 Kamburov withLokomotiv Plovdiv in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Andreev Kamburov | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-10-13)13 October 1980 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Svilengrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Botev Plovdiv | 11 | (1) |
| 2000 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Svilengrad | 19 | (7) |
| 2001 | Botev Plovdiv | 9 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Spartak Pleven | 31 | (6) |
| 2002–2006 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 91 | (73) |
| 2006–2007 | Al Ahli Dubai | 22 | (13) |
| 2007 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 11 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Asteras Tripolis | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 44 | (33) |
| 2010–2012 | Dalian Shide | 64 | (27) |
| 2013 | CSKA Sofia | 11 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 35 | (20) |
| 2014 | CSKA Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 91 | (47) |
| 2017–2020 | Beroe | 94 | (48) |
| 2020 | CSKA 1948 | 15 | (9) |
| 2021 | Beroe | 28 | (10) |
| Total | 591 | (305) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Bulgaria | 15 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin Andreev Kamburov (Bulgarian:Мартин Андреев Камбуров; born 13 October 1980) is a Bulgarian former professionalfootballer who played as astriker. He is the top scorer inBulgarian First League history with 256 goals.[1]
Kamburov spent the majority of his career withLokomotiv Plovdiv. He is Lokomotiv's all-time 2nd highest goalscorer in the Bulgarian League, scoring 145 goals in his five periods with the club. He also played forBotev Plovdiv,Svilengrad,Spartak Pleven,Lokomotiv Sofia,CSKA Sofia,Al Ahli Dubai, Greek sideAsteras Tripolis, ChineseDalian Shide,Beroe andCSKA 1948.
Born inSvilengrad,[2] Kamburov began his career withBotev Plovdiv. He made his first-team debut during1998–99 season, scoring his first goal in a 3–1 away loss againstNeftochimic Burgas on 6 March 1999. Then he switched to local rivalsLokomotiv Plovdiv, with whom he won the top Bulgarian league,A PFG, in 2004, and the bronze medals in 2005. Kamburov was also the league top scorer in these two seasons with 26 and 27 goals respectively.[3]
In December 2005, Kamburov was transferred to the UAE inAl-Ahli (Dubai) side for€2 million and signed a five-year contract.[4] He was capped 33 times and scored 16 goals. In 2007, he returned to his former club –Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
Lokomotiv Sofia signed Martin Kamburov on 9 January 2009 to a three-year deal. He was given the number 19 shirt. Kamburov had an excellent start to the season, netting 10 goals in just 6 games, including a spectacularhat-trick in Loko Sofia's away game againstLevski Sofia on 11 April 2009 to help the team from theNadezhda district secure a historic 3:0 win. Kamburov became the top scorer in the 2008/2009 season in theBulgarian A Professional Football Group, managing 17 goals in total, a remarkable achievement given that he only played in half of the season's games.[5]In the winter of 2009, Kamburov won the best forward ofA PFG award once again. At around the same time, he was again called up for theBulgaria national football team, with his selection greeted with enthusiasm by most Bulgarian fans.[6]
Kamburov ended the 2009/2010 season with 29 matches and 16 goals.
Kamburov was transferred toDalian Shide in July 2010.[7] He made his debut for Dalian on 28 July and scored his firstCSL goal on 1 August.
On 18 December 2012 Kamburov signed a one-and-a-half-year deal withCSKA Sofia.[8] His official debut came in the 0:2 home loss againstLitex Lovech on 2 March 2013 and he scored his first goal on 31 March 2013 in the 3:0 home win overMinyor Pernik.[9] Kamburov made his first appearance inThe Eternal Derby on 27 April 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a match that was lost 1:2 by his team.[10]
In the summer of 2013, Kamburov rejoinedLokomotiv Plovdiv.[11] He became the league's top scorer in the 2013–14 season for fourth time in his career with 20 goals in 35 matches.
On 5 June 2014, Kamburov returned toCSKA Sofia, signing a contract for a period of one year.[12] Kamburov's second stint with the "armymen" turned out to be even shorter than the first, as he made just two official appearances for the team - in the matches withMoldovan teamZimbru Chisinau in theUEFA Europa League,[13][14] before leaving the club in late July 2014,[15] in part due to his belief that he may not be able to get sufficient playing time for them.[16]
Kamburov then rejoined Lokomotiv Plovdiv and scored a goal in his first game of the2014–15 season - a 2–1 away win overHaskovo on 2 August.[17]On 3 August 2017, Kamburov's contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[18]
On 8 August 2017, Kamburov signed withBeroe Stara Zagora.[19] Following the departure ofMartin Raynov in February 2019, Kamburov was made captain of Beroe. On 5 March 2019, he signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at Beroe until 2020.[20]
In June 2020, while still part of the Beroe team with which he completedthe season, Kamburov signed a deal withCSKA 1948.[21]
On 13 September 2021, Kamburov scored the only goal in Beroe's 1:0 win overTsarsko Selo, which was the 254th occasion of him finding the net in the Bulgarian top division. He thus surpassedPetar Zhekov's record of 253 goals.[1]
Kamburov earned his first cap forBulgaria on 18 November 2003, replacing goalscorerVladimir Manchev in the 1:0 away win overSouth Korea in afriendly match.[22][23]
| Club | Season | League | National cups | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 1998–99 | A PFG | 9 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 12 | 2 | |||
| Svilengrad | 1999–00 | V AFG | 11 | 4 | – | – | 11 | 4 | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2000–01 | B PFG | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Svilengrad | 2000–01 | V AFG | 8 | 3 | – | – | 8 | 3 | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2000–01 | A PFG | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | |
| Spartak Pleven | 2001–02 | A PFG | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 5 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2002–03 | A PFG | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 8 | |
| 2003–04 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 25 | |||
| 2004–05 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 27 | |||
| 2005–06 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 13 | |||
| Total | 91 | 73 | 0 | 0 | – | 91 | 73 | |||
| Al-Ahli | 2005–0–06 | Gulf League | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 7 | |
| 2006–07 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 9 | |||
| Total | 33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 16 | |||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2007–08 | A PFG | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 5 | |
| Asteras Tripoli | 2007–08 | Super League Greece | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2008–09 | A PFG | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 17 | |
| 2009–10 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 16 | |||
| Total | 44 | 33 | 0 | 0 | – | 44 | 33 | |||
| Dalian Shide | 2010 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 10 | |||
| 2012 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 10 | |||
| Total | 64 | 27 | 0 | 0 | – | 64 | 27 | |||
| CSKA Sofia | 2012–13 | A PFG | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 3 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2013–14 | A PFG | 35 | 20 | 4 | 1 | – | 39 | 21 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2014–15 | A PFG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2014–15 | A PFG | 28 | 13 | 4 | 1 | – | 32 | 14 | |
| 2015–16 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 0 | – | 30 | 18 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bulgarian First League | 33 | 16 | 2 | 1 | – | 35 | 17 | ||
| Total | 89 | 47 | 8 | 2 | – | 97 | 49 | |||
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2017–18 | Bulgarian First League | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 14 | |
| 2018–19 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 0 | – | 37 | 16 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 18 | |||
| Total | 94 | 48 | 4 | 0 | – | 98 | 48 | |||
| CSKA 1948 | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 9 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 15 | 6 | |
| 2021–22 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 13 | 6 | |||
| Total | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | – | 28 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 584 | 307 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 607 | 313 | ||
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