Stanislav Ivanov (footballer, born 1999)
Stanislav Ivanov (Bulgarian: Станислав Иванов; born 16 April 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Levski Sofia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Gabrovo, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | PFC Levski Sofia | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
| 2012–2018 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Levski Sofia | 64 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Bulgaria U17 | 10 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Bulgaria U19 | 19 | (3) |
| 2019– | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2019 | |||
Career
Born in Gabrovo, Ivanov began his football career playing for his hometown club Yantra at the age of six.[1] In 2012, he joined Levski Sofia's youth academy.
His first involvement in the first team was after coming on as a substitute and scoring the winning goal in a friendly game against Lazio on 23 May 2014, which finished 3–2.[2] Ivanov made his competitive debut for Levski at the age of 16 years and 10 months, in a 0–0 home league draw against Montana on 2 March 2016, coming on as a substitute for Miki Orachev.[3]
Ivanov began to establish himself in the Levski first team from the 2018–19 season, making 11 starts. His first senior goals came on 25 September 2018 when he scored twice in a 6–0 away win over Atletik Kuklen in the first round of the Bulgarian Cup. On 4 May 2019, Ivanov scored his first league goal in a 3–1 away win against Botev Plovdiv. He ended the season with four goals in 20 appearances in all competitions.
Ivanov continued his progress during 2019–20, becoming a regular in the midfield as a right winger.
International career
Youth levels
Ivanov was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[4] After a draw and 2 wins the team qualified for the knockout phase which will be held in July 2017.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 July 2020
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
| Levski Sofia | A Group | 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| First League | 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 13 | |||
| Career statistics | 64 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 13 | |||
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
- Europa League play-off
- Europa League play-off
Honours
Individual
Best progressing player in the Bulgarian First League - 2019[6]
References
- "Класният искал автограф от 15-годишния нов герой на Левски" (in Bulgarian). 24chasa.bg. 18 July 2014.
- "Зрелищен обрат украси празника на вековния Левски!" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 May 2014.
- "Stanislav Ivanov plays and draws with PFC Levski Sofia professional L1 squad". scouting-team.com. 2 March 2016.
- Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
- Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех
- Petkov, Georgi (5 January 2020). "Димитър Илиев е "Футболист на годината", получи наградата си лично от Бербатов". topsport.bg. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
External links
- Stanislav Ivanov at Soccerway
- Profile at Levskisofia.info