 Bozhikov with Litex Lovech in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasil Georgiev Bozhikov | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Pirin Gotse Delchev | ||
| 1997–2002 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 2002–2006 | Botev 2002 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Gigant Saedinenie | 67 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Minyor Pernik | 70 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Litex Lovech | 91 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Kasımpaşa | 23 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Slovan Bratislava | 110 | (3) |
| Total | 361 | (7) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Bulgaria U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Bulgaria | 38 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:39, 28 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2022 | |||
Vasil Georgiev Bozhikov (Bulgarian: Васил Георгиев Божиков; born 2 June 1988) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who captained his latest club - Fortuna Liga club Slovan Bratislava and played for the Bulgarian national team. He usually played as a centre back.
Bozhikov began his senior career with Third League club Gigant Saedinenie, spending two and a half seasons before signed his first professional contract with First League club Minyor Pernik in February 2009. After three years with Minyor, he joined Litex Lovech in January 2012. Bozhikov made over 100 appearances for Litex and signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa in July 2015. After two seasons with Kasımpaşa, he signed for Slovan Bratislava on a free transfer in July 2017.
In 2016, Bozhikov won his first cap for Bulgaria, having previously played for the under-21 team. Since his senior international debut, he has made over 20 appearances for the national team.