Ivan Goranov

Bulgarian footballer (born 1992)
Ivan Goranov
Goranov in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ivan Pavlov Goranov
Date of birth (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Velingrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Ionikos
Number 14
Youth career
2000–2005 Chepinets Velingrad
2005–2006 CSKA Sofia
2006–2010 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Levski Sofia 2 (0)
2011–2013 Beroe 35 (0)
2014–2016 Litex Lovech 29 (0)
2015–2016 Litex Lovech II 13 (2)
2016–2017 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 29 (0)
2017–2020 Levski Sofia 85 (4)
2020–2022 Charleroi 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Levski Sofia (loan) 20 (0)
2022–2023 Lamia 17 (0)
2023 Universitatea Cluj 8 (0)
2023– Ionikos 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Bulgaria U21 9 (0)
2018–2020 Bulgaria 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2022

Ivan Pavlov Goranov (Bulgarian: Иван Павлов Горанов; born 10 June 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League 2 club Ionikos.

Club career

Ivan Goranov with Litex Lovech in 2015

Born in Velingrad, Goranov started his career at Chepinets, but joined Levski Sofia when he was 15 years old.[1] He made his A PFG debut against Vidima-Rakovski, as a 64th-minute substitute in a 2–0 Levski home victory on 2 April 2011.[2]

On 8 June 2011, Beroe Stara Zagora accepted a bid for winger Todor Hristov from Levski, the deal was reported to be worth €100,000, including the transfer of Goranov to Beroe.[3]

On 20 June 2016, Goranov signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[4] On 9 June 2017, the Bulgarian Football Union announced that his contract had been terminated due to the club's fault.[5] Four days later, he was signed by Levski Sofia for 3 years.[6]

On 13 February 2023, Goranov signed a contract with Romanian first division club Universitatea Cluj.[7]

International career

Goranov received his first call-up for senior Bulgarian squad on 29 August 2018 for the UEFA Nations League matches against Slovenia and Norway on 6 and 9 September.[8] He made his debut against the former, coming on as a late substitute for Todor Nedelev.[9]

International

As of match played 6 September 2020
Bulgaria national team
Year Apps Goals
2018 2 0
2019 3 0
2020 2 0
Total 7 0

Honours

Club

Beroe

Levski Sofia

Universitatea Cluj

References

  1. ^ "Христов в Левски, Горанов в Берое" (in Bulgarian). beroe.eu. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  2. ^ "Levski Sofia vs. Vidima-Rakovski 2–0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  3. ^ "Горанов подписа за три години с Берое" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  4. ^ "Иван Горанов подписа с Локомотив" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 20 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Решение СТК 09.06.2017 г" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Иван Горанов подписа с ЛЕВСКИ за три години" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 13 June 2017.
  7. ^ "OFICIAL | FUNDAŞUL BULGAR IVAN GORANOV, AL CINCILEA TRANSFER AL IERNII LA "U" CLU" (in Romanian). PrimaSport.ro. 13 February 2023.
  8. ^ Съставът на България - петима дебютанти за "лъвовете" срещу Словения и Норвегия, Спас Делев аут
  9. ^ "Словения - България 1:2, втори гол на Краев!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

External links

  • Ivan Goranov at FootballDatabase.eu
  • Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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