Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
Bulgaria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Without them | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 28.6% |
| Aiden McGeady | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Glenn Whelan | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| John O'Shea | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Keith Andrews | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Kevin Kilbane | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Richard Dunne | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Robbie Keane | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Shay Given | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Stephen Hunt | Republic of Ireland | 2 |
| Alexander Frei | Switzerland | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 1 Apr 2009 | v Cyprus | 2–0 | 90′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 26 Mar 2011 | v Switzerland | 0–0 | started, off 52′ | 52 | — | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2011 |
| 8 Oct 2010 | v Wales | 1–0 | started, off 87′ | 87 | — | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2010 |
| 6 Jun 2009 | v Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | came on 59′ | 31 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 1 Apr 2009 | v Cyprus | 2–0 | came on 90′ | 1 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 28 Mar 2009 | v Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | came on 66′ | 24 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.