Stanislav Ivanov (footballer, born 1999)


Stanislav Ivanov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Levski Sofia.

Career

Born in Gabrovo, Ivanov began his football career playing for his hometown club Yantra at the age of six. 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. 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.
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. After a draw and 2 wins the team qualified for the knockout phase which will be held in July 2017.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual

Best progressing player in the Bulgarian First League - 2019