Ivan Minchev

Ivan Stoilov Minchev (Bulgarian: Иван Стоилов Минчев; born 28 May 1991) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Beroe Stara Zagora.[1]

Ivan Minchev

Personal information
Full name	Ivan Stoilov Minchev
Date of birth	(1991-05-28) 28 May 1991
Place of birth	Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Beroe Stara Zagora
Number	73
Youth career
2001–2005	Rozova Dolina
2005–2009	Litex Lovech
2009–2010	Lokomotiv Mezdra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Lyubimets 2007	86	(6)
2014	Spartak Varna	12	(2)
2014–2016	Montana	57	(11)
2016	CSKA Sofia II	2	(0)
2016	CSKA Sofia	1	(0)
2016–2018	Slavia Sofia	52	(11)
2018–	Beroe	58	(3)
National team^‡
2017	Bulgaria	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:52, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Minchev began his career in his local Rozova Dolina at age of 7 and moved to Litex Lovech Academy at age of 15.[2] In 2009 he moved to Lokomotiv Mezdra Academy, before moving to Lyubimets 2007 a year later.

CSKA Sofia

On 14 June 2016 Minchev signed with the returning on the top level team of CSKA Sofia[3] He made his debut for the CSKA II team on 7 August 2016 in a match against Sozopol, won by CSKA II with 2:0 result.[4] A week later he completed his debut for the first team in a league match against Neftochimic Burgas.[5]

Slavia Sofia

Just 3 months after he joined CSKA and a single appearance for the first team, Minchev moved to Slavia Sofia.[6] He made his debut for the team in a league match on 10 September 2017 against Lokomotiv Plovdiv won by Slavia with 5:2 result.[7] The league match against Vereya played on 1 October was the lucky match for Minchev when he scored his first goal for the club.[8] On 15 April 2017 Minchev was named as Man of the Match in the league match against his ex club Montana.[9]

On 28 November 2017 Minchev was awarded as Man of the Match in the league match against Cherno More where he scored the first goal for the 2:0 win.[10] Minchev ended his first half of the 2017-18 season with 5 goals and 5 assists in 19 league matches gaining interest from Russian and Kazakhstan clubs.[11]

Beroe

On 9 June 2018, Minchev signed with Beroe.[12]

International career

On 2 November 2017 Minchev received his first call-up for Bulgaria for the friendly game againstSaudi Arabia.[13] 11 days later he completed his debut for the club in the match, coming on as a substitute in added time of the second half.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2018 [1]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyubimets 2007	B Group	2009–10	6	2	0	0	—		—		6	2
		2010–11	24	1	1	0	—		—		25	1
		2011–12	23	1	1	1	—		—		24	2
		2012–13	22	2	2	0	—		—		24	2
	A Group	2013–14	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		86	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	91	7
Spartak Varna	B Group	2013–14	12	2	0	0	—		—		12	2
Montana		2014–15	27	5	3	1	—		—		30	6
	A Group	2015–16	30	6	5	1	—		—		35	7
	Total		57	11	8	2	0	0	0	0	65	13
CSKA Sofia II	Second League	2016–17	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
CSKA Sofia	First League	2016–17	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
Slavia Sofia	First League	2016–17	23	5	1	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	5
		2017–18	29	6	6	2	–		–		35	8
	Total		52	11	7	2	0	0	3	0	62	13
Career statistics			210	30	16	4	0	0	3	0	229	34

1. Relegation Play-offs

Honours

Slavia Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup (1): 2017–18

References

1. "Bulgaria - I. Minchev - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
2. Иван Минчев: В ЦСКА не получих разбиране и шанс
3. Станислав Манолев и 16 от Литекс започнаха с ЦСКА
4. Sozopol vs CSKA II
5. CSKA vs Neftochimic
6. ЦСКА потвърди ТОПСПОРТ - раздели се с няколко футболисти
7. Пълен потрес! Славия шашна Локо Пд с велик обрат!
8. Славия направи дните на Верея в елита много тежки
9. Иван Минчев: Монтана ни създаде много главоболия
10. Заслужено: Иван Минчев грабна приза за играч на мача
11. Славия продава Иван Минчев в Казахстан?
12. "Берое привлече Иван Минчев" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 9 June 2018.
13. Иван Минчев пред ТОПСПОРТ: Надявам се да дебютирам за България срещу Саудитска Арабия
14. България би участника на световното - Саудитска Арабия

External links

• Ivan Minchev at Soccerway
• Ivan Minchev at FootballDatabase.eu