Bulgaria national under-18 football team

Bulgaria Under-18's

Nickname(s)	The Lions
Association	Bulgarian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Angel Stoykov
Captain	Nikolay Yankov
FIFA code	BUL
First colours Second colours

The Bulgaria national under-18 football team are a feeder team for the main Bulgaria national football team. ^{[1] [2]}

Recent results

  Win  Draw  Loss

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers
21 March 2019	Friendly	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria	Ukraine	3–0	Angelov 65', Kelyovluev 60', Galchev 88'
4 June 2019 (2019-06-04)	Granatkin Cup	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Moldova
6 June 2019 (2019-06-06)	Granatkin Cup	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Russia
9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)	Granatkin Cup	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	India
TBD	Granatkin Cup	Saint Petersburg, Russia	TBD
TBD	Granatkin Cup	Saint Petersburg, Russia	TBD

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called-up for the friendly matches. ^[3]
• Match dates: 24 and 27 March 2023
• Opposition: Poland
• Caps and goals correct as of: 24 March 2023, after the match against Poland

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Aleks Bozhev	(2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 19)	1	0	CSKA Sofia
12	1 GK	Velizar-Iliya Iliev	(2005-07-20) 20 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Cagliari
2	2 DF	Lachezar Ivanov	(2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 20)	1	0	CSKA Sofia
3	2 DF	Rosen Bozhinov	(2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	CSKA 1948 Sofia
4	2 DF	Simeon Vasilev	(2005-10-24) 24 October 2005 (age 19)	1	0	CSKA 1948 Sofia
5	2 DF	Rosen Marinov	(2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 20)	1	0	CSKA Sofia
13	2 DF	Martin Georgiev	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Pirin Blagoevgrad
15	2 DF	Kostadin Tatarov	(2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Botev Plovdiv
16	2 DF	Dimitar Papazov	(2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Botev Plovdiv
6	3 MF	Viktor Vasilev	(2005-10-24) 24 October 2005 (age 19)	0	0	CSKA 1948 Sofia
7	3 MF	Zahari Atanasov	(2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Septemvri Sofia
8	3 MF	Antoan Stoyanov	(2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Levski Sofia
10	3 MF	Vasil Hristov	(2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Torino
13	3 MF	Kubrat Onasci	(2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Septemvri Sofia
20	3 MF	Kristiyan Boychev	(2005-08-10) 10 August 2005 (age 19)	1	0	CSKA 1948 Sofia
21	3 MF	Martin Draganov	(2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 20)	1	0	CSKA 1948 Sofia
9	4 FW	Kristiyan Velichkov	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Slavia Sofia
11	4 FW	Borislav Marinov	(2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 20)	1	1	Septemvri Sofia
14	4 FW	Konstantin Pavlov	(2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 (age 19)	1	1	Botev Plovdiv
17	4 FW	Ilian Antonov	(2005-05-22) 22 May 2005 (age 20)	1	0	CSKA Sofia
22	4 FW	Stefan Traykov	(2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Slavia Sofia

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Bulgarian under-18's squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

See also

• Bulgaria national football team
• Bulgaria national under-21 football team
• Bulgaria national under-19 football team
• Bulgaria national under-17 football team

References

1. Official webpage Bulgarian football union
2. Станил Йотов Тайната история на българския футбол ISBN 9786191580880
3. "Състав на България U18 за приятелските мачове с Полша" (in Bulgarian). Български футболен съюз. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.