Ivan Minchev
Bulgarian footballer
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Ivan Stoilov Minchev (Bulgarian: Иван Стоилов Минчев; born 28 May 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slavia Sofia.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Stoilov Minchev | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kazanlak, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Rozova Dolina | ||
| 2005–2009 | Litex Lovech | ||
| 2009–2010 | Lokomotiv Mezdra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Lyubimets 2007 | 86 | (6) |
| 2014 | Spartak Varna | 12 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Montana | 57 | (11) |
| 2016 | CSKA Sofia II | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | CSKA Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Slavia Sofia | 52 | (11) |
| 2018–2021 | Beroe | 83 | (8) |
| 2021 | Bregalnica Štip | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Slavia Sofia | 102 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Bulgaria | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 5 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Minchev began his career in his local Rozova Dolina aged 7 and moved to Litex Lovech Academy aged 15.[2] In 2009 he moved to Lokomotiv Mezdra Academy, before moving to Lyubimets 2007 a year later.
CSKA Sofia
On 14 June 2016, Minchev signed with the returning on the top-level team of CSKA Sofia[3] He made his debut for the CSKA II team on 7 August 2016 in a match against Sozopol, won by CSKA II with 2–0 result.[4] A week later he completed his debut for the first team in a league match against Neftochimic Burgas.[5]
Slavia Sofia
Three months after he joined CSKA and a single appearance for the first team, Minchev moved to Slavia Sofia.[6] He made his debut for the team in a league match on 10 September 2017 against Lokomotiv Plovdiv won by Slavia with 5–2 result.[7] In the league match against Vereya played on 1 October he scored his first goal for the club.[8] On 15 April 2017, Minchev was named as Man of the Match in the league match against his ex club Montana.[9]
On 28 November 2017, Minchev was awarded as Man of the Match in the league match against Cherno More where he scored the first goal for the 2–0 win.[10] Minchev ended his first half of the 2017–18 season with 5 goals and 5 assists in 19 league matches, attracting interest from Russian and Kazakhstan clubs.[11]
Beroe
On 9 June 2018, Minchev signed with Beroe Stara Zagora.[12]
International career
On 2 November 2017, Minchev received his first call-up for Bulgaria for the friendly game against Saudi Arabia.[13] 11 days later he made his debut for the national side in a match, coming on as a substitute in added time of the second half.[14] In August 2024, Minchev was once again called up, being selected by manager Ilian Iliev for the September UEFA Nations League matches against Belarus and Northern Ireland,[15] earning his second cap against the former.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 August 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyubimets 2007 | 2009–10 | B Group | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | A Group | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 86 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 7 | ||
| Spartak Varna | 2013–14 | B Group | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Montana | 2014–15 | B Group | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | A Group | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| Total | 57 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13 | ||
| CSKA Sofia II | 2016–17 | Second League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| CSKA Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Slavia Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| 2017–18 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 35 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 13 | ||
| Beroe | 2018–19 | First League | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 268 | 33 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 39 | ||
- Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
Honours
Slavia Sofia