Martin Minchev

Minchev's current-season form is up 575% on last season (Season 4→27), while his Rating climbed 33→36. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cracovia Krakow	2	0	0	6.9	—	—
2025/26	Cracovia Krakow · 13th	29	4	1	6.71	36	27
2024/25	Cracovia Krakow · 6th	9	1	0	6.76	33	4
2024/25	Rizespor · 9th	5	0	0	6.63	39	0
2023/24	Rizespor · 9th	33	3	0	6.68	48	13
2023/24	Sparta Praha	2	0	0	6.5	—	—
2022/23	Sparta Praha	3	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Bulgaria · international

Side	Apps	G
Bulgaria	27	0
Bulgaria U21	21	2
Bulgaria U19	9	1
Bulgaria U17	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

M. Minchev is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Cracovia Krakow, rated 35.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 86th of 337 on scout potential in the Ekstraklasa. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (53.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Minchev.

Judged on this season alone, Minchev graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 83 central midfielders in the Ekstraklasa, on 4 goals, 1 assist and 2.687 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 27). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, top 26% of the 83 central midfielders in the Ekstraklasa. At 25 Minchev is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Minchev is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

Current potentialTop 26% central midfielders · Ekstraklasa Current seasonTop 37% central midfielders · Ekstraklasa30th-best central midfielder in the Ekstraklasa86th in the Ekstraklasa · potential21st-highest potential central midfielder in the Ekstraklasa

35.5

Ratingi

21st of 83 central midfielders

27.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

53.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.69

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cracovia Krakow finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

2.69

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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 4 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 53.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 35.5, Minchev carries the 21st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ekstraklasa (top 26%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Cracovia Krakow finished 13th of 18) — 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 (2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %53.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.219

Assists / 900.055

Goal contribution / 900.274

Defensive actions / 902.687

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %28.6

Shot accuracy %53.8

Pass accuracy %70

Dribble success %30.4

Cards / 900.219

Foul involvement / 902.742

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 25, Minchev sits on 6.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Minchev's projected Rating — 35.5 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ekstraklasa with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Shots on target14

Shots26

Passing

Assists1

Chances created14

Passes310

Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles7

Dribble success30.4%

Duels won108

Duels won %50.2%

Fouls won23

Defending

Tackles43

Interceptions5

Blocks1

Fouls committed27

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cracovia Krakow2024/25 – now

Rizespor2023/24 – 2024/25

Sparta Praha2020/21 – 2023/24

Cherno More Varnauntil 2020/21

About M. Minchev

Martin Yankov Minchev is a 25-year-old central midfielder who plays for Cracovia Krakow, born on April 22, 2001 in Varna, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Bulgaria. Cracovia Krakow currently sit 13th of 18 in the Ekstraklasa.

This season

In the current season, M. Minchev has made 29 appearances with 4 goals and 1 assist across 1,641 minutes, averaging a 6.55 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Ekstraklasa and the Cup. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When M. Minchev plays, Cracovia Krakow's record this season is 9W-12D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.78 at home against 6.63 on the road.

Recent matches

May 23, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Korona Kielce (20 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 11, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Radomiak Radom (24 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 3, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Zaglebie Lubin (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Pogon Szczecin (58 minutes, 6 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs GKS Katowice (12 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 14, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Wisla Plock (58 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 8, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Legia Warszawa (59 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 27, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Piast Gliwice (31 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
February 14, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Jagiellonia (62 minutes, 6.5 rating)
February 6, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Lechia Gdansk (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Minchev at 35.5 with a Season form score of 27.3, ranking 86th of 337 central midfielders in the Ekstraklasa. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Czech Liga and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, M. Minchev has totalled 180 club appearances with 25 goals and 3 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 33 appearances for Rizespor.

M. Minchev's career has also included time at Rizespor, Sparta Praha and Cherno More Varna.

On the international stage, M. Minchev has represented Bulgaria, Bulgaria U21, Bulgaria U19, Bulgaria U17 — 63 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Cracovia Krakow finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points