List of international goals scored by Dimitar Berbatov

Dimitar Berbatov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made his debut for the Bulgarian national team on 17 November 1999, at the age of 18. He made 78 appearances for the national team and was the captain from 2006 until his retirement in May 2010. Berbatov scored 48 goals and finished as the country's joint all-time top scorer with Hristo Bonev.

Berbatov made his debut appearance for the national team on 17 November 1999 as a substitute for Aleksandar Aleksandrov in a 1–0 friendly loss to Greece. He scored his first goal for the national team on 12 February 2000 in a 3–2 friendly loss to Chile. In 2007, he scored two goals in the final of the Cyprus International Football Tournament against the host nation, Cyprus, to give Bulgaria a 3–0 win and Berbatov his only international title with the national team. On 14 October 2009, he scored his first and only hat-trick for the national team in a 6–2 win against Georgia. Berbatov scored his last two goals in a friendly against Malta in November 2009 and retired in May 2010.

Despite appearing in 24 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 2002, 2006, and 2010 editions, he and Bulgaria could not reach the competition proper, in which they had last appeared in 1998. Berbatov appeared at UEFA Euro 2004, where he made three appearances and did not score a goal, with Bulgaria finishing last in their group. This was the only major tournament that he played for Bulgaria. He retired from the national team at the age of 29; many believed that he lacked the motivation and drive to impel a weak squad and that his performances for the team were sometimes too "languid" or laid back.

Goals +Table keyIndicates Bulgaria won the matchIndicates the match ended in a drawIndicates Bulgaria lost the match +International goals scored by Dimitar BerbatovCapDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition1212 February 2000Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, ChileFriendly24 11 October 2000Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark2002 FIFA World Cup qualification3624 March 2001Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria496 June 2001Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland5101 September 2001National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Maltarowspan="2"6715 21 August 2002Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, BulgariaFriendly816 12 October 2002Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, BulgariaUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying92030 April 2003Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgariarowspan="2"Friendly1011217 June 2003Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, BulgariaUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying122220 August 2003Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, BulgariaFriendly13236 September 2003Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, BulgariaUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying142410 September 2003Estadi Comunal, Andorra la vella, Andorrarowspan="2"15162731 March 2004Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgariarowspan="2"Friendly17182828 April 2004Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgariarowspan="2"Friendly1920344 September 2004Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Icelandrowspan="2"2006 FIFA World Cup qualification2122359 October 2004Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia233613 October 2004Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgariarowspan="2"24254217 August 2005Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgariarowspan="2"Friendly2627437 September 2005Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria2006 FIFA World Cup qualification28448 October 2005Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria294612 November 2005Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgariarowspan="2"Friendly30314716 November 2005Reliant Stadium, Houston, USAFriendly32547 February 2007GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprusrowspan="2"Cyprus International Football Tournament3334562 June 2007Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarusrowspan="2"UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying35365912 September 2007Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgariarowspan="2"37386017 October 2007Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania396221 November 2007Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria406520 August 2008Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovinarowspan="2"Friendly4142735 September 2009Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria2010 FIFA World Cup qualification437510 October 2009Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus447614 October 2009Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgariarowspan="3"4546477718 November 2009Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Maltarowspan="2"Friendly48

Statistics +Appearances and goals by competitionCompetitionAppsGoalsFIFA World Cup qualification2417UEFA European Championship qualifying1711Friendlies3318Cyprus International Football Tournament12 Total7848 +Goals by opponentOpponentGoals65533222222221111111111 Total48

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