Stanislav Ivanov (footballer, born 1999)
Bulgarian association football player
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Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov (Bulgarian: Станислав Ивайлов Иванов; born 16 April 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ludogorets Razgrad and the Bulgaria national team.
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Ivanov with Levski Sofia in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Gabrovo, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Yantra | ||
| 2012–2016 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Levski Sofia | 75 | (12) |
| 2021–2022 | Chicago Fire | 26 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Arda Kardzhali | 83 | (19) |
| 2025– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Bulgaria U17 | 10 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Bulgaria U19 | 19 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Bulgaria U21 | 10 | (4) |
| 2023– | Bulgaria | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:47, 16 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Gabrovo, Ivanov began his football career playing for his hometown club Yantra at the age of six.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] He 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. His form led to him being named Best Progressing Player in the Bulgarian First League for 2019.[5] Over the course of the domestic campaign, Ivanov contributed 9 goals and 5 assists for the club.
On 9 December 2020, Stanislav joined Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire. He signed a two-year contract with an option for a further year, taking effect from 1 January 2021.[6][7] He made his debut for Chicago on 21 July 2021, coming on as a substitute in their 2–2 draw against D.C. United.[8] On 13 January 2023, Ivanov and Chicago mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club.[9]
On 13 June 2025 Ludogorets Razgrad announced Ivanov as their new signing, with a transfer fee of around 350 000 euro paid to Arda Kardzhali.[10]
International career
Ivanov was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[11] After a draw and 2 wins the team qualified for the knockout phase which was held in July 2017.[12] On 17 October 2023, he earned his first cap for the senior national team, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Lukas Petkov in the 0–2 loss against Albania in a friendly match.[13]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levski Sofia | First League | 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 9 | |||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 14 | ||
| Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer | 2021 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Arda Kardzhali | First League | 2022–23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 6 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 19 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | First League | 2025–26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Career total | 195 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 228 | 36 | ||
International
- As of match played 8 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Best Progressing Player in the Bulgarian First League: 2019[16]