Ivan Goranov
 Goranov in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Pavlov Goranov | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Velingrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botev Vratsa | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Ionikos | 24 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Chania | 19 | (0) |
| 2025– | Botev Vratsa | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Bulgaria U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Bulgaria | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Botev Vratsa.
Club career
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 three 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]
Career statistics
- 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
Beroe
Levski Sofia
Universitatea Cluj
- Cupa României runner-up: 2022–23
References
- ^ "Христов в Левски, Горанов в Берое" (in Bulgarian). beroe.eu. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Levski Sofia vs. Vidima-Rakovski 2–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Горанов подписа за три години с Берое" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Иван Горанов подписа с Локомотив" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 20 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Иван Горанов подписа с ЛЕВСКИ за три години" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 13 June 2017.
- ^ "OFICIAL | FUNDAŞUL BULGAR IVAN GORANOV, AL CINCILEA TRANSFER AL IERNII LA "U" CLU" (in Romanian). PrimaSport.ro. 13 February 2023.
- ^ Съставът на България – петима дебютанти за "лъвовете" срещу Словения и Норвегия, Спас Делев аут
- ^ "Словения – България 1:2, втори гол на Краев!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
External links
- Ivan Goranov at Soccerway
- Ivan Goranov at Levski Sofia