Ivan Minchev
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| 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(s) | 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, correct as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 5 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
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]
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.