Dimitar Berbatov
| Date of birth | 30 January 1981 |
| Place of birth | Blagoevgrad |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Weight | 79 kg |
| Height | 1.89 m |
| Position | Forward |
Berbatov joined Manchester United in September 2008 with a four-year contract from Tottenham Hotspur.
A record signing, despite his obvious skills, he took a while to fully establish himself.
His five goals against Blackburn Rovers in 2010-11, equalled the club record in the League.
He shared the 2010-11 Premier League 'Golden Boot' with Carlos Tevez, the two players both scoring 20 goals.
Berbatov joined Fulham in August 2012 with a two-year contract.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Sofia | 01 Jul 1998 | 01 Feb 2001 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 01 Feb 2001 | 12 Jul 2006 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 12 Jul 2006 | 01 Sep 2008 | |
| Manchester United | 01 Sep 2008 | 31 Aug 2012 | |
| Fulham | 31 Aug 2012 | 31 Jan 2014 | |
| AS Monaco | 31 Jan 2014 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | CSKA Sofia | UEFA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 1 | 5 |
|||
| 2000-01 | CSKA Sofia | UEFA Cup | 4 | 7 |
1
|
||
| 2001-02 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 8 | 16 |
8 |
3
|
|
| 2001-02 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 7 |
2 |
||
| 2002-03 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 21 | 3 |
4 |
3
|
1
|
| 2002-03 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 5 | 2 |
2 |
||
| 2003-04 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 24 | 8 |
16 |
4
|
|
| 2004-05 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 33 | 20 |
2
|
||
| 2004-05 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 2 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 34 | 21 |
2
|
||
| 2006-07 | Tottenham Hotspur | FA Cup | 4 | 1 |
3 |
||
| 2006-07 | Tottenham Hotspur | League Cup | 1 | 2 |
1 |
||
| 2006-07 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 30 | 3 |
12 |
1
|
|
| 2006-07 | Tottenham Hotspur | UEFA Cup | 8 | 7 |
2
|
||
| 2007-08 | Tottenham Hotspur | FA Cup | 2 | 2 |
|||
| 2007-08 | Tottenham Hotspur | League Cup | 6 | 1 |
|||
| 2007-08 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 33 | 3 |
15 |
3
|
|
| 2007-08 | Tottenham Hotspur | UEFA Cup | 7 | 1 |
5 |
2
|
|
| 2008-09 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
1 |
||
| 2008-09 | Manchester United | Premier League | 29 | 2 |
9 |
2
|
|
| 2008-09 | Manchester United | UEFA Champions League | 5 | 4 |
4 |
||
| 2008-09 | Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League | 1 |
||||
| 2009-10 | Manchester United | FA Community Shield | 1 |
1
|
|||
| 2009-10 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Manchester United | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Manchester United | Premier League | 24 | 9 |
12 |
2
|
|
| 2009-10 | Manchester United | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 5 |
1
|
||
| 2010-11 | Manchester United | FA Community Shield | 1 |
1 |
|||
| 2010-11 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Manchester United | Premier League | 24 | 8 |
20 |
1
|
|
| 2010-11 | Manchester United | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 1 |
|||
| 2011-12 | Manchester United | FA Community Shield | 1 |
||||
| 2011-12 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 |
||||
| 2011-12 | Manchester United | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
|||
| 2011-12 | Manchester United | Premier League | 5 | 7 |
7 |
||
| 2011-12 | Manchester United | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 1 |
1 |
||
| 2011-12 | Manchester United | UEFA Europa League | 1 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Fulham | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Fulham | Premier League | 32 | 1 |
15 |
1
|
|
| 2013-14 | Fulham | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
|||
| 2013-14 | Fulham | Premier League | 18 | 4 |
3
|
||
| 2014-15 | AS Monaco | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 2 |
1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 2012 | West Ham United v Fulham | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 15 Sep 2012 | Fulham v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 22 Sep 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Fulham | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 20 Oct 2012 | Fulham v Aston Villa | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 27 Oct 2012 | Reading v Fulham | D | 3-3 | Premier League | |
| 03 Nov 2012 | Fulham v Everton | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 10 Nov 2012 | Arsenal v Fulham | D | 3-3 | Premier League | |
| 18 Nov 2012 | Fulham v Sunderland | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 24 Nov 2012 | Stoke City v Fulham | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Nov 2012 | Chelsea v Fulham | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Dec 2012 | Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 10 Dec 2012 | Fulham v Newcastle United | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 15 Dec 2012 | Queens Park Rangers v Fulham | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Dec 2012 | Liverpool v Fulham | L | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2012 | Fulham v Southampton | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 29 Dec 2012 | Fulham v Swansea City | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 01 Jan 2013 | West Bromwich Albion v Fulham | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 05 Jan 2013 | Fulham v Blackpool | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Jan 2013 | Fulham v Wigan Athletic | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 19 Jan 2013 | Manchester City v Fulham | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Jan 2013 | Manchester United v Fulham | L | 4-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Fulham v West Ham United | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 09 Feb 2013 | Norwich City v Fulham | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 23 Feb 2013 | Fulham v Stoke City | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 02 Mar 2013 | Sunderland v Fulham | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 17 Mar 2013 | Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 01 Apr 2013 | Fulham v Queens Park Rangers | W | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 07 Apr 2013 | Newcastle United v Fulham | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 13 Apr 2013 | Aston Villa v Fulham | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 17 Apr 2013 | Fulham v Chelsea | L | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Fulham v Arsenal | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 27 Apr 2013 | Everton v Fulham | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 04 May 2013 | Fulham v Reading | L | 2-4 | Premier League | |
| 12 May 2013 | Fulham v Liverpool | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 19 May 2013 | Swansea City v Fulham | W | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 17 Aug 2013 | Sunderland v Fulham | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Aug 2013 | Fulham v Arsenal | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 31 Aug 2013 | Newcastle United v Fulham | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 14 Sep 2013 | Fulham v West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Sep 2013 | Fulham v Everton | W | 2-1 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 28 Sep 2013 | Fulham v Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 05 Oct 2013 | Fulham v Stoke City | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 21 Oct 2013 | Crystal Palace v Fulham | W | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 26 Oct 2013 | Southampton v Fulham | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 02 Nov 2013 | Fulham v Manchester United | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 09 Nov 2013 | Liverpool v Fulham | L | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 23 Nov 2013 | Fulham v Swansea City | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 04 Dec 2013 | Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 08 Dec 2013 | Fulham v Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 14 Dec 2013 | Everton v Fulham | L | 4-1 | Premier League | |
| 01 Jan 2014 | Fulham v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 11 Jan 2014 | Fulham v Sunderland | L | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 18 Jan 2014 | Arsenal v Fulham | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Jan 2014 | Swansea City v Fulham | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | Bulgaria | Under-21 | 1 |
||||
| 1999-00 | Bulgaria | Copa Valparaiso | 2 | 1 |
|||
| 1999-00 | Bulgaria | International Friendly | 1 |
||||
| 1999-00 | Bulgaria | UEFA Under-18 | 2 | 2 |
1
|
||
| 1999-00 | Bulgaria | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | 2 |
|||
| 1999-00 | Bulgaria | Under-21 | 1 | 1 |
|||
| 2000-01 | Bulgaria | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 2 |
3 |
1
|
|
| 2000-01 | Bulgaria | International Friendly | 1 | 2 |
|||
| 2001-02 | Bulgaria | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 1 |
2 |
||
| 2001-02 | Bulgaria | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Bulgaria | International Friendly | 4 | 3 |
|||
| 2002-03 | Bulgaria | UEFA European Championship | 3 | 2 |
|||
| 2003-04 | Bulgaria | International Friendly | 5 | 5 |
|||
| 2003-04 | Bulgaria | UEFA European Championship | 6 | 3 |
|||
| 2004-05 | Bulgaria | FIFA World Cup | 6 | 5 |
2
|
||
| 2004-05 | Bulgaria | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Bulgaria | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 2 |
|||
| 2005-06 | Bulgaria | International Friendly | 4 | 5 |
|||
| 2006-07 | Bulgaria | Cyprus International Tournament | 1 | 2 |
|||
| 2006-07 | Bulgaria | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Bulgaria | UEFA European Championship | 6 | 2 |
|||
| 2007-08 | Bulgaria | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Bulgaria | UEFA European Championship | 5 | 4 |
|||
| 2008-09 | Bulgaria | FIFA World Cup | 4 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Bulgaria | International Friendly | 3 | 2 |
|||
| 2009-10 | Bulgaria | FIFA World Cup | 4 | 5 |
|||
| 2009-10 | Bulgaria | International Friendly | 3 | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1999 | Romania v Bulgaria | L | 2-1 | U21 | |
| 03 Sep 1999 | Sweden v Bulgaria | W | 1-4 | UEFA U21 | Group 5 |
| 09 Oct 1999 | Bulgaria v Ukraine | L | 0-4 | UEFA U18 | Group 1 |
| 11 Oct 1999 | Romania v Bulgaria | D | 2-2 | UEFA U18 | Group 1 |
| 17 Nov 1999 | Greece v Bulgaria | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Feb 2000 | Chile v Bulgaria | L | 3-2 | Copa Valparaiso | |
| 15 Feb 2000 | Australia v Bulgaria | D | 1-1 | Copa Valparaiso | |
| 29 Mar 2000 | Bulgaria v Belarus | W | 4-1 | U21 | |
| 11 Oct 2000 | Denmark v Bulgaria | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 28 Feb 2001 | Jordan v Bulgaria | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Mar 2001 | Jordan v Bulgaria | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 24 Mar 2001 | Bulgaria v Iceland | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 28 Mar 2001 | Bulgaria v Northern Ireland | W | 4-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 25 Apr 2001 | Norway v Bulgaria | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Jun 2001 | Iceland v Bulgaria | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 01 Sep 2001 | Malta v Bulgaria | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 05 Sep 2001 | Bulgaria v Denmark | L | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 06 Oct 2001 | Czech Republic v Bulgaria | L | 6-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 3 |
| 13 Feb 2002 | Croatia v Bulgaria | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 27 Mar 2002 | Ecuador v Bulgaria | L | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 21 Aug 2002 | Bulgaria v Germany | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Oct 2002 | Bulgaria v Croatia | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 8 |
| 20 Nov 2002 | Spain v Bulgaria | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 27 Mar 2003 | Serbia and Montenegro v Bulgaria | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Apr 2003 | Estonia v Bulgaria | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 8 |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Bulgaria v Albania | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Jun 2003 | Bulgaria v Belgium | D | 2-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group 8 |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Bulgaria v Lithuania | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Sep 2003 | Bulgaria v Estonia | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 8 |
| 10 Sep 2003 | Andorra v Bulgaria | W | 0-3 | UEFA European Championship | Group 8 |
| 11 Oct 2003 | Croatia v Bulgaria | L | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 8 |
| 18 Feb 2004 | Greece v Bulgaria | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Bulgaria v Russia | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Apr 2004 | Bulgaria v Cameroon | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Jun 2004 | Czech Republic v Bulgaria | L | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Sweden v Bulgaria | L | 5-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
| 18 Jun 2004 | Bulgaria v Denmark | L | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
| 22 Jun 2004 | Italy v Bulgaria | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
| 18 Aug 2004 | Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Sep 2004 | Iceland v Bulgaria | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 09 Oct 2004 | Croatia v Bulgaria | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 13 Oct 2004 | Bulgaria v Malta | W | 4-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 09 Feb 2005 | Bulgaria v Serbia and Montenegro | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Mar 2005 | Bulgaria v Sweden | L | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 30 Mar 2005 | Hungary v Bulgaria | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 04 Jun 2005 | Bulgaria v Croatia | L | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 17 Aug 2005 | Bulgaria v Turkey | W | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Sep 2005 | Bulgaria v Iceland | W | 3-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 08 Oct 2005 | Bulgaria v Hungary | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 12 Oct 2005 | Malta v Bulgaria | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 12 Nov 2005 | Bulgaria v Georgia | W | 6-2 | International Friendly | |
| 16 Nov 2005 | Mexico v Bulgaria | W | 0-3 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Mar 2006 | North Macedonia v Bulgaria | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 15 Aug 2006 | Wales v Bulgaria | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Sep 2006 | Romania v Bulgaria | D | 2-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 07 Oct 2006 | Bulgaria v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 11 Oct 2006 | Luxembourg v Bulgaria | -1 | UEFA European Championship | Group G | |
| 15 Nov 2006 | Slovakia v Bulgaria | L | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Feb 2007 | Cyprus v Bulgaria | W | 0-3 | CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT | Final |
| 28 Mar 2007 | Bulgaria v Albania | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 02 Jun 2007 | Belarus v Bulgaria | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 06 Jun 2007 | Bulgaria v Belarus | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 08 Sep 2007 | Netherlands v Bulgaria | L | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 12 Sep 2007 | Bulgaria v Luxembourg | W | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Albania v Bulgaria | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 17 Nov 2007 | Bulgaria v Romania | W | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Slovenia v Bulgaria | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 06 Feb 2008 | Northern Ireland v Bulgaria | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bulgaria | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Sep 2008 | Montenegro v Bulgaria | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Bulgaria v Italy | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 15 Oct 2008 | Georgia v Bulgaria | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 19 Nov 2008 | Serbia v Bulgaria | L | 6-1 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Switzerland v Bulgaria | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Jun 2009 | Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 12 Aug 2009 | Bulgaria v Latvia | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 05 Sep 2009 | Bulgaria v Montenegro | W | 4-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 09 Sep 2009 | Italy v Bulgaria | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Cyprus v Bulgaria | L | 4-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 14 Oct 2009 | Bulgaria v Georgia | W | 6-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 18 Nov 2009 | Malta v Bulgaria | W | 1-4 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Mar 2010 | Poland v Bulgaria | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.