Martin Toshev

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Martin Toshev

| image =

| fullname = Martin Vasilev Toshev

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|4|17}}

| birth_place = Krupnik, Bulgaria

| height = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1= CSKA Sofia

| years1 = 2007 | clubs1 = CSKA Sofia | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008 | clubs2 = 1. FC Köln II | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2008–2009 | clubs3 = CSKA Sofia | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2009–2012 | clubs4 = Chernomorets Burgas | caps4 = 38 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2012 | clubs5 = Slavia Sofia | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2013–2014 | clubs6 = Septemvri Simitli | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 14

| years7 = 2014–2016 | clubs7 = Pirin Blagoevgrad | caps7 = 59 | goals7 = 20

| years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = Erzgebirge Aue | caps8 = 4 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2017 | clubs9 = → VfR Aalen (loan) | caps9 = 7 | goals9 = 0

| years10= 2017–2018 | clubs10= Septemvri Sofia | caps10= 32 | goals10= 11

| years11= 2018–2019 | clubs11= Al-Ahed | caps11= 14 | goals11= 10

| years12= 2019 | clubs12= CSKA 1948 | caps12= 0 | goals12= 0

| years13= 2019–2020 | clubs13= Zhetysu | caps13= 28 | goals13= 13

| years14= 2021 | clubs14= Academica Clinceni | caps14= 1 | goals14= 0

| years15= 2021 | clubs15= Shakhter Karagandy | caps15= 10 | goals15= 0

| years16= 2022 | clubs16= CSKA 1948 | caps16= 13 | goals16= 2

| years17= 2022 | clubs17= CSKA 1948 II | caps17= 1 | goals17= 0

| years18= 2022–2023 | clubs18= Spartak Varna | caps18= 7 | goals18= 0

| years19= 2023–2024 | clubs19= Etar Veliko Tarnovo | caps19= 35 | goals19= 12

| years20= 2024 | clubs20= Septemvri Sofia | caps20= 12 | goals20= 5

| years21= 2024–2025 | clubs21= Yantra Gabrovo | caps21= 21 | goals21= 17

| years22= 2025 | clubs22= Sportist Svoge | caps22= 6 | goals22= 1

| nationalyears1 = | nationalyears2 = 2009–2011

| nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U19 | nationalteam2 =Bulgaria U21

| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 14 June 2025

| ntupdate =

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Martin Toshev ({{langx|bg|Мартин Тошев}}; born 17 April 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

=CSKA Sofia=

He was raised in CSKA Sofia's youth teams. In January 2008 Toshev went to Germany and trained at 1. FC Köln's Youth Academy. However, after six months he returned to Bulgaria and signed his first professional three-year contract with CSKA. On 6 December 2008, Toshev scored his first goals for the "armymen" - he secured a brace in the 5:0 away rout against PFC Balkan Botevgrad in the 1/8 final of the Bulgarian Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://sportni.bg/index.phtml?tid=40&oid=2511661&cid=4291 |title=Netinfo bg |access-date=30 April 2009 |archive-date=10 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210013624/http://sportni.bg/index.phtml?tid=40&oid=2511661&cid=4291 |url-status=dead }}

=Chernomorets Burgas=

Toshev transferred to Chernomorets Burgas, after the end of the 2008-09 season. On 12 July he signed a four-year deal for a €100,000.

On 17 August 2009, Toshev made his debut for the team from Burgas after coming on as a substitute for Michel Mesquita in the 2:1 home win against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 21 August 2009, he assisted Kostadin Dyakov's equalizing goal in the 1:1 away draw against Beroe. On 12 September 2009, he scored his first goal for Chernomorets, opening the scoring in the 5:0 away win against Lokomotiv Mezdra.{{cite news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/martin-toshev/89458/|title=Martin Toshev match log|accessdate=2012-11-30 |date=2012-11-01 |publisher=soccerway.com}} His last match for Chernomorets Burgas was on 11 April 2011 against OFC Sliven 2000, when he was seriously injured. In January 2012 he was released from Chernomorets Burgas.

=Slavia Sofia=

In March 2012 Toshev signed a contract with Slavia Sofia, playing 9 games for the club during the 2011/12 season.{{cite news |url=http://www.novsport.com/news181076_1061.html|title=Официално: Мартин Тошев подписа със Славия|accessdate=2012-11-30 |date=2012-03-02 |publisher=novsport.com}}

=Septemvri Sofia=

On 8 July 2017, after spending the first half of the 2016–17 season in Erzgebirge Aue and the second on loan in VfR Aalen, Toshev returned to Bulgaria signing with the newly promoted to the Bulgarian First League team of Septemvri Sofia.[https://gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/septemvri-se-podsili-s-napadatel-439954? Септември се подсили с нападател]

He made his debut for the team on 17 July 2017 in match against Dunav Ruse.{{Cite web |url=http://fcseptemvri.com/news/103-septemvri-zapochna-s-zaguba-v-parva-profesionalna-liga |title=Септември започна със загуба в Първа Професионална Лига |access-date=2017-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141025/http://fcseptemvri.com/news/103-septemvri-zapochna-s-zaguba-v-parva-profesionalna-liga |archive-date=2018-06-12 |url-status=dead }} He left the club at the end of 2017–18 season when his contract expired.{{cite web | title = Официално: Мартин Тошев напуска Септември | url = https://www.kotasport.com/ofitsialno-martin-toshev-napuska-septemri/ | publisher = kotasport.com | date = 7 June 2018 | language = Bulgarian}}

=Ahed=

In June 2018, Toshev signed with Lebanese champions Al-Ahed.He became the first ever Bulgarian player to play for Al-Ahed and for the Lebanese premier league.{{cite web | title = Мартин Тошев избра къде продължава | url = https://www.blitz.bg/sport/bg-futbol/martin-toshev-izbra-kde-prodlzhava_404759.html | publisher = blitz.bg | date = 27 June 2018 | language = Bulgarian}}

=CSKA 1948 and Zhetysu=

Toshev joined CSKA 1948 in June 2019, but spent only a few weeks with the team before being signed by Zhetysu in Kazakhstan for 5 years.{{cite web | title = ЦСКА 1948 потвърди трансфера на Мартин Тошев| url = https://gong.bg/bg-football/vtora-liga/cska-1948-potvyrdi-transfera-na-martin-toshev-549139 | publisher = gong.bg | date = 4 July 2019| accessdate=12 June 2020|language = Bulgarian}}

International career

Toshev has been capped for the Bulgaria U21 national team.{{cite news|url=http://www.livesport.bg/Toshev-i-TSvetanov-vodyat-atakata-na-mladejite-sreshtu-Gana--pod-zorkiya-pogled-na-Mateus-29558|title=Тошев и Цветанов водят атаката на младежите срещу Гана, под зоркия поглед на Матеус|accessdate=2012-11-30|date=2010-11-16|publisher=livesport.bg|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130115032359/http://www.livesport.bg/Toshev-i-TSvetanov-vodyat-atakata-na-mladejite-sreshtu-Gana--pod-zorkiya-pogled-na-Mateus-29558|archivedate=2013-01-15}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !rowspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Domestic !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
CSKA Sofia \|2006–07 \|A Group \|2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	2	0
Köln II \|2007–08 \|Oberliga Nordrhein \|8	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	8	1
CSKA Sofia \|2008–09 \|rowspan="5" \|A Group \|14	0	3	2	–	–	1	0	18	2
rowspan="2" valign="center" \|Chernomorets Burgas \|2009–10 \|23	2	0	0	–	–	–	–	23	2
2010–11 \|15	0	2	0	–	–	–	–	17	0
rowspan="2" valign="center" \|Slavia Sofia \|2011–12 \|9	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	9	0
2012–13 \|0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	0	0
Septemvri Simitli \|2013–14 \|A OFG \|28	14	0	0	–	–	–	–	28	14
rowspan="2" valign="center" \|Pirin Blagoevgrad \|2014–15 \|B Group \|26	10	1	0	–	–	–	–	27	10
2015–16 \|A Group \|33	10	1	0	–	–	–	–	34	10
Erzgebirge Aue \|2016–17 \|2. Bundesliga \|4	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	4	0
Aalen (loan) \|2016–17 \|3. Liga !7	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	7	0
Septemvri Sofia \|2017–18 \|First League \|32	11	0	0	–	–	–	–	32	11
Al Ahed \|2018–19 \|Lebanese Premier League \|14	10	1	0	4	0	1	0	20	10
rowspan="2" valign="center" \|Zhetysu \|2019 \|rowspan="2" valign="center" \|Kazakhstan Premier League \|14	9	0	0	–	–	–	–	14	9
2020 \|15	4	0	0	–	–	–	–	15	4
Academica \|2020–21 \|Liga I \|1	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	0
Shakhter Karagandy \|2021 \|Kazakhstan Premier League \|10	0	5	3	2	0	–	–	17	3
CSKA 1948 Sofia II \|2021–22 \|Second League \|1	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0
CSKA 1948 Sofia \|2021–22 \|rowspan="2" valign="center" \|First League \|13	2	0	0	–	–	–	–	13	2
Spartak Varna \|2022–23 \|7	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	7	0
rowspan="2" valign="center" \|Etar Veliko Tarnovo \|2022–23 \|Second League \|17	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	10
2023–24 \|First League \|18	2	2	0	–	–	–	–	20	2
Septemvri Sofia \|2023–24 \|rowspan="3" valign="center" \|Second League \|12	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	5
Yantra Gabrovo \|rowspan="2" valign="center" \|2024–25 \|21	17	1	0	–	–	–	–	22	17
Sportist Svoge \|2	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0
colspan="3" \| Career totals !346	107	16	5	6	0	2	0	370	112