Marsel Krum Bibishkov (; born 11 April 2007) is a Bulgarian

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who plays as a

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for Bulgarian first tier side

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Career

Born in

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, Bulgaria, Marsel is the son of former Bulgaria international player

Krum Bibishkov Krum Georgiev Bibishkov (; born 2 September 1982) is a Bulgarian former footballer and football manager. His son, Marsel Bibishkov, is also a footballer, currently playing for Juventus FC Youth Sector. Club career Early career He started h ...

. He started his career in DIT Sofia Academy, before moving to

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, Canada with his family. He joined Canada First Academy, where he was coached by his father, before moving to

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.Кръвта вода не става: Ювентус привлече 16-годишния Марсел Бибишков
/ref> After several unsuccessful tryouts in Italy, he once more trained under his father's tutelage this time in his father's academy team in 2019. In June 2022 he returned to Bulgaria and signed a contract with

Pirin Blagoevgrad Football club Pirin (), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a Bulgarian football club based in Blagoevgrad, which currently competes in the Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 2008, after a merger ...

. He made his debut for Pirin at the age of 15 on 19 November 2022 in a cup match against Chavdar Etropole. He completed his professional debut for the team on 5 March 2023 in a league match against

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. In July 2023, after having a successful trial, he signed a contract with Juventus Academy. Bibishkov would help the Juventus youth side win an international tournament held in Berlin, Germany. On 29 January 2025, Bibishkov signed a two-year contract with options for two additional years with

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side

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. In June 2025, he terminated the remainder of his contract by mutual consent. In June 2025, he signed with

in the Bulgarian first tier.

International career

Marsel holds dual citizenship making him available for both

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and

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. He received his first call-up for Bulgaria U16 in 2022 and scored his first goal in a friendly match against North Macedonia U16 on 23 March 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bibishkov, Marsel 2007 births Living people Footballers from Sofia Soccer players from Toronto Men's association football forwards Bulgarian men's footballers Canadian men's soccer players Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Italy OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players York United FC players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Bulgaria men's youth international footballers 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen York United FC Academy players League1 Ontario players PFC Slavia Sofia players