Bozhidar ChorbadzhiyskiCentre-Back	31	Bulgaria	195 cm	both	Jun 2026from Without Club	Jun 2027
José CabarcasCentre-Back	25	Colombia	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Makedonija Gjorce Petrov	Jun 2028
Kyriakos AntoniouCentre-Back	25	Cyprus	189 cm	right	Mar 2026from Akritas Chloraka	Jun 2027
Mario DilchovskiRight-Back	25	Bulgaria	174 cm	right	Jan 2025from Strumska Slava	Jun 2027
André AlvesCentre-Back	25	Portugal	185 cm	left	Jan 2026from SK Dynamo Ceske Budejovice	Jun 2028
Dimitar TodorovLeft-Back	23	Bulgaria	176 cm	left	Jan 2021from Dunav Ruse U18	Jun 2027
ÁquilaCentre-BackAchilles tendon surgery - Return unknown	27	Brazil	195 cm	right	Jan 2025from EC Novo Hamburgo	Jun 2027
Stoyan PredevCentre-Back	33	Bulgaria	179 cm	both	Jan 2022from Montana	Jun 2027
Stanislav YovkovCentre-Back	18	Bulgaria	185 cm	left	Jan 2026from Beroe	Jun 2029
Ilker BudinovRight-Back	25	Bulgaria	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from Spartak Varna	Jun 2028
Midfielders · 7
Radoslav ApostolovDefensive MidfieldTeam captain	29	Bulgaria	179 cm	right	Jan 2024from Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)	Jun 2027
Vladan VidakovicDefensive Midfield	27	Serbia · Croatia	193 cm	right	Jul 2026from FK Kabel Novi Sad	Jun 2027
Kristiyan BoytchevAttacking Midfield	21	Bulgaria	184 cm	right	Jan 2025from CSKA 1948 II	Jun 2029
Stefan GavrilovDefensive Midfield	26	Bulgaria	178 cm	both	Jan 2026from Beroe	Jun 2028
William FonkeuDefensive Midfield	26	Belgium · Cameroon	188 cm	right	Sept 2026from Without Club	Jun 2027
Elisee SouDefensive Midfield	27	Burkina Faso · Cote d'Ivoire	184 cm	right	Aug 2024from SOL FC d'Abobo	Jun 2027
Stefan StefanovCentral Midfield	19	Bulgaria	183 cm	right	Jan 2024from Dunav Ruse II	Jun 2029
Forwards · 7
Bilal El Bakkali SalahRight WingerTorn knee ligaments - Return unknown	25	Spain · Morocco	180 cm	both	Feb 2025from UE Santa Coloma	Jun 2027
Denislav MinchevLeft Winger	26	Bulgaria	173 cm	left	Jan 2022from Slivnishki Geroy	Jun 2027
Alex ValiñoCentre-Forward	29	Spain	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Barakaldo CF	Jun 2027
Ibrahim KeitaCentre-Forward	30	France · Mali	189 cm	right	Jul 2025from Krumovgrad	Jun 2027
Charles Yaw AppiahRight Winger	20	Ghana	167 cm	left	Dec 2026from APOEL Nicosia	Jun 2027
Jordan Saint-LouisRight Winger	27	United States · Haiti	186 cm	left	Jan 2026from Amarante FC	Jun 2028
Aleksandar SimeonovLeft Winger	18	Bulgaria	180 cm	right	—	—

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€23k

15 arrivals

Received

€0

9 departures

Net balance

−€23k

received − spent

Arrivals · 15

Charles Yaw Appiah
Right Winger · 20 y/o
from APOEL Nicosia
€23k
Aleksandar Donev
Left Winger · 18 y/o
from Dunav Ruse U18
—
Alex Valiño
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Barakaldo CF
Free
André Alves
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
from SK Dynamo Ceske Budejovice
Free
Bartosz Żelazowski
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Ilker Budinov
Right-Back · 25 y/o
from Spartak Varna
Free
Jordan Saint-Louis
Right Winger · 26 y/o
from Amarante FC
Free

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José Cabarcas
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from Makedonija Gjorce Petrov
Free
Kyriakos Antoniou
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
from Akritas Chloraka
Free
Plamen Pepelyashev
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
from Dobrudzha
Free
Stanislav Yovkov
Centre-Back · 18 y/o
from Beroe
Free
Stefan Gavrilov
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
from Beroe
Free
Vladan Vidakovic
Defensive Midfield · 27 y/o
from FK Kabel Novi Sad
Free
William Fonkeu
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—

Departures · 9

Aleksandar Donev
Left Winger · 18 y/o
to Chernolomets 1919
Free
Borislav Marinov
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to Septemvri Sofia
End of loan
Hyusein Kelyovluev
Right Winger · 26 y/o
to Benkovski Isperih
Free
Ivaldo Rufé
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
to FC Maia Lidador
Free
Kamen Hadzhiev
Centre-Back · 34 y/o
to Vihren Sandanski
Free
Krasimir Todorov
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
to Krumovgrad
Free
Kristiyan Gospodinov
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
to Chernolomets 1919
Free
Mario Mladenov
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
to Fratria
Free

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Preslav Bachev
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to Levski Sofia
End of loan

Manager & staff

9 people

Manager

Georgi Chilikov

Bulgaria · 48 y/o

Appointed 16 September 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 6

Diyan DimovAssistant ManagerBulgaria
Martin KovachevAssistant ManagerBulgaria
Nikolay GrekovAssistant ManagerBulgaria
Lyubomir PetkovGoalkeeping CoachBulgaria
Emil IvanovConditioning CoachBulgaria

Management · 1

Svetlin SimeonovTechnical DirectorBulgaria

Youth · 2

Martin TsirkovAcademy managerBulgaria
Ivaylo KirilovYouth CoachBulgaria

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