Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Pavlov Georgiev | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Slavia Sofia (on loan from Barcelona B) | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2022 | Slavia Sofia | ||
2022–2023 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Slavia Sofia | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Barcelona B | 0 | (0) |
2023– | → Slavia Sofia (loan) | 15 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Bulgaria U17 | 11 | (2) |
2021– | Bulgaria U19 | 9 | (0) |
2022– | Bulgaria U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:36, 14 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:45, 7 April 2023 (UTC) |
Martin Pavlov Georgiev (Bulgarian: Мартин Павлов Георгиев; born 24 September 2005) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Slavia Sofia. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2022.[2]
Born in Sofia, Georgiev started his career in the local Slavia Sofia. He made his professional debut for the team on 11 November 2021 in a league match against CSKA Sofia.[3] Week later, he played his second league match against Ludogorets, but he was sent off with a straight red after a heavy foul.[4] In May 2022, was reported that Barcelona are interested to sign Martin.[5] On June 1, Slavia's owner, Ventseslav Stefanov, announced that the deal is almost completed and Martin would sign with Barcelona for 2 years.[6]
On 15 July 2022, Georgiev joined Barcelona Juvenil A.[7] In September of the same year, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[8] On 4 July 2023, Slavia announced his return to the team on loan from Barca, until the summer of 2024.[9]
Georgiev represented Bulgaria U17 on the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship where the team finished last in the group stage.[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Slavia Sofia | 2021–22 | First League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Career total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |