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24.8
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
23.6
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 25/25 rated

Club profile

LeagueFirst League
League position2nd of 16
Squad size25
Average age27
CountryBulgaria

Team scout report

Title contender2nd of 16 · First League

Ludogorets sit 2nd of 16 in the First League, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 24.8 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 23.6 across the wider group. Recent form reads WDLWD.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 80.3% on last season (Season 13.6 → 24.5), while squad talent has eased 51.1% (Rating 48.2 → 23.6). Of the 12 players with a season to compare, 3 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

I. Chochev is the form pick (Season 41), while P. Stanić carries the highest ceiling (Rating 35). In the market, the headline arrival is K. Duah (€ 3M), and P. Stanić is the most valuable asset at 5.8.

24.8
80.3%
Squad season
23.6
51.1%
Squad rating
2ndof 16
League finish
WDLWD
Last 5
Top performer
I. Chochev
Season 41
Highest potential
P. Stanić
Rating 35
Marquee signing
K. Duah
€ 3M
Top asset
P. Stanić
Value 5.8

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
2510
Defence
1820
Midfield
1327
Attack
1329

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Chochev
4112
Duah
3623
Bonmann
3513
Stanić
3035
Nedyalkov
2811
Verdon
2819
Almeida
2715
Son
2113
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1I. Chochev12goals
  2. 2K. Duah8goals
  3. 3P. Stanić7goals
  4. 4Erick Marcus4goals
  5. 5E. Bille3goals

Top assists

  1. 1P. Stanić7assists
  2. 2B. Tekpetey3assists
  3. 3Erick Marcus3assists
  4. 4Caio Vidal3assists
  5. 5A. Nedyalkov2assists

Squad · 25

Nat.
1S. PadtGoalkeeperNetherlands360.42—1560.2%785.6%
39H. BonmannGoalkeeperGermany3217—35431.8%1362.8%
2J. AnderssonFull-backSweden291.951189.2%1945.5%
3A. NedyalkovCentre-backBulgaria330.78—2811
4Dinis AlmeidaFull-backPortugal311.38127265.3%1559.9%
15E. KurtulusCentre-backSweden262.94—676%2622.5%
17SonFull-backSpain321812150.4%1373.3%
24O. VerdonCentre-backBenin301.8822819
27Vinícius NogueiraFull-backBrazil243.526—1072.9%3122.5%
42S. ShishkovCentre-backBulgaria203.1——631
55I. NachmiasCentre-backIsrael292111919
10Matheus MachadoCentral midfielder
Loanfrom Al-Fateh
Brazil233.34—189.9%2942.1%
14P. StanićAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Serbia255.8973035
18I. ChochevDefensive midfielderBulgaria330.89124112
20A. CamaraCentral midfielderGuinea2531—099%2631%
23Deroy DuarteDefensive midfielderCape Verde273.1811558.4%2760.8%
26F. KaločDefensive midfielderCzechia263.18—391.8%2758%
37B. TekpeteyAttacking midfielder
played FWD · MID
Ghana281.661923
77Erick MarcusAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Brazil223.894173539.2%
82I. YordanovCentral midfielderBulgaria253.12—027
9K. DuahCentre-forwardSwitzerland292.438367.4%2362.5%
11Caio VidalWinger
played MID · FWD
Brazil253.662123148.1%
12Rwan CruzCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Loanfrom Botafogo
on loan at Botafogo · 193 min, 0g
Brazil253.5242629
29E. BilleCentre-forwardCôte d'Ivoire213.463933
73F. GigovCentre-forwardBulgaria192.7——030

Season form

Record (W-D-L)19-11-7 in 37
Goals (for / against)61 / 25
Clean sheets20
Last 5WDLWD

Fixtures & results

First League19W 11D 7LUEFA Europa League5W 1D 6LUEFA Champions League2W 3D 1LCup3W 1D 1LFriendlies Clubs0W 3D 1LSuper Cup1W 0D 0L
30W 19D 16L in 65 · 98–62
May 29HLokomotiv Plovdiv0–0D
May 25HCSKA Sofia1–0W
May 16ACSKA 19480–1L
May 13HLevski Sofia1–1D
May 9ALevski Sofia1–0W
May 3ACSKA Sofia0–1L
Apr 29ACSKA Sofia0–0D
Apr 25HCSKA 19481–2L
Apr 21HCSKA Sofia1–2L
Apr 15AArda Kardzhali0–1L
Apr 9HCherno More Varna0–0D
Apr 5HCSKA 19483–0W
Mar 19ASpartak Varna5–1W
Mar 14HCSKA Sofia3–0W
Mar 9AMontana3–0W
Mar 5HLevski Sofia1–0W
Mar 2HLokomotiv Plovdiv1–1D
Feb 26AFerencvarosi TC0–2L
Feb 23ABotev Plovdiv1–2L
Feb 19HFerencvarosi TC2–1W
Feb 15HBeroe2–1W
Feb 11HLevski Sofia1–0W
Feb 7ALokomotiv Sofia3–1W
Feb 3ALevski Sofia1–0W
Jan 29HNice1–0W
Jan 22ARangers0–1L
Dec 19ABeroe4–0W
Dec 15ASeptemvri Sofia3–1W
Dec 11HPAOK3–3D
Dec 8HSlavia Sofia1–1D
Dec 4ADobrudzha2–0W
Nov 30HBotev Vratsa2–0W
Nov 27HCelta Vigo3–2W
Nov 23ASeptemvri Sofia2–0W
Nov 9HArda Kardzhali2–3L
Nov 6AFerencvarosi TC1–3L
Nov 2ACherno More Varna0–0D
Oct 30AChernomorets 1919 Burgas3–2W
Oct 27ACSKA 19484–5L
Oct 23ABSC Young Boys2–3L
Oct 18HSpartak Varna1–1D
Oct 5ACSKA Sofia0–0D
Oct 2HReal Betis0–2L
Sep 28HMontana3–0W
Sep 24AMalmo FF2–1W
Sep 19ALevski Sofia0–0D
Sep 14ALokomotiv Plovdiv1–1D
Aug 31HBotev Plovdiv2–1W
Aug 28HShkendija4–1W
Aug 21AShkendija1–2L
Aug 17HLokomotiv Sofia0–0D
Aug 12AFerencvarosi TC0–3L
Aug 9ASlavia Sofia3–0W
Aug 6HFerencvarosi TC0–0D
Aug 2HDobrudzha2–1W
Jul 30HHNK Rijeka3–1W
Jul 25ABotev Vratsa1–0W
Jul 22AHNK Rijeka0–0D
Jul 19HSeptemvri Sofia5–0W
Jul 16ADinamo Minsk2–2D
Jul 9HDinamo Minsk1–0W
Jul 1HHradec Králové0–2L
Jun 30HFC Copenhagen0–0D
Jun 25HLegia Warszawa2–2D
Jan 15HSanfrecce Hiroshima—·
Jan 7AFC Botosani1–1D

Completed transfers · 2026/27

All seasons →

In

T. NedelevBotev Plovdiv· Return from loan2026/27
N. Sonko-SundbergAris Thessalonikis· Return from loan2026/27
E. RodríguezBotev Plovdiv· Return from loan2026/27
Nathan FernandesBotafogo· Loan2026/27
Hossam AbdelmaguidZamalek SC· Transfer2026/27
Hossam AbdelmaguidZamalek SC· Transfer2026/27
M. PolendakovSheffield Utd· Loan2026/27

Out

T. NedelevBotev Plovdiv· Free agent2026/27
D. HristovCherno More Varna· Free agent2026/27
Pedro NaressiServette FC· Free agent2026/27
N. Sonko-SundbergAris Thessalonikis· Transfer2026/27
Z. StoimenovSStoimenov Zlatomir· Free agent2026/27
E. RodríguezSanta Fe· Loan2026/27
S. IvanovArda Kardzhali· Transfer2026/27
S. IvanovArda Kardzhali· Transfer2026/27