Martin Stoychev

{{Short description|Bulgarian football player (born 2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Plamenov|Stoychev|lang=Bulgarian}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Martin Stoychev | image = Martin Stoychev.jpg | caption = Stoychev in 2024 | fullname = Martin Plamenov Stoychev | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|10|17}} | birth_place = Dragoman, Bulgaria | height = 1.78 m<ref>[http://fpleague.bg/bg/statistics/player?teamID=1099&playerID=5624&sortID= Профил Мартин Стойчев]</ref> | currentclub = CSKA Sofia | clubnumber = 20 | position = Right back | youthyears1 = 2011–2018 | youthclubs1 = FC Dragoman | youthyears2 = 2018–2023 | youthclubs2 = Septemvri Sofia | years1 = 2020–2024 | clubs1 = Septemvri Sofia | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2023–2024 | clubs2 = → Arda Kardzhali (loan) | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2024– | clubs3 = CSKA Sofia | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2025 | clubs4 = CSKA Sofia II | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2026 | clubs5 = → Botev Vratsa (loan) | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2021–2023 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U19 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2022– | nationalteam2 = Bulgaria U21 | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = 16:41, 14 April 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = 03:49, 12 September 2024 (UTC) | image_size = | alt = }}

'''Martin Plamenov Stoychev''' (Bulgarian: Мартин Стойчев; born 17 October 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a full back for CSKA Sofia.

==Career== Stoychev began his career in the local FC Dragoman at the age of 11, before moving to Septemvri Sofia academy in 2018. He made his professional debut for the club in 2020 on his 17th birthday, in a league match against Litex Lovech.<ref>[https://balkanec.bg/martin-stoychev-s-debyut-v-predstavitelniya-tim-na-septemvri-sf-vav-vtora-liga-navrah-17-tiya-si-rozhden-den-48486.html Мартин Стойчев дебютира във Втора лига с представителния отбор на Септември Сф навръх 17-тия си рожден ден (Драгоман, Спорт) - balkanec.bg]</ref> On 17 October 2022, in a league match against Levski Sofia, he received an injury that ruled him out until end of the season.<ref>[https://dsport.bg/martin-stoichev-pred-dsport-za-kontuziata-i-vazstanovavaneto-si~97723.html Стойчев: В Пирогов научих, че Септември завърши достойно срещу Левски]</ref> Ironically, before this, Levski had contacted him and expressed a desire to sign him during the winter break, but the transfer failed.<ref>[https://7dnisport.bg/archives/247808 Националът Мартин Стойчев: Ще кажа цялата истина за трансфер в Левски]</ref> After Septemvri were relegated to the Second League, in July 2023 he signed a year-long loan deal with First League team Arda Kardzhali.<ref>[https://bntnews.bg/news/martin-stoichev-podpisa-ednogodishen-dogovor-s-arda-karjali-1239230news.html Мартин Стойчев подписа едногодишен договор с Арда Кърджали]</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club=== {{updated|13 April 2026}}<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/martin-plamenov-stoychev/665490/|title= M. Stoychev - Profile with news, career statistics and history|publisher=Soccerway}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Colspan="3"|Club performance!!Colspan="2"|League!!Colspan="2"|Cup!!Colspan="2"|Continental!!Colspan="2"|Other!!Colspan="3"|Total |- !Club!!League!!Season!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- !Colspan="3"|Bulgaria!!Colspan="2"|League!!Colspan="2"|Bulgarian Cup!!Colspan="2"|Europe!!Colspan="2"|Other<ref group=lower-alpha>Includes Promotion/relegation play-off matches.</ref>!!Colspan="2"|Total |- |rowspan="4" valign="center"|Septemvri Sofia | rowspan="2"|Second League |2020–21 |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||5||0 |- |2021–22 |26||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||0 |- |First League |2022–23 |14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||14||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total ! 45 !! 0 !! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 48 !! 0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Arda Kardzhali (loan) | rowspan="4"|First League | rowspan="2"|2023–24 |19||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||19||0 |- |rowspan="4" valign="center"|CSKA Sofia |4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0 |- |2024–25 |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||0||0 |- |2025–26 |2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||3||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total ! 6 !! 0 !! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 8 !! 0 |- |rowspan=3|CSKA Sofia II |rowspan=2|Second League |2024–25 |4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0 |- |2025–26 |7||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total ! 11 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 11 !! 0 |- |align=center valign=center|Botev Vratsa (loan) |First League |2025–26 |9||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||10||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career statistics !! 90 !! 0 !! 6 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 96 !! 0 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

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==External links== * {{Soccerway|new_id=stoychev-martin/ILtIwxFA}}

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