Yoni Stoyanov

Yoan "Yoni" Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Йоан "Йони" Стоянов, Hebrew: יואן "יוני" סטויאנוב; born 22 May 2001) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays mainly as a wide midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Bulgaria national team.[1]

Yoni Stoyanov
Stoyanov (left) playing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2023
Personal information
Full name Yoan Stoyanov
Date of birth (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, right back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2020 Hapoel Herzliya
2020–2022 Hapoel Kfar Saba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Hapoel Herzliya 1 (0)
2020–2022 Hapoel Kfar Saba 49 (8)
2022– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 (0)
2022–2023 → Sektzia Ness Ziona (loan) 27 (5)
International career‡
2021– Bulgaria U21 3 (0)
2022– Bulgaria 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:19, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Stoyanov was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. At the age of 2, he moved with his mother and maternal grandparents to Israel, where he grew up in the city of Herzliya.[2][3]

Club career

Stoyanov started his football career in the local Israeli side Hapoel Herzliya. In 2020, he moved to Hapoel Kfar Saba.[4]

International career

Being raised and living in Israel, Stoyanov possesses Israeli citizenship apart from his Bulgarian one, thus being eligible for the Israel national football team. Ultimately, he decided to represent his country of origin, and on 2 November 2021, Stoyanov received his first call-up to the Bulgarian under-21 side for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against the Netherlands under-21 and Moldova under-21 sides.[5] He made his debut for the team in the match against the Netherlands.[6] He completed his debut for senior national team of Bulgaria in the match against Gibraltar on 23 September, won by Bulgaria with 5:1 result.[7]

Career statistics
As of 4 August 2023 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hapoel Herzliya 2019–20 Liga Alef 1000––10
Total 1000000010
Hapoel Kfar Saba 2020–21 Israeli Premier League 14010––150
2021–22 Liga Leumit 35810––368
Total 498200000518
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 100010–20
2023–24 000020–20
Total 1000300040
Sektzia Ness Ziona (loan) 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 2752010–305
Career total 78134040008613

Honours

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

References
  1. "Bulgaria - Y. Stoyanov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. "Йони Стоянов – българският футболист, който учудва светът, а ние не знаем дори кой е той". 7dnisport.bg (in Bulgarian). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  3. ""נבחרת ישראל פספסה אותי": סטויאנוב בראיון". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. Напрежение в Израел заради наш младежки национал
  5. "Състав на България U21 за двубоите срещу Нидерландия и Молдова" [Bulgaria U21 squad for the games vs Netherlands and Moldova]. bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). 2 November 2021.
  6. Младежите се препънаха в Нидерландия, спорен гол и дузпа носят победата на домакините
  7. Зрелищен успех за младата България в дебюта на Младен Кърстаич
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