Martin Paskalev

Martin Paskalev
Paskalev in 2021 with Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Personal information
Full name Martin Krasimirov Paskalev
Date of birth (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Svilengrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Arda Kardzhali
Number 24
Youth career
CSKA Sofia
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2025 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 93 (4)
2020–2021 → Spartak Varna (loan) 23 (7)
2025 Sarajevo 17 (1)
2026– Arda Kardzhali 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2026

Martin Krasimirov Paskalev (Bulgarian: Мартин Красимиров Паскалев; born 25 December 2001) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for First League club Arda Kardzhali.

Career

Born in Svilengrad, Paskalev played as a youth for local club FC Svilengrad, CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

He made his debut for the first team of Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 19 April 2019 in a 0:2 loss to Dunav Ruse. He scored his first goal for Lokomotiv on 12 September 2022 for the 1:0 win against Septemvri Sofia, becoming a man of the match. In 2020 he was sent on loan to Spartak Varna until end of the season. In January 2026, following a stint abroad with Bosnian club Sarajevo, Paskalev signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Arda Kardzhali.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2018–19 Bulgarian First League 10——10
2019–20 Bulgarian First League 00——00
2020–21 Bulgarian First League 00——00
2021–22 Bulgarian First League 1603000190
2022–23 Bulgarian First League 33320—353
2023–24 Bulgarian First League 27020—290
2024–25 Bulgarian First League 16110—171
Total 93480001014
Spartak Varna (loan) 2020–21 Bulgarian Third League 23710—247
Sarajevo 2024–25 Bosnian Premier League 13150—181
2025–26 Bosnian Premier League 40101060
Total 1716010241
Career total 133121501014912

Honours

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Sarajevo

References

  1. ↑ "Свиленградският футболен талант Мартин Паскалев се върна при "смърфовете"". e-svilengrad.com. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Те са млади, целеустремени и амбициозни: Локомотив (Пд) представя Мартин Паскалев". topsport.bg. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Локомотив подписа договор с Мартин Паскалев". lokomotivpd.com. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Мартин Паскалев подписа с Локо и обяви: Върнах се у дома! Този отбор ме създаде!". plovdiv24.bg. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Локо (Пловдив) си тръгна доволен от София след гол на младок". sportal.bg. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Паскалев ще пие шампанското след победния гол". gong.bg. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Локо си връща млад защитник от Варна
  8. ↑ "Мартин Паскалев подсили Арда" (in Bulgarian). bntnews.bg. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "M. Paskalev: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 October 2025.