Vasil Bozhikov

Early career

Bozhikov was born in Gotse Delchev. He began playing football with hometown club Pirin Gotse Delchev, where he spent one year. Then he played youth football with Botev Plovdiv and Botev 2002. In 2006, Bozhikov joined Gigant Saedinenie, where he made his senior debut in the Third League. For two-and-a-half seasons he made over 80 appearances for Gigant.

Minyor Pernik

In February 2009, Bozhikov signed professional contract with First League side Minyor Pernik after a successful trial period. He made his league debut on 16 March 2009 in a 0–0 home draw against Litex Lovech. At the end of July 2011, Bozhikov spent a week on trial with Belgian side Genk, playing in a pre-season match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, but he did not sign for Genk. During his spell at Pernik, Bozhikov made a total of 70 league appearances for the club.

Litex Lovech

On 1 December 2011, it was announced that Litex Lovech had agreed a deal with Minyor to sign Bozhikov; Minyor announced that the contract would begin on 1 January 2012. Bozhikov was given the number 4 shirt and signed a three-year contract. He made his debut on 22 April 2012 in a 1–1 away draw against Ludogorets Razgrad, playing the full 90 minutes. Bozhikov became a regular in the team during a 2012–13 season, making 26 league starts. In the 2013–14 season, he scored his first goal for Litex in a 2–1 away win over Sozopol in the Bulgarian Cup on 6 November 2013. In January 2015, Bozhikov signed a new…

In February 2014, Bozhikov was named in the senior Bulgarian squad for the first time, ahead of a friendly against Belarus in March, but did not feature. In March 2016, he was called up for friendly matches against Portugal and against Macedonia, and made his senior debut as a substitute on 26 March, in a 1–0 away win over Portugal, replacing Strahil Popov in the 88th minute. On 29 March, Bozhikov made his first start for Bulgaria in a friendly against Macedonia at Philip II Arena. Bozhikov scored his first goal for Bulgaria on 25 March 2019, when he headed from a corner kick in a 1–1 draw against Kosovo in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match.

Club

As of 20 November 2019

National team

As of match played 26 March 2022

International goals

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.

Slovan Bratislava

Fortuna Liga (4): 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 Slovnaft Cup (3): 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21 Individual

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year Third place: 2019 Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2019-20, 2020-21