Tomislav Ivanov Papazov (; born 24 August 2001) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Birkirkara Birkirkara (abbreviated as B'Kara or BKR) is a city in the Eastern Region, Malta, Eastern Region of Malta. It is the second most populous on the Malta (island), island, with 24,356 inhabitants as of 2020. The town consists of five autonomous pari ...

Career

In January 2018, Papazov traveled with the first squad for a training camp in Malta. On 21 April 2018, he was named on the first-team substitutes' bench for the first time against

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; he came on for

Miloš Cvetković Miloš Cvetković ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Цветковић; born 6 January 1990) is a Serbian Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back for FK Čukarički, Čukarički. Club career Ze ...

in the 77th minute for his senior debut. Papazov started a first-team match for the first time in the

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against

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...

on 15 May 2018, playing alongside

Aymen Belaïd Aymen Belaïd (; born 2 January 1989) is a footballer who plays as a centre back for Créteil in the French Championnat National 2. Born in France, he has represented Tunisia at international level. Belaïd is the younger brother of Tijani Bel ...

as a centre back. On 31 July 2022, Papazov signed a three-year contract with

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in Italy. On 28 August 2024, Papazov moved to

Taranto Taranto (; ; previously called Tarent in English) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Taranto, serving as an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base. Founded by Spartans ...

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