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Height
77
Shirt
29 years
Nov 11, 1996
Right
Preferred foot
Bulgaria
Country
€4.3M
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Right Winger
Others
Left Winger, Striker
RW
LW
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches33%Shot attempts25%Goals71%
Chances created96%Aerial duels won42%Defensive contributions14%
Transfer value: €4.3M
Highest: €8.8M(Apr 30, 2024)
€8.8M
€6.6M
€4.4M
€2.2M
€0

Super League 2025/2026

3
Goals
1
Assists
8
Started
18
Matches
807
Minutes played
6.78
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Mar 22

NFC Volos
L2-1
32
0
0
0
0
5.2

Mar 15

Levadiakos
W3-0
16
0
0
0
0
6.1

Mar 8

Olympiacos
D0-0
9
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 8

Aris Thessaloniki
D0-0
57
0
0
0
0
6.5

Feb 4

Panathinaikos
W0-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 1

Panserraikos FC
W4-1
90
1
1
0
0
8.8

Jan 29

Lyon
L4-2
6
0
0
0
0
-

Jan 22

Real Betis
W2-0
7
0
0
0
0
-

Jan 10

Panetolikos
W0-3
13
0
0
0
0
6.1

Dec 21, 2025

Panathinaikos
W2-0
0
0
0
0
0
-
PAOK Thessaloniki

Mar 22

Super League
NFC Volos
2-1
32‎’‎
5.2

Mar 15

Super League
Levadiakos
3-0
16‎’‎
6.1

Mar 8

Super League
Olympiacos
0-0
9‎’‎
-

Feb 8

Super League
Aris Thessaloniki
0-0
57‎’‎
6.5

Feb 4

Cup
Panathinaikos
0-1
Bench
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 50%
  • 16Shots
  • 3Goals
  • 2.62xG
4 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationThrow in set pieceResultGoal
0.36xG0.24xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 807

Shooting

Goals
3
Expected goals (xG)
2.62
xG on target (xGOT)
3.25
Penalty goals
1
Non-penalty xG
1.83
Shots
16
Shots on target
8

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
4.20
Successful passes
168
Successful passes %
72.1%
Accurate long balls
5
Accurate long balls %
71.4%
Chances created
28
Big chances created
6
Successful crosses
33
Successful crosses %
32.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
8
Successful dribbles %
42.1%
Duels won
41
Duels won %
53.9%
Aerial duels won
8
Aerial duels won %
53.3%
Touches
459
Touches in opposition box
48
Dispossessed
8
Fouls won
16
Penalties awarded
1

Defending

Defensive contributions
15
Tackles
9
Interceptions
3
Fouls committed
5
Recoveries
25
Possession won final 3rd
5
Dribbled past
5
Clearances
3
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded while on pitch
8
xG against while on pitch
6.83

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

News

About

Kiril Despodov is a 29-year-old football player who plays as a right winger for PAOK Thessaloniki, born on November 11, 1996, who is right-footed. Follow Kiril Despodov on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Super League season, Kiril Despodov has recorded 3 goals, 1 assist, 807 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.78, 1 yellow card.

Kiril Despodov's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Kiril Despodov's next match is on April 19, 2026 when PAOK Thessaloniki face AEK Athens in the Super League Championship Group.

Explore Kiril Despodov's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Kiril Despodov's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Kiril Despodov currently plays for PAOK Thessaloniki alongside André Ricardo, Pavel Apetenok, Jirí Pavlenka, Mohamed Mady Camara, Jonjoe Kenny, Alessandro Vogliacco, Giannis Michailidis, Dejan Lovren, Georgios Giakoumakis, Soualiho Meité, Dimitrios Pelkas, Taison, Andrija Zivkovic, Tomasz Kedziora, Luka Ivanusec, Alexander Jeremejeff, Christos Zafeiris, Abdul Rahman Baba, Alessandro Bianco, Joan Sastre, Konstantinos Thimianis, Magomed Ozdoev, Greg Taylor, Dimitrios Tsopouroglou, Jorge Sánchez, Bedri Dunga, Dimitrios Berdos, Dimitrios Monastirlis, Mahamadou Balde, Dimitrios Chatsidis, Anestis Mythou, Giannis Konstantelias, Vasilios Nikolakoulis, Dimitrios Kottas, Dimitrios Bataoulas, and Antonis Tsiftsis. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Kiril Despodov's career has also included time at Ludogorets Razgrad, Cagliari, Sturm Graz, CSKA Sofia, PFK CSKA Sofia II, and Lovech.

On the international stage, Kiril Despodov has represented Bulgaria, Bulgaria U21, Bulgaria Under 23, Bulgaria U19, and Bulgaria U17.

Kiril Despodov is from Bulgaria, and the national teams include Dimitar Mitov, Rosen Bozhinov, Viktor Popov, Emil Tsenov, Ilia Gruev, Kristian Dimitrov, Teodor Ivanov, Alex Petkov, Hristiyan Petrov, Georgi Rusev, Andrian Kraev, Aleksandar Kolev, Vladimir Nikolov, Bozhidar Kraev, Zdravko Dimitrov, Nikola Iliev, Daniel Naumov, Berk Beyhan, Anton Nedyalkov, Filip Krastev, Petko Hristov, Simeon Petrov, Marin Petkov, Georgi Milanov, Martin Minchev, Fabian Nürnberger, Kristiyan Balov, Ivan Turitsov, Martin Georgiev, Nikolay Minkov, Dimitar Velkovski, Svetoslav Vutsov, Ilian Iliev Jr., Kristiyan Stoyanov, Dimitar Sheytanov, Martin Velichkov, Dominik Yankov, Lukas Petkov, Stanislav Shopov, Tonislav Yordanov, Yoana Popova, Aleksandra Yordanova, Nikoleta Boycheva, Bianka Demirova, Teodora Todorova, Nora Dimitrova, Rona Mihaylova, Evdokiya Popadiynova, Polina Rasina, Lora Petrova, Zdravka Parapunova, Kristiana Karaivanova, Gabriela Genova, Aleksandra Yaneva, Bozhidara Ivanova, Polina Demirova, Antonina Shopska, Simona Stefanova, Zornitsa Koeva, Yoana Stankova, Ismigül Yalçiner, Ivana Naydenova, and Milena Karakoleva. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Kiril Despodov has won 7 titles: Super League 1 (2023/2024) with PAOK Thessaloniki and Cup (2022/2023), Super Cup (2022/2023, 2021/2022), and First League (2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021) with Ludogorets Razgrad.

Kiril Despodov has competed in Super League, Cup, Europa League, World Cup UEFA qualification, Champions League Qualification qualification, Europa League Qualification qualification, UEFA Nations League C, First Professional League, EURO Qualification qualification, Conference League, Serie A, UEFA Nations League B, and Bundesliga. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Kiril Despodov, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Kiril Despodov to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches33%Shot attempts25%Goals71%
Chances created96%Aerial duels won42%Defensive contributions14%

Career

Senior career

PAOK ThessalonikiSep 2023 - now
121
24
100
33
28
6
1
0
21
9
4
0
80
25
PFK CSKA Sofia II (Free transfer)Jul 2016 - Jun 2017
1
0
50
6

Youth career

FK Lovech Under 19Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
2
1

National team

61
15
12
5
Bulgaria Under 23Jan 2016 - Jan 2018
4
1
17
5
9
5
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

PAOK Thessaloniki

Greece
1
Super League 1(23/24)

Ludogorets Razgrad

Bulgaria
1
Cup(22/23)
2
Super Cup(22/23 · 21/22)
3
First League(22/23 · 21/22 · 20/21)

News

About

Kiril Despodov is a 29-year-old football player who plays as a right winger for PAOK Thessaloniki, born on November 11, 1996, who is right-footed. Follow Kiril Despodov on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Super League season, Kiril Despodov has recorded 3 goals, 1 assist, 807 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.78, 1 yellow card.

Kiril Despodov's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Kiril Despodov's next match is on April 19, 2026 when PAOK Thessaloniki face AEK Athens in the Super League Championship Group.

Explore Kiril Despodov's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Kiril Despodov's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Kiril Despodov currently plays for PAOK Thessaloniki alongside André Ricardo, Pavel Apetenok, Jirí Pavlenka, Mohamed Mady Camara, Jonjoe Kenny, Alessandro Vogliacco, Giannis Michailidis, Dejan Lovren, Georgios Giakoumakis, Soualiho Meité, Dimitrios Pelkas, Taison, Andrija Zivkovic, Tomasz Kedziora, Luka Ivanusec, Alexander Jeremejeff, Christos Zafeiris, Abdul Rahman Baba, Alessandro Bianco, Joan Sastre, Konstantinos Thimianis, Magomed Ozdoev, Greg Taylor, Dimitrios Tsopouroglou, Jorge Sánchez, Bedri Dunga, Dimitrios Berdos, Dimitrios Monastirlis, Mahamadou Balde, Dimitrios Chatsidis, Anestis Mythou, Giannis Konstantelias, Vasilios Nikolakoulis, Dimitrios Kottas, Dimitrios Bataoulas, and Antonis Tsiftsis. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Kiril Despodov's career has also included time at Ludogorets Razgrad, Cagliari, Sturm Graz, CSKA Sofia, PFK CSKA Sofia II, and Lovech.

On the international stage, Kiril Despodov has represented Bulgaria, Bulgaria U21, Bulgaria Under 23, Bulgaria U19, and Bulgaria U17.

Kiril Despodov is from Bulgaria, and the national teams include Dimitar Mitov, Rosen Bozhinov, Viktor Popov, Emil Tsenov, Ilia Gruev, Kristian Dimitrov, Teodor Ivanov, Alex Petkov, Hristiyan Petrov, Georgi Rusev, Andrian Kraev, Aleksandar Kolev, Vladimir Nikolov, Bozhidar Kraev, Zdravko Dimitrov, Nikola Iliev, Daniel Naumov, Berk Beyhan, Anton Nedyalkov, Filip Krastev, Petko Hristov, Simeon Petrov, Marin Petkov, Georgi Milanov, Martin Minchev, Fabian Nürnberger, Kristiyan Balov, Ivan Turitsov, Martin Georgiev, Nikolay Minkov, Dimitar Velkovski, Svetoslav Vutsov, Ilian Iliev Jr., Kristiyan Stoyanov, Dimitar Sheytanov, Martin Velichkov, Dominik Yankov, Lukas Petkov, Stanislav Shopov, Tonislav Yordanov, Yoana Popova, Aleksandra Yordanova, Nikoleta Boycheva, Bianka Demirova, Teodora Todorova, Nora Dimitrova, Rona Mihaylova, Evdokiya Popadiynova, Polina Rasina, Lora Petrova, Zdravka Parapunova, Kristiana Karaivanova, Gabriela Genova, Aleksandra Yaneva, Bozhidara Ivanova, Polina Demirova, Antonina Shopska, Simona Stefanova, Zornitsa Koeva, Yoana Stankova, Ismigül Yalçiner, Ivana Naydenova, and Milena Karakoleva. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Kiril Despodov has won 7 titles: Super League 1 (2023/2024) with PAOK Thessaloniki and Cup (2022/2023), Super Cup (2022/2023, 2021/2022), and First League (2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021) with Ludogorets Razgrad.

Kiril Despodov has competed in Super League, Cup, Europa League, World Cup UEFA qualification, Champions League Qualification qualification, Europa League Qualification qualification, UEFA Nations League C, First Professional League, EURO Qualification qualification, Conference League, Serie A, UEFA Nations League B, and Bundesliga. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Kiril Despodov, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Kiril Despodov to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.