Kristiyan Stoyanov
Bulgarian footballer
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Kristiyan Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Кристиян Стоянов; born 29 March 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for First League club Slavia Sofia and the Bulgarian national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristiyan Stoyanov Stoyanov | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2023 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Slavia Sofia II | 22 | (1) |
| 2022– | Slavia Sofia | 95 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Bulgaria U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Bulgaria U21 | 17 | (1) |
| 2025– | Bulgaria | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Stoyanov began his career with Slavia Sofia at the age of 7.[3] His father was also a footballer, which helped him to choose football over other sports.[4] On 19 May 2021, he made his professional debut in a league match against Levski Sofia.[5] In November 2024 it was reported that CSKA Sofia is interested in signing him.[6] He scored his first league goal for Slavia on 6 April 2024, in a match against Arda Kardzhali.[7] On 27 April 2024, in a league match against CSKA 1948, he was named as a team captain for first time.[8]
International career
On 10 March 2025 he received his first call-up for the Bulgarian national team.[9] He was once again called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Turkey on 11 October and Spain on 14 October 2025.[10] He made his debut as a starter against Turkey.[11][12]
Style of play
Stoyanov style of play is found similar to Krasimir Balakov.[13][14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 Оцтобер 2025 [2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
| Slavia Sofia | First League | 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 93 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 3 | |||
| Career statistics | 93 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 3 | |||
International
- As of match played 30 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |