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Dimitar Berbatov

Statistics for Manchester United
149
Career Appearances

Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria) made 149 appearances for Manchester United between 2008-2009 and 2011-2012, scoring 56 goals.

Forward b. 30 Jan 1981 (age 45) Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria 1.88 m (6′2″)

Bulgaria · Left Manchester United in 2012

Stats
56 (2 pen)
Goals
108
Starts
41
Sub Apps
4
Seasons
2008-2009 → 2011-2012
39th top scorer in club history
Squad Numbers
9 2008-2009 → 2011-2012
Honours at Manchester United
7 trophies

Counts seasons in which Dimitar Berbatov made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Dimitar Berbatov’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Advanced Stats
27
Assists*
10,019
Minutes*
0.0
xG ⓘ*
0.0
xA ⓘ*
* Assists, minutes, xG and xA are available from 2016–17 onwards. Career totals above are incomplete for this player.
Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
2011-2012 21 11 10 9 (2p) 2 1,054 0.0
2010-2011 42 32 10 21 6 2,962 0.0
2009-2010 43 29 14 12 8 2,728 0.0
2008-2009 43 36 7 14 11 3,275 0.0
Compare

Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Record by Opponent
47 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Blackburn Rovers 7 8 4 2 1
Wigan Athletic 6 5 6 0 0
Bolton Wanderers 6 4 5 1 0
Birmingham City 3 4 2 1 0
Stoke City 8 3 7 1 0
Fulham 7 3 4 1 2
Liverpool 7 3 2 0 5
Chelsea 8 2 4 2 2
Tottenham Hotspur 8 2 6 2 0
Sunderland 7 2 5 2 0
Everton 6 2 2 3 1
West Bromwich Albion 5 2 4 1 0
Newcastle United 3 2 2 0 1
Blackpool 2 2 2 0 0
Celtic 2 2 1 1 0
Aa Aalborg 1 2 1 0 0
West Ham United 6 1 6 0 0
Hull City 3 1 3 0 0
Burnley 2 1 1 0 1
Middlesbrough 2 1 2 0 0
Aldershot 1 1 1 0 0
Benfica 1 1 0 1 0
Portsmouth 1 1 1 0 0
Manchester City 8 — 6 1 1
Arsenal 6 — 4 0 2
Aston Villa 6 — 3 2 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 — 2 0 1
Bayern Munich 2 — 1 0 1
Inter Milan 2 — 1 1 0
Leeds United 2 — 1 0 1
Valencia 2 — 1 1 0
AC Milan 1 — 1 0 0
Ajax Amsterdam 1 — 0 0 1
Barcelona 1 — 0 0 1
Basel 1 — 0 1 0
Besiktas JK 1 — 1 0 0
Bursaspor 1 — 1 0 0
Crystal Palace 1 — 0 0 1
CSKA Moscow 1 — 1 0 0
Olympique Marseille 1 — 0 1 0
Otelul Galati 1 — 1 0 0
Porto 1 — 1 0 0
Rangers 1 — 1 0 0
Schalke 04 1 — 1 0 0
Southampton 1 — 1 0 0
Swansea City 1 — 1 0 0
Wolfsburg 1 — 1 0 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Dimitar Berbatov with 55; the official career total is 56. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Hat-Tricks
4 games
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
27 Nov 2010 Blackburn Rovers PL W 7–1 5 2', 27, 47', 62', 70'
26 Dec 2011 Wigan Athletic PL W 5–0 3 41', 58', 78' pen
22 Jan 2011 Birmingham City PL W 5–0 3 2', 31', 53'
19 Sep 2010 Liverpool PL W 3–2 3 42', 59', 84'
Minutes marked pen were scored from the penalty spot.
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
6 May 2012 PL Swansea City W 2–0 Sub
15 Apr 2012 PL Aston Villa W 4–0 Sub
23 Feb 2012 EL Ajax Amsterdam L 1–2 S
31 Jan 2012 PL Stoke City W 2–0 goal S
28 Jan 2012 FAC @ Liverpool L 1–2 Sub
4 Jan 2012 PL @ Newcastle United L 0–3 S
31 Dec 2011 PL Blackburn Rovers L 2–3 goalgoal S
26 Dec 2011 PL Wigan Athletic W 5–0 goalgoalgoal S
21 Dec 2011 PL @ Fulham W 5–0 goal Sub
30 Nov 2011 LC Crystal Palace L 1–2 S

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →