Galin Ivanov (footballer, born 1988)
Galin Ivanov (Bulgarian: Галин Иванов; born 15 April 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Slavia Sofia.
 Ivanov playing for Slavia in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Galin Stefanov Ivanov | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kazanlak, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midflelder / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | Rozova Dolina | ||
| 2000–2005 | Trayana Stara Zagora | ||
| 2006 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Levski Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 25 | (1) |
| 2008–2014 | Slavia Sofia | 128 | (25) |
| 2011 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Litex Lovech (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2014 | Khazar Lankaran | 15 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Samsunspor | 17 | (2) |
| 2016 | Levski Sofia | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Neftochimic Burgas | 15 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Slavia Sofia | 44 | (12) |
| 2019 | Haladás | 13 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | (7) |
| 2020–2022 | CSKA 1948 | 49 | (18) |
| 2022– | Slavia Sofia | 44 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Bulgaria U19 | |||
| 2008–2009 | Bulgaria U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bulgaria | 16 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2020 | |||
His former clubs include Beroe Stara Zagora, Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia and Arminia Bielefeld.[1][2]
Career
In June 2014, Ivanov signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side FK Khazar Lankaran.[3] In February 2015, he became part of the Samsunspor team in Turkey on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
In September 2016, Ivanov joined Levski Sofia, signing a short-term contract[5] which was not renewed.[6]
On 12 February 2017, Ivanov signed with Neftochimic Burgas.[7]
On 18 August 2017, Ivanov returned to Slavia Sofia, signing a short-term contract.[8]
After spending two years with CSKA 1948, he once again returned to Slavia Sofia in the summer of 2022.[9]
International career
Ivanov earned his first cap for the senior national football team of his country on 3 June 2016, after coming on as a second-half substitute for Mihail Aleksandrov in the 2:7 loss against Japan in a semi-final of the 2016 Kirin Cup.[10]
International goals
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[11]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2018 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 May 2022[12]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League[lower-alpha 1] | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||||
| Levski Sofia | 2005–06 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2006–07 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Slavia Sofia | 2008–09 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 3 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||||
| Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | 2011–12 | A Group | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||
| Litex Lovech (loan) | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 4 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Slavia Sofia | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 6 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 10 | |||||
| Khazar Lankaran | 2014–15 | Premyer Liqası | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 6 | |||
| Samsunspor | 2014–15 | 1. Lig | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Levski Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Neftochimic Burgas | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 5 | |||||
| Slavia Sofia | 2017–18 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 10 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |||
| Haladás | 2018–19 | NB I | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | 2019–20 | First League | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | |||
| Slavia total | 198 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 52 | |||
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 9 | |||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 9 | |||||
| CSKA 1948 total | 49 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 18 | |||
| Career statistics | 366 | 83 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 399 | 91 | |||
- Includes play-off matches, where applicable.
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
References
- "Галин Иванов: Втора Бундеслига е крачка напред за мен" [Galin Ivanov: The 2. Bundesliga is a step forward for me] (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- "Галин Иванов подписа с Арминия" [Galin Ivanov signed with Arminia] (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- Grancharov, Valentin (29 June 2014). "Галин Иванов: Хазар е подходящ отбор за мен". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- "Официално: Галин Иванов ще играе в Самсунспор". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- "Галин Иванов подписа с Левски до края на полусезона" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 8 September 2016.
- "Галин Иванов напусна Левски и обяви: Разочарован съм!" (in Bulgarian). novsport.bg. 14 December 2016.
- "Нефтохимик с две нови попълнения" (in Bulgarian). neftochimic.com. 12 February 2017.
- "Галин Иванов се завръща в Славия" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 18 August 2017.
- "Галин Иванов се завърна в Славия" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "Japan vs. Bulgaria 7:2". flashscore.com. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- "България - Словения 1:1". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 19 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Bulgaria - G. Ivanov". Soccerway.com. 29 July 2018.
External links
- Galin Ivanov at Soccerway
- Galin Ivanov at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info