Georgi Rusenov Rusev (; born 2 July 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for First League club CSKA 1948 Sofia.
Club career Rusev started his youth career with the academy of DIT Sofia before moving to the academy of Spanish club Elche CF in 2016. On 27 August, he made his debut for the B-team, starting in a 1–0 defeat against CD Castellón. After being rarely used, he joined the reserve team of Getafe CF on 14 December 2017. On 5 June 2018, he returned to Bulgaria and joined Septemvri Sofia. On 23 July, he made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against FC Vereya.
On 29 December 2023, Sion announced they had signed Rusev for an undisclosed fee, with Rusev joining the team on 2 January 2024.Georgi Rusev joins FC Sion
On 13 August 2024, Rusev joined Ludogorets on loan, being regarded as an emergency option for the team's offense following the serious injury suffered by Bernard Tekpetey.
International career Rusev featured for the under-17 team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He also represented the under-19 team in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and scored the only goal of team in the tournament against Netherlands.
Rusev received his first call-up for the Bulgaria national team on 5 September 2022, for the games of the UEFA Nations League games against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 and 23 September 2022.Кръстаич обяви играчите за Гибралтар и Северна Македония, Чочев и Михайлов са аут He completed his debut in the match against Gibraltar on 23 September, won by Bulgaria with 5:1 result.Зрелищен успех за младата България в дебюта на Младен Кърстаич
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsElche B2017–18Tercera División50———50Getafe B2017–1840———40Septemvri Sofia2018–19First League21041—302812019–20Second League18921—102110 Total3996200404911CSKA 19482020–21First League24620——2662021–2232510——3352022–2334651——3972023–2418421—20225 Total10821102002012023CSKA 1948 II2023–24Second League1200——12Sion2023–24Swiss Challenge League17200——1722024–25Swiss Super League3000——30 Total202000000202Ludogorets Razgrad (loan)2024–25First League231614010352Ludogorets Razgrad II (loan)2024–25Second League20———20CSKA 1948 (loan)2025–26First League9100——91Career total21136224407024542
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBulgaria2022402023101202440202531202662Total274
International goals Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 19 November 2023 Dubočica Stadium, Leskovac, Serbia 1–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 2. 18 November 2025 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 1–0 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 27 March 2026 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 7–1 10–2 2026 FIFA Series 4. 5 June 2026 Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, Moldova 1–0 2–2 Friendly
Honours Individual Bulgarian First League top assists provider: 2021–22,
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