Marsel Bibishkov
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Marsel Krum Bibishkov (Bulgarian: Марсел Крум Бибишков; born 11 April 2007) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Canadian Premier League club York United.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marsel Krum Bibishkov | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | York United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | DIT Sofia | ||
| 2016–2017 | CFA Toronto | ||
| 2017–2022 | Toronto FC | ||
| 2019 | → Real Mississauga | ||
| 2022–2023 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| 2023–2024 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | York United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Bulgaria U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2023 | Bulgaria U17 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:44, 22 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:56, 17 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Marsel is the son of former Bulgaria international player Krum Bibishkov. He started his career in DIT Sofia Academy, before moving to Toronto, Canada with his family. He joined Canada First Academy, where he was coached by his father, before moving to Toronto FC Academy.[2] After several unsuccessful tryouts in Italy, he once more trained under his father's tutelage this time in his father's academy team in 2019.[3]
In June 2022 he returned to Bulgaria and signed a contract with Pirin Blagoevgrad. He made his debut for Pirin at the age of 15 on 19 November 2022 in a cup match against Chavdar Etropole.[4] He completed his professional debut for the team on 5 March 2023 in a league match against Ludogorets Razgrad.[5]
In July 2023, after having a successful trial, he signed a contract with Juventus Academy.[6] Bibishkov would help the Juventus youth side win an international tournament held in Berlin, Germany.[7]
On 29 January 2025, Bibishkov signed a two-year contract with options for two additional years with Canadian Premier League side York United.[8]
International career
Marsel holds dual citizenship making him available for both Bulgaria and Canada. He received his first call-up for Bulgaria U16 in 2022 and scored his first goal in a friendly match against North Macedonia U16 on 23 March 2023.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 5 July 2023[1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | First League | 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
References
External links
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