Birsent Hamdi Karagaren
Forward · Arda Kardzhali · №99
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Arda Kardzhali
Cherno More Varna
First League
|
1:1 | |
CSKA Sofia
Arda Kardzhali
First League
|
4:1 | |
Arda Kardzhali
Botev Plovdiv
First League
|
2:3 | |
Arda Kardzhali
Botev Vratsa
First League
|
2:0 | |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Arda Kardzhali
First League
|
0:1 | |
Arda Kardzhali
Lokomotiv Sofia
First League
|
3:1 | |
Dunav Ruse
Arda Kardzhali
First League
|
0:2 | |
CSKA 1948
Arda Kardzhali
First League
|
2:1 | |
Arda Kardzhali
Slavia Sofia
First League
|
1:0 | |
Arda Kardzhali
Ludogorets Razgrad
First League
|
1:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| First League | 2025 | 9 |
| First League | 2026 | 9 |
About the player
Two spells at Lokomotiv either side of a stint at Dunav Ruse brought him 32 goals in 201 appearances and two Bulgarian Cups, in 2018–19 and 2019–20, along with the 2020 Supercup.
His name travelled beyond Bulgaria for a moment he would probably rather forget. In a Europa League qualifier against Tottenham Hotspur in September 2020, Karagaren picked up a second yellow card in the 80th minute for kicking a hole in the penalty spot, leaving Lokomotiv to play out the game with nine men.
A €100,000 move took him to CSKA 1948 Sofia in January 2023, where he made 79 appearances and scored nine goals, including the winner in the club's first-ever European tournament victory, against Budućnost Podgorica in 2024. He joined Arda Kardzhali on a free transfer in June 2025 on a two-year deal, scoring the equaliser in Arda's first-ever European goal, against HJK.
Karagaren made his Bulgaria debut in October 2019 and had earned 13 caps by November 2021, though he has yet to open his scoring account at international level.
Career path
- 2026 — 2027 — now Arda Kardzhali 52 matches
- 2023 — 2025 CSKA 1948 93 matches
- 2025 CSKA 1948 II 1 match
- 2015 — 2023 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 236 matches
- 2017 — 2018 Dunav Ruse 50 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Arda Kardzhali | efbet Liga | 6 | 3 | 2 | 519 |
| 25/26 | Arda Kardzhali | efbet Liga | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 078 |
| 25/26 | Arda Kardzhali | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 6 | 1 | 1 | 453 |
| 25/26 | Arda Kardzhali | Bulgarian Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 222 |
| 24/25 | CSKA 1948 | efbet Liga | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 246 |
| 24/25 | CSKA 1948 | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 4 | 1 | 0 | 285 |
| 24/25 | CSKA 1948 | Bulgarian Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 24/25 | CSKA 1948 II | Vtora Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | CSKA 1948 | efbet Liga | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 824 |
| 23/24 | CSKA 1948 | Bulgarian Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 23/24 | CSKA 1948 | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 23/24 | CSKA 1948 | Bulgarian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 23/24 | CSKA 1948 | UECL Playoffs Efbet Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 22/23 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | efbet Liga | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 416 |
| 22/23 | CSKA 1948 | efbet Liga | 11 | 2 | 0 | 476 |
| 22/23 | CSKA 1948 | Bulgarian Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 22/23 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Bulgarian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135 |
| 21/22 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | efbet Liga | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 641 |
| 21/22 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Bulgarian Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| 21/22 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 3 | 0 | 1 | 300 |
| 20/21 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | efbet Liga | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 557 |
| 20/21 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Bulgarian Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 229 |
| 20/21 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| 20/21 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Bulgarian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | efbet Liga | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2 199 |
| 19/20 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Bulgarian Cup | 5 | 2 | 2 | 474 |
| 19/20 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 4 | 0 | 1 | 340 |
| 19/20 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Bulgarian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | efbet Liga | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 082 |
| 18/19 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Bulgarian Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 115 |
| 17/18 | Dunav Ruse | efbet Liga | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 291 |
| 17/18 | Dunav Ruse | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| 16/17 | Dunav Ruse | efbet Liga | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 261 |
| 16/17 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | efbet Liga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 208 |
| 16/17 | Dunav Ruse | Bulgarian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 16/17 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Bulgarian Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| 15/16 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | efbet Liga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 963 |
| 15/16 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Bulgarian Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| 14/15 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | efbet Liga | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 947 |
| 14/15 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Bulgarian Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 320 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 CSKA 1948 Arda Kardzhali
- 22/23 Loko Plovdiv CSKA 1948 €100.00K
- 18/19 Dunav Loko Plovdiv
- 16/17 Loko Plovdiv Dunav
- 14/15 Vereya Loko Plovdiv
- 13/14 Etar Vereya
- 12/13 Volov Etar
