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19.2
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
20.8
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 24/24 rated

Club profile

LeagueFirst League
League position7th of 16
Squad size24
Average age28.3
CountryBulgaria

Team scout report

Mid-table7th of 16 · First League

Arda Kardzhali sit 7th of 16 in the First League, in mid-table. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 19.2 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 20.8 across the wider group. Recent form reads WLWWW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 350% on last season (Season 4.3 → 19.2), while squad talent has eased 31% (Rating 30.1 → 20.8). Of the 6 players with a season to compare, 5 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

A. Gospodinov is the form pick (Season 34), while C. Hüseynov carries the highest ceiling (Rating 32). In the market, the headline arrival is O. Sako (€ 150K), and V. Velev is the most valuable asset at 4.4.

19.2
350%
Squad season
20.8
31%
Squad rating
7thof 16
League finish
WLWWW
Last 5
Top performer
A. Gospodinov
Season 34
Highest potential
C. Hüseynov
Rating 32
Marquee signing
O. Sako
€ 150K
Top asset
V. Velev
Value 4.4

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
3415
Defence
1519
Midfield
1122
Attack
524

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Gospodinov
3415
Eboa
2721
Karagaren
2411
Velev
2328
Cascardo
2221
Kotev
2125
Velkovski
1615
Vutov
1617
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1B. Karagaren7goals
  2. 2A. Vutov5goals
  3. 3D. Velkovski3goals
  4. 4I. Popov3goals
  5. 5Andre Shinyashiki2goals

Top assists

  1. 1L. Kotev4assists
  2. 2S. Kovachev3assists
  3. 3Cascardo2assists
  4. 4A. Kabov2assists
  5. 5B. Karagaren2assists

Squad · 24

Nat.
1A. GospodinovGoalkeeperBulgaria321.12—3415
2CascardoFull-backBrazil292.211222300%2158.3%
6P. KrachunovCentre-backBulgaria370.1——12
18C. HüseynovDefensive midfielderAzerbaijan233.72—1032
21V. VelevFull-backUkraine264.42—23187.3%284.1%
23E. ViyachkiCentre-backBulgaria360.41—127
24M. PaskalevCentre-backBulgaria243.3——628
35D. VelkovskiFull-backBulgaria311.32316101.2%1544.7%
93F. Eboa EboaCentre-backCameroon292.22127253.3%2158.8%
4David Akintola IdowuCentre-backNigeria263.1211327
8A. KabovAttacking midfielderBulgaria272.8—1825
10B. KaragarenAttacking midfielderBulgaria330.8272411
10S. KovachevAttacking midfielderBulgaria281.52111224.3%
11Andre ShinyashikiAttacking midfielderBrazil291.222112033.4%
20S. YuseinAttacking midfielderBulgaria30121817
30I. KazakovCentral midfielderBulgaria243——026
33I. TilevCentral midfielderBulgaria272.6——422
39A. VutovAttacking midfielderBulgaria301.6251617
45Isnaba ManéWingerPortugal223.421431
80L. KotevDefensive midfielderBulgaria282.52—211683.3%250.8%
9K. NikolovCentre-forwardBulgaria223.12—028
17Patrick LuanCentre-forwardBrazil272.72172315.2%
30W. SamakéCentre-forward
Loanfrom Bandırmaspor
on loan at Bandırmaspor · 605 min, 1g
France223.4—2731
71I. PopovCentre-forwardBulgaria380.2—31056.6%454.3%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)15-9-12 in 36
Goals (for / against)42 / 34
Clean sheets15
Last 5WLWWW

Completed transfers · 2025/26

All seasons →

In

C. HüseynovDinamo Tirana· Back from Loan2025/26
C. HüseynovTomori Berat· Back from Loan2025/26
C. HüseynovKKeshla FC· Back from Loan2025/26
S. KovachevAkhmat· Free agent2025/26
S. KovachevAkhmat· Free agent2025/26
B. KaragarenCSKA 1948 Sofia II· Free Transfer2025/26
I. PopovBotev Plovdiv· Free agent2025/26
I. PopovBotev Plovdiv· Free agent2025/26

Out

C. HüseynovPetrolul Ploiesti· Free agent2025/26
C. HüseynovPetrolul Ploiesti· Free agent2025/26
S. IvanovLudogorets· Transfer2025/26
I. TilevTTilev Ivan· Free agent2025/26
I. TilevHebar 1918· Free agent2025/26
I. TilevHebar 1918· Free agent2025/26
I. KazakovPirin Blagoevgrad· Free agent2025/26
I. KazakovPirin Blagoevgrad· Free agent2025/26