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Birsent Karagaren

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Birsent Karagaren
Personal information
Full name Birsent Hamdi Karagaren
Date of birth (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
CSKA 1948
Number 11
Youth career
Asenovets
0000–2011 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Asenovets 26 (5)
2012 Shumen 12 (0)
2013 Etar 1924 2 (0)
2013–2014 Vereya 28 (23)
2014–2016 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 62 (9)
2017–2018 Dunav Ruse 48 (11)
2018–2023 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 139 (23)
2023– CSKA 1948 45 (6)
International career
2019– Bulgaria 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:15, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Birsent Hamdi Karagaren (Bulgarian: Бирсент Хамди Карагарен; born 6 December 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for CSKA 1948 and the Bulgaria national team. He made his debut for his country in October 2019.

Career

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Early career

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Born in Asenovgrad, Karagaren played as a youth for local club Asenovets and Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He also spent time in Shumen, Etar 1924 and Vereya, before joined Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2014.

Dunav Ruse

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On 19 January 2017 Karagaren signed for Dunav Ruse from Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2] He made his debut for the team on 17 February 2017 in a 0:4 loss to Beroe.[3] In the next match for the league on 24 February, he scored both goals for the 2:0 win against Botev Plovdiv, becoming a man of the match.[4] He scored again in the match against Levski Sofia on 28 February 2017.[5]

CSKA 1948

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On 25 July 2024, he scored the only goal in the 1:0 victory at home against Montenegrin team Budućnost Podgorica in a UEFA Conference League qualifying match, securing CSKA 1948's first ever win in a European club tournament.[6]

International career

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Karagaren received his first call-up for senior Bulgarian squad in October 2019 for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Montenegro and England on 11 and 14 October.[7] He made his debut on 11 October 2019 in a game against Montenegro. He substituted Wanderson in the 77th minute.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 23 October 2021[9]
Club Season Division League Cup[a] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Asenovets 2011–12 Third League 26 5 0 0 26 5
Shumen 2010 2012–13 Second League 12 0 0 0 12 0
Etar 1924 2012–13 First League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Vereya 2013–14 Third League 28 23 0 0 28 23
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2014–15 First League 30 5 5 1 35 6
2015–16 26 3 2 0 28 3
2016–17 6 1 1 1 7 2
Dunav Ruse 17 5 1 0 18 5
2017–18 31 6 0 0 2 0 33 6
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2018–19 32 3 3 1 35 4
2019–20 28 7 6 2 4 0 38 9
2020–21 31 4 4 1 2 0 37 5
2021–22 12 0 1 0 3 0 16 0
Career total 283 62 23 6 11 0 317 68
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Honours

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Club

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References

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  1. ^ "Профил на Бирсент Хамди Карагерен" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Дунав привлече Карагарен, сделката за Огнянов също пред финализиране" (in Bulgarian). fcdunav.eu. 19 January 2017.
  3. ^ Летящ старт за Берое, заралии с тежък погром над Дунав
  4. ^ Дунав нанесе звучен шамар по амбициите на Ботев (Пд) за място в Топ 6, Карагерен над всички
  5. ^ Трагичното представяне на Левски продължава
  6. ^ Belovski, Dimitar (25 July 2024). "ФК ЦСКА 1948 - Будучност 1:0 в квалификационен мач от Лигата на конференциите" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ Карагарен: Ще дам всичко от себе си за България
  8. ^ "Montenegro v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 11 October 2019.
  9. ^ Birsent Karagaren at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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