Stanislav Ivanov (footballer, born 1999)

Stanislav Ivanov (Bulgarian: Станислав Иванов; born 16 April 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Levski Sofia.

Stanislav Ivanov
Personal information
Full name Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov
Date of birth (1999-04-16) 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
 Levski Sofia
Number 99
Youth career
2005–2012 Yantra Gabrovo
2012–2018 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Levski Sofia 64 (10)
National team‡
2015–2016 Bulgaria U17 10 (6)
2016–2018 Bulgaria U19 19 (3)
2019– Bulgaria U21 5 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 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 December 2019
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeagueBulgarian CupEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
Levski Sofia A Group 2015–16 1000——10
First League 2016–17 12000001[lower-alpha 2]0130
2017–18 800000—80
2018–19 16222101[lower-alpha 3]0204
2019–20 2081040—258
Total 57103250206712
Career statistics57103250206712
  1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
  2. Europa League play-off
  3. Europa League play-off

Honours

Individual

Best progressing player in the Bulgarian First League - 2019[6]

References
  1. "Класният искал автограф от 15-годишния нов герой на Левски" (in Bulgarian). 24chasa.bg. 18 July 2014.
  2. "Зрелищен обрат украси празника на вековния Левски!" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 May 2014.
  3. "Stanislav Ivanov plays and draws with PFC Levski Sofia professional L1 squad". scouting-team.com. 2 March 2016.
  4. Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
  5. Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех
  6. Petkov, Georgi (5 January 2020). "Димитър Илиев е "Футболист на годината", получи наградата си лично от Бербатов". topsport.bg. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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