Bulgaria national team head coach Mladen Krstajić announced the names of the players called up for the upcoming international friendly against the Islamic Republic of Iran (September 7, “Hristo Botev” Stadium, Plovdiv) and the EURO 2024 qualifier versus Montenegro on September 10 in Podgorica.
The full squad list is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Ivan Dyulgerov (Cherno more), Daniel Naumov (CSKA 1948), Dimitar Mitov (St. Johnstone)
Defenders: Petko Hristov (Spezia), Simeon Petrov (CSKA 1948), Dimo Krastev (Catanzaro), Valentin Antov (Monza), Aleks Petkov (Slask Wroclaw), Ivan Turitsov (CSKA-Sofia), Viktor Popov (Cherno more), Patrik-Gabriel Galchev (Levski Sofia)
Midfielders: Yoan Stoyanov (Hapoel Beer Sheva), Ilia Gruev (Werder Bremen), Andrian Kraev (Levski Sofia), Ivaylo Chochev (CSKA 1948), Ivan Yordanov (Ludogorets), Ilian Iliev (Apollon Limassol), Dominik Yankov (Ludogorets), Lukas Petkov (Greuther Fürth), Nikola Iliev (CSKA 1948)
Forwards: Kiril Despodov (Ludogorets), Spas Delev (Ludogorets), Georgi Rusev (CSKA 1948), Martin Minchev (Sparta Prague), Preslav Borukov (Arda)