Dormushali Saidhodzha

Dormushali Saidhodzha

Personal information
Full name	Dormushali Safet Saidhodzha
Date of birth	May 16, 1986 (1986-05-16) (age 25)
Place of birth	Bulgaria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	AEP Paphos
Youth career
	Asenovets
	Botev Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2008	Botev Plovdiv	102	(34)
2006–2007	→ Randers FC (loan)	2	(0)
2009–2010	CSKA Sofia	28	(8)
2010	→ Litex Lovech (loan)	11	(1)
2011	Lokomotiv Sofia	12	(1)
2011–	AEP Paphos	3	(1)
National team
2006–2007	Bulgaria U21	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 30, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Dormushali Safet Saidhodzha or simply Mushi (Bulgarian: Дормушали Саидходжа, Turkish: Saffet Durmuş Ali Saidoğlu (born May 16, 1986) is a Bulgarian football striker of Turkish heritage,^{[citation needed]} who currently plays for AEP Paphos.

Career

Botev Plovdiv

Saidhodzha started to play in local team Asenovets.^{[citation needed]} Then he moved to Botev Plovdiv. Three years later he signed his first professional contract with Botev Plovdiv. He made his official debut for Botev in a match against Lokomotiv Sofia on 29 November 2003. He substituted Stefan Kostadinov in the second half and played for 26 minutes. The result of the match was a 0:1 loss for Botev. On 6 April 2005 Muscho, as he is known among the Botev supporters, scored six goals against Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa in a match from Bulgarian second division. He scored in the 5th, 42nd, 59th, 61st, 77th and 79th minute. The result of the match was a 8:0 win for Botev.

In January 2007 Saidhodzha was loaned out for six months to Danish professional football team Randers FC. However, he played in only two matches and returned to Botev in June 2007.

On 25 August 2008 it was reported in the Bulgaria media that he was a target for Austria side LASK Linz.^[1] Few days later LASK Linz officially invited Saidhodzha to join the training sessions of their first team for a week.

CSKA Sofia

In the winter break of 2008-09 season he moved to CSKA Sofia. He scored in his unofficial debut for the club against FK Jagodina netting the third goal for the final 4:1 win for CSKA. He scored 9 goals in 13 matches for CSKA and a total 15 goals in 29 matches for CSKA Sofia and Botev Plovdiv.

Litex Lovech

On August 31, 2009, several hours before the end of the summer transfer window, he was loaned to Litex Lovech for six months. In his spare at Litex, Saidhodzha made 18 appearances and scored 6 goals.

AEP Paphos

In the summer of 2011 Saidhodzha signed with Cypriot side AEP Paphos.

International career

Between 2006 and 2007 Saidhodzha played in Bulgaria national under-21 football team.^{[citation needed]} for proof

Honours

Litex Lovech

• Bulgarian Supercup Runners-up 2009
• Bulgarian A PFG 2009-10

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian A PFG 2008-09 Runners-up

External links

• Profile at BulgarianPlayers.com
• Profile at pfcbotev1912.com

References

1. ^ [1]

Persondata
Name	Saidhodzha, Dormushali
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	16 May 1986
Place of birth	Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
Date of death
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