Martin Kirilov
Personal information
Full name Martin Elias Kirilov[1]
Date of birth (2007-08-08) 8 August 2007
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Torino
Youth career
EBK
Honka
2016–2023 HJK
2023– Torino
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Finland U15 2 (1)
2023 Finland U16 6 (4)
2023– Finland U17 8 (2)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023

Martin Elias Kirilov (born 8 August 2007) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Torino U17 academy team.

Club career

Kirilov started to play football with EBK and Honka in Espoo, before joining the HJK youth academy when he was nine years old.

On 9 May 2023, Kirilov signed his first professional contract with HJK, on a three-year deal.[2]

In September 2023, Kirilov signed with Italian club Torino FC on a three-year deal,[3] for an undisclosed fee.[4][5][6][7][8][9] He was first registered to the club's U17 academy team.[10]

International career

A regular youth international, Kirilov has represented Finland at under-15, under-16 and under-17 age brackets, scoring at every level.[11]

Kirilov was part of the Finland U16 squad that won the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in July 2023,[12] scoring two goals in three games.

On 4 October 2023, he was named in the Finland U17 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament. In the tournament Finland drew with Ukraine and Germany 2–2 and 1–1, respectively, before winning Liechtenstein 3–0, placing 2nd in the group and advancing to the Elite round.[13][14] Kirilov scored once and provided two assists in three games.

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