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Height
77
Shirt
29 years
Nov 11, 1996
Right
Preferred foot
Bulgaria
Country
€4.6M
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Right Winger
Others
Attacking Midfielder, Left Winger, Striker
RW
AM
LW
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches40%Shot attempts28%Goals72%
Chances created96%Aerial duels won42%Defensive contributions15%

Super League 2025/2026

3
Goals
1
Assists
7
Started
14
Matches
693
Minutes played
6.96
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

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
-

Dec 17, 2025

GS Marko
W4-1
90
0
0
0
0
-

Dec 14, 2025

Atromitos
L2-0
80
0
0
1
0
7.2

Dec 11, 2025

Ludogorets Razgrad
D3-3
90
1
1
0
0
8.8

Dec 7, 2025

Aris Thessaloniki
W3-1
23
0
0
0
0
6.2
PAOK Thessaloniki

Feb 4

Cup Final Stage
Panathinaikos
0-1
Bench

Feb 1

Super League
Panserraikos FC
4-1
90‎’‎
8.8

Jan 29

Europa League
Lyon
4-2
6‎’‎
-

Jan 22

Europa League
Real Betis
2-0
7‎’‎
-

Jan 10

Super League
Panetolikos
0-3
13‎’‎
6.1
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 47%
  • 15Shots
  • 3Goals
  • 2.06xG
4 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationThrow in set pieceResultGoal
0.36xG0.24xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 693

Shooting

Goals
3
Expected goals (xG)
2.06
xG on target (xGOT)
2.59
Penalty goals
1
Non-penalty xG
1.27
Shots
15
Shots on target
7

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
3.88
Successful passes
147
Successful passes %
73.9%
Accurate long balls
4
Accurate long balls %
80.0%
Chances created
25
Big chances created
6
Successful crosses
29
Successful crosses %
31.9%

Possession

Successful dribbles
7
Successful dribbles %
46.7%
Duels won
36
Duels won %
55.4%
Aerial duels won
5
Aerial duels won %
50.0%
Touches
397
Touches in opposition box
44
Dispossessed
8
Fouls won
16
Penalties awarded
1

Defending

Tackles
8
Interceptions
2
Fouls committed
5
Recoveries
22
Possession won final 3rd
5
Dribbled past
4
Clearances
2
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded while on pitch
6
xG against while on pitch
4.67

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, 693 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.96, 1 yellow card.

Kiril Despodov scores highly on Goals compared to right wingers in the Super League.

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 February 8, 2026 when PAOK Thessaloniki face Aris Thessaloniki in the Super League.

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 Andre Ricardo, Jorge Sánchez, Pavel Apetenok, Jiri 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, 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 Aleks Bozhev, Andrian Kraev, Anton Nedyalkov, Atanas Chernev, Dimitar Evtimov, Dimitar Mitov, Filip Krastev, Georgi Rusev, Hristiyan Petrov, Ilia Gruev, Ivan Yordanov, Ivaylo Chochev, Kristian Dimitrov, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Marin Petkov, Martin Georgiev, Martin Minchev, Petko Hristov, Radoslav Kirilov, Rosen Bozhinov, Stanislav Shopov, Stefan Velkov, Viktor Popov, Vladimir Nikolov, Zdravko Dimitrov, Aleksandra Yaneva, Antonina Shopska, Bianka Demirova, Darena Radeva, Dimitra Ivanova, Eva Atanasova, Gergana Halyanova, Ivana Chalakova, Ivana Naydenova, Ivelina Pavlova, Katerina-Maria Ravnachka, Kristiana Karaivanova, Leonora Zheleva, Lora Petrova, Martina Ilieva, Milena Karakoleva, Nadezhda Ivanova, Nikol Dimanova, Nikoleta Boycheva, Polina Demirova, Polina Rasina, Silviya Kefalova, Simona Petkova, Veronika Gotseva, Yana Yordanova, Yanitsa Ivanova, Yoana Stankova, and Zdravka Parapunova. 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
Touches40%Shot attempts28%Goals72%
Chances created96%Aerial duels won42%Defensive contributions15%

Career

Senior career

PAOK ThessalonikiSep 2023 - now
117
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, 693 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.96, 1 yellow card.

Kiril Despodov scores highly on Goals compared to right wingers in the Super League.

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 February 8, 2026 when PAOK Thessaloniki face Aris Thessaloniki in the Super League.

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 Andre Ricardo, Jorge Sánchez, Pavel Apetenok, Jiri 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, 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 Aleks Bozhev, Andrian Kraev, Anton Nedyalkov, Atanas Chernev, Dimitar Evtimov, Dimitar Mitov, Filip Krastev, Georgi Rusev, Hristiyan Petrov, Ilia Gruev, Ivan Yordanov, Ivaylo Chochev, Kristian Dimitrov, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Marin Petkov, Martin Georgiev, Martin Minchev, Petko Hristov, Radoslav Kirilov, Rosen Bozhinov, Stanislav Shopov, Stefan Velkov, Viktor Popov, Vladimir Nikolov, Zdravko Dimitrov, Aleksandra Yaneva, Antonina Shopska, Bianka Demirova, Darena Radeva, Dimitra Ivanova, Eva Atanasova, Gergana Halyanova, Ivana Chalakova, Ivana Naydenova, Ivelina Pavlova, Katerina-Maria Ravnachka, Kristiana Karaivanova, Leonora Zheleva, Lora Petrova, Martina Ilieva, Milena Karakoleva, Nadezhda Ivanova, Nikol Dimanova, Nikoleta Boycheva, Polina Demirova, Polina Rasina, Silviya Kefalova, Simona Petkova, Veronika Gotseva, Yana Yordanova, Yanitsa Ivanova, Yoana Stankova, and Zdravka Parapunova. 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.