Galin Ivanov (footballer, born 1988)

Galin Ivanov
	Ivanov with Slavia Sofia in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Galin Stefanov Ivanov
Date of birth	15 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team	Septemvri Sofia
Youth career
0000–2000	Rozova Dolina
2000–2005	Trayana Stara Zagora
2006	Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006	Levski Sofia
2006–2007	Beroe Stara Zagora
2008–2014	Slavia Sofia
2011	→ Arminia Bielefeld (loan)
2012	→ Litex Lovech (loan)
2014	Khazar Lankaran
2015–2016	Samsunspor
2016	Levski Sofia
2017	Neftochimic Burgas
2017–2018	Slavia Sofia
2019	Haladás
2019–2020	Slavia Sofia
2020–2022	CSKA 1948
2022–2024	Slavia Sofia
2025–	Septemvri Sofia
International career‡
	Bulgaria U19
2008–2009	Bulgaria U21
2016–2020	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06, 27 December 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2020

Galin Ivanov (Bulgarian: Галин Иванов; born 15 April 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Septemvri Sofia.

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 9 December 2024^[12]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League^[a]		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Other^[b]		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
	Total		25	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	28	1
Slavia Sofia	2008–09	A Group	26	3	1	0	–		–		27	3
	2009–10		28	2	1	1	–		–		29	3
	2010–11		13	3	1	0	–		–		14	3
	2011–12		14	2	0	0	–		–		14	2
	2012–13		13	6	2	0	–		–		15	6
	2013–14		34	9	3	1	–		–		37	10
	Total		128	25	8	2	0	0	0	0	136	27
Arminia Bielefeld (loan)	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
Litex Lovech (loan)	2011–12	A Group	11	4	2	0	0	0	–		13	4
	2012–13	A Group	11	1	1	0	–		–		12	1
	Total		22	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	25	5
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	1. Lig	9	1	0	0	–		–		9	1
	Total		17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	2
Levski Sofia	2016–17	First League	3	0	1	0	0	0	–		4	0
Neftochimic Burgas	2016–17		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
	Total		44	12	7	3	4	3	1	0	56	18
Haladás	2018–19	NB I	13	2	2	0	–		–		15	2
Slavia Sofia	2019–20	First League	26	7	2	0	–		–		28	7
CSKA 1948 Sofia	2020–21	First League	21	9	1	0	–		–		22	9
	2021–22	First League	28	9	1	0	–		–		29	9
	Total		49	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	51	18
Slavia Sofia	2022–23	First League	32	4	3	0	–		–		35	4
	2023–24		32	5	2	1	–		–		34	6
	2024–25		18	0	2	0	–		–		20	0
	Total		82	9	7	1	0	0	0	0	89	10
Career statistics			448	92	35	6	4	3	1	0	488	101

^ Includes play-off matches, where applicable.
^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Honours

Slavia Sofia

Bulgarian Cup: 2017–18

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

[13] Includes play-off matches, where applicable.

[14] Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

[1] "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.

[2] "Галин Иванов подписа с Арминия" [Galin Ivanov signed with Arminia] (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

[3] Grancharov, Valentin (29 June 2014). "Галин Иванов: Хазар е подходящ отбор за мен". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

[4] "Официално: Галин Иванов ще играе в Самсунспор". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[5] "Галин Иванов подписа с Левски до края на полусезона" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 8 September 2016.

[6] "Галин Иванов напусна Левски и обяви: Разочарован съм!" (in Bulgarian). novsport.bg. 14 December 2016.

[7] "Нефтохимик с две нови попълнения" (in Bulgarian). neftochimic.com. 12 February 2017.

[8] "Галин Иванов се завръща в Славия" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 18 August 2017.

[9] "Галин Иванов се завърна в Славия" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[10] "Japan vs. Bulgaria 7:2". flashscore.com. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

[11] "България - Словения 1:1". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 19 November 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[12] "Bulgaria - G. Ivanov". Soccerway.com. 29 July 2018.

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