Martin Georgiev
Martin Pavlov Georgiev (; born 24 September 2005) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Slavia Sofia. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2022. Club career
Born in Sofia, Georgiev started his career in the local Slavia Sofia. He made his professional debut for the team on 11 November 2021 in a league match against CSKA Sofia. Week later, he played his second league match against Ludogorets, but he was sent off with a straight red after a heavy foul. In May 2022, was reported that Barcelona are interested to sign Martin. On June 1, Slavia's owner, Ventseslav Stefanov, announced that the deal is almost completed and Martin would sign with Barcelona for 2 years. On 15 July 2022, Georgiev joined Barcelona Juvenil A. In September of the same year, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide. On 4 July 2023, Slavia announced his return to the team on loan from Barca, until the summer of 2024.

International career
Georgiev represented Bulgaria U17 on the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship where the team finished last in the group stage. Career statistics

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2005 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
Men's association football defenders
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
PFC Slavia Sofia players
FC Barcelona Atlètic players