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
Early career
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
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
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
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
Club
- 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
Honours
Club
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv
References
- ^ "Профил на Бирсент Хамди Карагерен" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Дунав привлече Карагарен, сделката за Огнянов също пред финализиране" (in Bulgarian). fcdunav.eu. 19 January 2017.
- ^ Летящ старт за Берое, заралии с тежък погром над Дунав
- ^ Дунав нанесе звучен шамар по амбициите на Ботев (Пд) за място в Топ 6, Карагерен над всички
- ^ Трагичното представяне на Левски продължава
- ^ 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.
- ^ Карагарен: Ще дам всичко от себе си за България
- ^ "Montenegro v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 11 October 2019.
- ^ Birsent Karagaren at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
External links
- Birsent Karagaren at Soccerway
- Profile at LPortala at the Wayback Machine (archived December 13, 2014)