Martin Toshev (Bulgarian: Мартин Тошев; born 17 April 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spartak Varna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Vasilev Toshev | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Krupnik, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Spartak Varna | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CSKA Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | 1. FC Köln II | 8 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | CSKA Sofia | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Chernomorets Burgas | 38 | (2) |
| 2012 | Slavia Sofia | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Septemvri Simitli | 28 | (14) |
| 2014–2016 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 59 | (20) |
| 2016–2017 | Erzgebirge Aue | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | → VfR Aalen (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Septemvri Sofia | 32 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Ahed | 14 | (10) |
| 2019 | CSKA 1948 | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Zhetysu | 28 | (13) |
| 2021 | Academica Clinceni | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Shakhter Karagandy | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | CSKA 1948 | 13 | (2) |
| 2022 | CSKA 1948 II | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Spartak Varna | 7 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Bulgaria U19 | |||
| 2009–2011 | Bulgaria U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:07, 31 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
He was raised in CSKA Sofia's youth teams. In January 2008 Toshev went to Germany and trained at 1. FC Köln's Youth Academy. However, after six months he returned to Bulgaria and signed his first professional three-year contract with CSKA. On 6 December 2008, Toshev scored his first goals for the "armymen" - he secured a brace in the 5:0 away rout against PFC Balkan Botevgrad in the 1/8 final of the Bulgarian Cup.[1]
Toshev transferred to Chernomorets Burgas, after the end of the 2008-09 season. On 12 July he signed a four-year deal for a €100,000. On 17 August 2009, Toshev made his debut for the team from Burgas after coming on as a substitute for Michel Mesquita in the 2:1 home win against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 21 August 2009, he assisted Kostadin Dyakov's equalizing goal in the 1:1 away draw against Beroe. On 12 September 2009, he scored his first goal for Chernomorets, opening the scoring in the 5:0 away win against Lokomotiv Mezdra.[2] His last match for Chernomorets Burgas was on 11 April 2011 against OFC Sliven 2000, when he was seriously injured. In January 2012 he was released from Chernomorets Burgas.
In March 2012 Toshev signed a contract with Slavia Sofia, playing 9 games for the club during the 2011/12 season.[3]
On 8 July 2017, after spending the first half of the 2016–17 season in Erzgebirge Aue and the second on loan in VfR Aalen, Toshev returned to Bulgaria signing with the newly promoted to the Bulgarian First League team of Septemvri Sofia.[4]
He made his debut for the team on 17 July 2017 in match against Dunav Ruse.[5] He left the club at the end of 2017–18 season when his contract expired.[6]
In June 2018, Toshev signed with Lebanese champions Al-Ahed.He became the first ever Bulgarian player to play for Al-Ahed and for the Lebanese premier league. [7]
Toshev joined CSKA 1948 in June 2019, but spent only a few weeks with the team before being signed by Zhetysu in Kazakhstan for 5 years.[8]
Toshev has been capped for the Bulgaria U21 national team.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CSKA Sofia | 2006–07 | A Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Köln II | 2007–08 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2008–09 | A Group | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2009–10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Slavia Sofia | 2011–12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Septemvri Simitli | 2013–14 | A OFG | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 14 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2014–15 | B Group | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 10 |
| 2015–16 | A Group | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 10 | |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Aalen (loan) | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Septemvri Sofia | 2017–18 | First League | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 11 |
| Al Ahed | 2018–19 | Lebanese Premier League | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| Zhetysu | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 9 |
| 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 4 | |
| Academica | 2020–21 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 245 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 259 | 73 | ||
CSKA Sofia
Al Ahed
FC Spartak Varna – current squad | |
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