Domestic-league season · Lokomotiv Sofia.
B. Katsarov is a 32-year-old central defender at Lokomotiv Sofia, rated 12.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 209th of 241 in the First League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (41.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.93 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Katsarov.
Judged on this season alone, Katsarov graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 41 of the 41 centre-backs in the First League, on 4 clean sheets and 2.928 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Katsarov, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 33rd of 41 of the 41 centre-backs in the First League. At 32 Katsarov is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.
2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 12.6, Katsarov carries the 33rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the First League of 41, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Lokomotiv Sofia finished 11th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 32, Katsarov sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Katsarov's projected Rating — 12.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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