Ivan Goranov

Ivan Goranov (Bulgarian: Иван Горанов; born 10 June 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian First Division A club Charleroi and Bulgarian national team.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Pavlov and the family name is Goranov.
Ivan Goranov
Ivan Goranov in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ivan Pavlov Goranov
Date of birth (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992
Place of birth Velingrad, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Charleroi
Number 2
Youth career
2000–2005 Chepinets Velingrad
2005–2006 CSKA Sofia
2006–2010 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Levski Sofia 2 (0)
2011–2013 Beroe 35 (0)
2014–2016 Litex Lovech 39 (0)
2015–2016 Litex Lovech II 13 (2)
2016–2017 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 29 (0)
2017–2020 Levski Sofia 85 (4)
2020– Charleroi 2 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 Bulgaria U21 9 (0)
2018– Bulgaria 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2020

Career
Ivan Goranov with Litex Lovech in 2015

Born in Velingrad, Goranov started his career at Chepinets, but joined Levski Sofia when he was 15 years old.[1] He made his A PFG debut against Vidima-Rakovski, as a 64th-minute substitute in a 2–0 Levski home victory on 2 April 2011.[2]

On 8 June 2011, Beroe Stara Zagora accepted a bid for winger Todor Hristov from Levski, the deal is reported to be worth €100,000, including the transfer of Goranov to Beroe.[3]

On 20 June 2016, Goranov signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[4] On 9 June 2017, the Bulgarian Football Union announced that his contract had been terminated due to the club's fault.[5] Four days later, he was signed by Levski Sofia for 3 years.[6]

International career

Goranov received his first call-up for senior Bulgarian squad on 29 August 2018 for the UEFA Nations League matches against Slovenia and Norway on 6 and 9 September.[7] He made his debut against the former, coming on as a late substitute for Todor Nedelev.[8]

Honours

Club
Beroe

References
  1. "Христов в Левски, Горанов в Берое" (in Bulgarian). beroe.eu. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  2. "Levski Sofia vs. Vidima-Rakovski 2–0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  3. "Горанов подписа за три години с Берое" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  4. "Иван Горанов подписа с Локомотив" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 20 June 2016.
  5. "Решение СТК 09.06.2017 г" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. "Иван Горанов подписа с ЛЕВСКИ за три години" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 13 June 2017.
  7. Съставът на България - петима дебютанти за "лъвовете" срещу Словения и Норвегия, Спас Делев аут
  8. "Словения - България 1:2, втори гол на Краев!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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