K. Despodov · career
Kiril Vasilev Despodov
Center Forward · PAOK · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending down
The record covers 4 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 68 appearances, 13 goals and 12 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at PAOK — Season rating 39, 10 goals and 7 assists in 33 games. Form has slipped 26 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 26 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | PAOK | 18 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | PAOK | 16 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | PAOK | 33 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | Ludogorets | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Ludogorets | 30 | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Ludogorets | 25 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | LudogoretsLoan | 20 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Cagliari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | Sturm GrazLoan | 19 | 8 | 5 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Cagliari | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | CSKA Sofia | 16 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | CSKA Sofia | 25 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | CSKA Sofia II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Litex | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Litex | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Litex | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Litex | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Litex | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2025/26 | Friendlies | 7 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 5 | 3 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 4 | 3 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 7 | 2 | |
| 2020/21 | UEFA Nations League | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Euro Championship | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | UEFA Nations League | 4 | 1 | |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015/16 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Bulgaria U21 | 2019/20 | UEFA U21 Championship | 5 | 4 |
| 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 7 | 1 | |
| Bulgaria U19 | 2015/16 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 2 |
| 2014/15 | UEFA U19 Championship | 8 | 2 | |
| 2013/14 | UEFA U19 Championship | 6 | 1 | |
| Bulgaria U17 | 2013/14 | UEFA U17 Championship | 6 | 5 |
| 2012/13 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 0 |
Honours
First League×4Super Cup×3Cup×2Super League 1×2First League×3Super Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League 1 | 18 | 807 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Friendliesat Bulgaria | 7 | 606 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| UEFA Europa League | 8 | 363 | 1 | 2 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
26 played1 unused sub32 not in squad· 1170 min, 4g 3a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A Ajax | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A GO Ahead Eagles | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Friendlies Clubs | H Apollon Limassol | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A NEC Nijmegen | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 7 | UEFA Europa League | H Wolfsberger AC | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 14 | UEFA Europa League | A Wolfsberger AC | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 21 | UEFA Europa League | A HNK Rijeka | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Super League 1 | H Larisa | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Aug 28 | UEFA Europa League | H HNK Rijeka | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Super League 1 | H Atromitos | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Sep 14 | Super League 1 | A OFI | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 17 | Cup | A Levadiakos | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Super League 1 | H Panetolikos | 0-0 | Played | 18 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 24 | UEFA Europa League | H Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-0 | Played | 24 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 28 | Super League 1 | A Asteras Tripolis | 3-3 | Played | 70 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Oct 2 | UEFA Europa League | A Celta Vigo | 1-3 | Played | 70 | 6.0 | ||
| Oct 5 | Super League 1 | H Olympiakos Piraeus | 2-1 | Played | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 19 | Super League 1 | A AEK Athens FC | 2-0 | Played | 19 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 23 | UEFA Europa League | A Lille | 4-3 | Played | 81 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Oct 26 | Super League 1 | H Volos NFC | 3-0 | Played | 69 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 29 | Cup | H Larisa | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | Super League 1 | A Panserraikos | 5-0 | Played | 69 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 6 | UEFA Europa League | H BSC Young Boys | 4-0 | Played | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 9 | Super League 1 | A Panathinaikos | 1-2 | Played | 59 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 23 | Super League 1 | H Kifisia | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 27 | UEFA Europa League | H Brann | 1-1 | Played | 11 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 30 | Super League 1 | A Levadiakos | 3-2 | Played | 22 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 3 | Cup | A Aris Thessalonikis | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 7 | Super League 1 | H Aris Thessalonikis | 3-1 | Played | 23 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 11 | UEFA Europa League | A Ludogorets | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Dec 14 | Super League 1 | A Atromitos | 0-2 | Played | 80 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 17 | Cup | H Marko | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 21 | Super League 1 | H Panathinaikos | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 6 | Cup | H Atromitos | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Super League 1 | A Panetolikos | 3-0 | Played | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 14 | Cup | A Olympiakos Piraeus | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 18 | Super League 1 | H OFI | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 22 | UEFA Europa League | H Real Betis | 2-0 | Played | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 29 | UEFA Europa League | A Lyon | 2-4 | Played | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 1 | Super League 1 | H Panserraikos | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 8.9 |
| Feb 4 | Cup | A Panathinaikos | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 8 | Super League 1 | A Aris Thessalonikis | 0-0 | Played | 57 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 11 | Cup | H Panathinaikos | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 15 | Super League 1 | H AEK Athens FC | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 19 | UEFA Europa League | H Celta Vigo | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 22 | Super League 1 | A Larisa | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 26 | UEFA Europa League | A Celta Vigo | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 1 | Super League 1 | H Asteras Tripolis | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 4 | Super League 1 | A Kifisia | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 8 | Super League 1 | A Olympiakos Piraeus | 0-0 | Played | 9 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 15 | Super League 1 | H Levadiakos | 3-0 | Played | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 22 | Super League 1 | A Volos NFC | 1-2 | Played | 32 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 5 | Super League 1 | H Panathinaikos | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 19 | Super League 1 | A AEK Athens FC | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | Cup | H OFI | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 3 | Super League 1 | H Olympiakos Piraeus | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 10 | Super League 1 | A Olympiakos Piraeus | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 13 | Super League 1 | H AEK Athens FC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 17 | Super League 1 | A Panathinaikos | 2-2 | Not in squad | — |