Dimitar Berbatov and Christo Bonev, who scored 48 goals together, are the two most goalscoring players in the history of the Bulgarian national team, and Thunderbolt Fire Stoichkov's 37 goals are only in third place on this list.
1 Dimitar Berbatov (striker), born on 30 January 1981 in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Between 1999 and 2010 he made 78 appearances for Bulgaria, scoring 48 goals. He scored 48 goals with star Heristo Bonev and tied for the top spot in bulgarian national team history. On 12 February 2000, he scored his debut goal for the national team in a 2–3 defeat to Chile in a friendly match. He did not play in the World Cup in his football career, made 3 appearances at Euro 2004, assisted 1 goal, and lost 3 games without qualifying.
Hristo Bonev was born on February 3, 1947 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He made 96 appearances for Bulgaria between 1967 and 1979, scoring 48 goals. On 9 October 1968, he scored his debut goal for the national team in a 2–0 win over Turkey in a friendly match. He participated in the 1970 and 1974 World Cups, 1 goal in 3 games of the 1970 World Cup, and did not qualify in the group stage; 1 goal in 3 games of the 1974 World Cup, and did not qualify in the group stage. In 1998, as the head coach, he led the team to participate in the World Cup held in France, and the group did not qualify.
3 Hristo Stoichkov was born on 8 February 1966 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Between 1986 and 1999 he made 83 appearances for the Bulgarian national team, scoring 37 goals. On 28 January 1988 he scored his debut goal for the national team in a 3–2 win over Qatar in a friendly match, played two World Cups, 1994 World Cup, 6 goals and 1 assist in 7 matches, and won the World Cup Golden Boot, finishing fourth. He made 3 appearances at the 1998 World Cup and did not qualify for the group stage. He also competed in Euro 1996 and failed to qualify in three 3-goal group matches.
4 Emil Kostadinov was born on August 12, 1967 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Between 1988 and 1998 he made 70 appearances for the national team, scoring 27 goals. On 24 December 1988, he scored his debut goal in a friendly match against the UAE in a 1–0 win over the UAE. He has participated in two World Cups, 1 assist in 7 games of the 1994 World Cup, and won the fourth place; in the 1998 World Cup, he did not qualify in the 1998 World Cup with 1 goal. He also played in 1 assist in 2 games at Euro 1996 and did not qualify in the group stage.
5 Petar Zhekov was born on October 10, 1944 in Knijóvnik, Bulgaria. Between 1963 and 1972 he made 44 appearances for Bulgaria, scoring 25 goals. On 13 November 1966, he scored his debut goal in a 4–2 win over Norway in the European Cup qualifiers and scored twice in the match. He made one appearance each in the 1970 and 1974 World Cups, with Bulgaria failing to qualify in the group stage.
Ivan Kolev was born on November 1, 1930 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Between 1950 and 1963 he made 75 appearances for Bulgaria, scoring 25 goals. On 4 October 1953, he scored his debut goal in a 1–1 draw with Hungary in a friendly match. He has participated in two World Cups, making 3 appearances in the 1962 World Cup and not qualifying for the group stage; 2 appearances in the 1966 World Cup, and not qualifying for the group stage. He died on 1 July 2005 at the age of 74.
7 Nasko Sirakov (born 26 April 1962 in Old Zagora, Bulgaria, made 78 appearances for Bulgaria between 1983 and 1996, scoring 24 goals. On 7 September 1983, he scored his debut goal in the 2–1 win over Norway in the UEFA Cup qualifiers. He has participated in 2 World Cups, 1 goal in 4 games of the 1986 World Cup, ranking into the round of 16, and in 7 games of the 1994 World Cup, 1 goal and 2 assists, and won the fourth place. He made one substitute appearance at Euro 1996 and did not qualify for the group stage.
8 Atanas Mihaylov (born 5 July 1949 in Sofia, Bulgaria) made 45 appearances for Bulgaria between 1970 and 1981, scoring 23 goals. He made 3 appearances at the 1974 World Cup and did not qualify for the group stage. He died on 1 October 2006 in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the age of 57.
9 Dimitar Milanov was born on October 18, 1928 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Between 1948 and 1959 he made 39 appearances for Bulgaria and scored 20 goals. On 7 November 1948, he scored his debut goal for the national team in a 1–0 win over Hungary in a friendly match. He died in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1995.
10 Georgi Asparuhov (born May 4, 1943 in Sofia, Bulgaria). Between 1962 and 1970 he made 50 appearances for Bulgaria and scored 19 goals. Participated in 3 World Cup matches, 1 appearance in the 1962 World Cup, and did not qualify for the group stage; 3 appearances in the 1966 World Cup, scoring 1 goal, and was eliminated in the group stage; 3 appearances in the 1970 World Cup, the group stage was not qualified. On June 30, 1971, he was killed in a car accident with team Nikola Kotkov in Vidinya Paz, Bulgaria. At that time more than 550,000 people gathered in Sofia to attend his funeral. The current stadium of the Bulgarian Sofia Levski Club was later renamed georgy Asparuhov Stadium.
Dinko Dermendzhiev (born 2 June 1941 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) made 58 appearances for Bulgaria between 1966 and 1977, scoring 19 goals. On 9 April 1963, he scored his debut goal in a 1–1 draw against GDR in a friendly match. Participated in 3 World Cup matches, 2 appearances in the 1962 World Cup, did not qualify in the group stage; 2 appearances in the 1966 World Cup, scored 1 goal, and was eliminated in the group stage; 2 appearances in the 1970 World Cup, scoring 1 goal, and did not qualify in the group stage. He died on 1 May 2019 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at the age of 77.
Martin Petrov (born 15 January 1979 in Vlača, Bulgaria) made 89 appearances for Bulgaria between 1999 and 2013, scoring 19 goals. On 14 November 2000, he scored his debut goal for the national team in a 2–1 win over Algeria in a friendly match. He did not play in the World Cup, made 3 appearances at Euro 2004, and scored 1 goal.