Stanislav Ivanov (footballer, born 1999)

Stanislav Ivanov (Bulgarian: Станислав Иванов; born 16 April 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.

Stanislav Ivanov
Ivanov in 2019
Personal information
Full name Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov
Date of birth (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999
Place of birth Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Chicago Fire
Number 99
Youth career
2005–2012 Yantra Gabrovo
2012–2016 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Levski Sofia 89 (14)
2021– Chicago Fire 17 (1)
National team‡
2015–2016 Bulgaria U17 10 (6)
2016–2018 Bulgaria U19 19 (3)
2019–2020 Bulgaria U21 10 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:38, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Born in Gabrovo, Ivanov began his football career playing for his hometown club Yantra at the age of six.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6] He made his debut for Chicago on 21 July 2021, coming on as a substitute in their 2–2 draw against D.C. United.[7]

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.[8] After a draw and 2 wins the team qualified for the knockout phase which will be held in July 2017.[9]

Career statistics
As of 28 August 2021[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levski Sofia First League 2015–16 1000——10
2016–17 12000001[lower-alpha 2]0130
2017–18 800000—80
2018–19 16222101[lower-alpha 3]0204
2019–20 2794040—359
2020–21 11100——111
Total 75126250208814
Chicago Fire Major League Soccer 202150———50
Career total 80126250209314
  1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
  2. Europa League play-off
  3. Europa League play-off

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Класният искал автограф от 15-годишния нов герой на Левски" (in Bulgarian). 24chasa.bg. 18 July 2014.
  2. "Зрелищен обрат украси празника на вековния Левски!" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 23 May 2014.
  3. "Stanislav Ivanov plays and draws with PFC Levski Sofia professional L1 squad". scouting-team.com. 2 March 2016.
  4. "Станислав Иванов получи приза за най-прогресиращ млад играч на България за 2019" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 5 January 2020.
  5. "Левски трансферира Станислав Иванов в "Чикаго Файър"" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 9 December 2020.
  6. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires 21-Year-Old Winger Stanislav Ivanov". Chicago Fire Communications. 9 December 2020.
  7. "Chicago Fire 2–2 D.C. United". Soccerway.
  8. Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
  9. Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех
  10. "Stanislav Ivanov » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  11. Stanislav Ivanov at Soccerway
  12. Petkov, Georgi (5 January 2020). "Димитър Илиев е "Футболист на годината", получи наградата си лично от Бербатов". topsport.bg. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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