Ivaylo Naydenov
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Full name
Ivaylo Krasimirov Naydenov
Date of birth
22 March 1998
Place of birth
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
 Naydenov with Bulgaria U21 in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivaylo Krasimirov Naydenov | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2017 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Levski Sofia | 75 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Arda (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | Hebar | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 55 | (3) |
| 2025– | Slavia Sofia | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Bulgaria U17 | ||
| 2015–2017 | Bulgaria U19 | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bulgaria U21 | 9 | (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 10 October 2020 | |||
Ivaylo Naydenov (Bulgarian: Ивайло Найденов; born 22 March 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a right back and defensive midfielder for Slavia Sofia.
Naydenov joined Levski Sofia's academy in 2005 and progressed through the youth ranks. He made his senior debut in 2016, at age 18.
On 13 August 2016, Naydenov made his first senior appearance for Levski, replacing Bozhidar Kraev in the last minutes as Levski won 1-0 at home against Ludogorets Razgrad in the A Group.[2] In June 2022, Naydenov joined Lokomotiv Sofia.[3]
International career
Naydenov made his debut for the Bulgarian under-21 team on 22 March 2019 in the starting eleven for the friendly against Northern Ireland U21.[4]
