Teodor Ivanov
Bulgarian footballer (born 2004)
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Teodor Valentinov Ivanov (Bulgarian: Теодор Валентинов Иванов; born 13 March 2004) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for CSKA Sofia.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Teodor Valentinov Ivanov | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Pleven, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2020–2021 | Hellas Verona | ||
| 2021–2022 | Ternana | ||
| 2022–2024 | CSKA 1948 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | CSKA 1948 III | 28 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | CSKA 1948 II | 21 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | CSKA 1948 | 42 | (0) |
| 2025– | CSKA Sofia II | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | CSKA Sofia | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Bulgaria U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bulgaria U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2024 | Bulgaria U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bulgaria U21 | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:21, 14 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:53, 15 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
He is the son of Bulgaria's national team player Valentin Iliev and grandson of Iliya Valov, who was also a national player.
Career
Teodor joined CSKA 1948 from Ternana in February 2022.[2] Before that, he was part of Hellas Verona academy. In December 2023 he signed his first professional contract with CSKA 1948.[3] He made his professional debut for the club in a league match against CSKA Sofia on 9 March 2024.[4] In June 2025, he signed a contract with CSKA Sofia, becoming the team's first summer signing.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 14 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSKA 1948 III | 2022–23 | Third League | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| CSKA 1948 II | 2022–23 | Second League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| CSKA 1948 | 2023–24 | First League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2025–26 | First League | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| CSKA Sofia II | 2025–26 | Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 111 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 1 | ||
International career
In August 2022 he received his first call up for Bulgaria U19.[6]
