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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Ivanov Tsenov | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orenburg | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Litex Lovech | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Minyor Pernik | 51 | (5) |
| 2023 | CSKA 1948 III | 3 | (3) |
| 2023 | CSKA 1948 II | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | CSKA 1948 | 77 | (2) |
| 2025– | Orenburg | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Bulgaria U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bulgaria U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Bulgaria U21 | 18 | (1) |
| 2025– | Bulgaria | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:05, 5 June 2026 | |||
Emil Ivanov Tsenov (Bulgarian: Емил Иванов Ценов; born 26 April 2002) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Orenburg and the Bulgaria national team.
Club career
[edit]Tsenov started his career in CSKA Sofia academy and in 2020 moved to Litex Lovech.[1] He joined Minyor Pernik in 2021 and after 2 years he joined CSKA 1948.[2] On 7 March 2023 he completed his professional debut for CSKA 1948.[3] He started playing in third and second team at first and marked his season playing in all top 3 leagues in Bulgarian football.[4]
On 9 September 2025, Tsenov signed with Russian Premier League club Orenburg.[5]
International career
[edit]In August 2025, Tsenov received his first call-up to the national team for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Spain and Georgia.[6] On 4 September 2025, he made his debut, playing the full 90 minutes in the 0:3 loss against the reigning European champions.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 2 August 2026[8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Litex Lovech | Second League | 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Minyor Pernik | Second League | 2021–22 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5 | |||
| CSKA 1948 III | Third League | 2022–23 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | ||||
| CSKA 1948 II | Second League | 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024–25 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| CSKA 1948 | First League | 2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 75 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 2 | |||
| Orenburg | Russian Premier League | 2025–26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2026–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career statistics | 159 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 12 | |||
International
[edit]- As of match played 5 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Профил Емил Ценов
- ↑ ЦСКА 1948 привлича младежки национал
- ↑ Емил Ценов след дебюта за ЦСКА 1948: Толкова години чаках този момент
- ↑ Новият Чочев сътвори чудо в българския футбол
- ↑ "Эмиль Ценов в ФК "Оренбург"" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ↑ "Пълен състав на България "А" за мачовете с Испания и Грузия". Bulgarian Football Union (in Bulgarian). 26 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ Drumchev, Philip, ed. (4 September 2025). "България се бори, но Испания е от друга галактика". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ Emil Tsenov at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Emil Tsenov at Soccerway
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