Ivaylo_Dimitrov_(footballer,_born_1989)
Ivaylo Dimitrov (footballer, born 1989)
Bulgarian footballer
Ivaylo Emilov Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Ивайло Емилов Димитров; born 26 March 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivaylo Emilov Dimitrov | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-03-26) 26 March 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | CSKA Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | → Sportist Svoge (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Akademik Sofia | 17 | (1) |
| 2011 | Etar 1924 | 9 | (1) |
| 2012 | Nesebar | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Dobrudzha | 71 | (21) |
| 2015–2018 | Slavia Sofia | 88 | (24) |
| 2018–2019 | Ararat-Armenia | 17 | (10) |
| 2019 | → Zhetysu (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Arda Kardzhali | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Etar Veliko Tarnovo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Slavia Sofia | 27 | (6) |
| 2021 | Minyor Pernik | 17 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | (2) |
| 2023– | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Bulgaria | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2017 | |||
Dimitrov started playing football in CSKA Sofia's youth academy. On 23 July 2018, he moved abroad for the first time, signing with Armenian club FC Ararat-Armenia for two years.[3] In July 2023, Dimitrov joined newly promoted Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[4]
Club
- As of match played 12 February 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other[5] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavia Sofia | 2014–2015 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2015–2016 | 34 | 7 | — | — | — | 34 | 7 | ||||
| 2016–2017 | 24 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2017–2018 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 34 | 14 | |||
| 2018–2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Etar | 2019 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2020 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020–2021 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2021–2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022–2023 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 92 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | –| | 98 | 31 | ||
1. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Bulgarian Supercup.
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
On 21 August 2017, Dimitrov was selected for the first time to the Bulgaria senior team by manager Petar Hubchev ahead of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Netherlands.[6] He made his debut ten days later against Sweden as an 83rd-minute substitute for Ivelin Popov in a 3–2 win.[7]
- CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian League (1): 2007–08
- Slavia Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 2017–18
- "Профил на Ивайло Емилов Димитров" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "Ivaylo Dimitrov Facts". Footballdatabase.eu.
- "Ивайло Димитров подписа за две години с Арарат" (in Bulgarian). kotasport.com. 23 July 2018.
- "Етър осъществи трансферен удар. Взе Косъма" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- Includes other competitive competitions, including the Bulgarian Supercup
- "Петър Хубчев обяви група от 25 футболисти за мачовете с Швеция и Холандия". topsport.bg. 21 August 2017.
- "Bulgaria end 50-year Sweden hoodoo". eurosport.com. 31 August 2017.
- Ivaylo Dimitrov at Soccerway
- Ivaylo Dimitrov at National-Football-Teams.com
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