Ivan Minchev
Ivan Minchev (Bulgarian: Иван Минчев; born 28 May 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Beroe Stara Zagora.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Stoilov Minchev | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kazanlak, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Beroe Stara Zagora | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Rozova Dolina | ||
| 2005–2009 | Litex Lovech | ||
| 2009–2010 | Lokomotiv Mezdra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Lyubimets 2007 | 86 | (6) |
| 2014 | Spartak Varna | 12 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Montana | 57 | (11) |
| 2016 | CSKA Sofia II | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | CSKA Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Slavia Sofia | 52 | (11) |
| 2018– | Beroe | 73 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:52, 13 November 2017 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Minchev began his career in his local Rozova Dolina at age of 7 and moved to Litex Lovech Academy at age of 15.[2] In 2009 he moved to Lokomotiv Mezdra Academy, before moving to Lyubimets 2007 a year later.
CSKA Sofia
On 14 June 2016 Minchev signed with the returning on the top level team of CSKA Sofia[3] He made his debut for the CSKA II team on 7 August 2016 in a match against Sozopol, won by CSKA II with 2:0 result.[4] A week later he completed his debut for the first team in a league match against Neftochimic Burgas.[5]
Slavia Sofia
Just 3 months after he joined CSKA and a single appearance for the first team, Minchev moved to Slavia Sofia.[6] He made his debut for the team in a league match on 10 September 2017 against Lokomotiv Plovdiv won by Slavia with 5:2 result.[7] The league match against Vereya played on 1 October was the lucky match for Minchev when he scored his first goal for the club.[8] On 15 April 2017 Minchev was named as Man of the Match in the league match against his ex club Montana.[9]
On 28 November 2017 Minchev was awarded as Man of the Match in the league match against Cherno More where he scored the first goal for the 2:0 win.[10] Minchev ended his first half of the 2017-18 season with 5 goals and 5 assists in 19 league matches gaining interest from Russian and Kazakhstan clubs.[11]
Beroe
On 9 June 2018, Minchev signed with Beroe Stara Zagora.[12]
International career
On 2 November 2017 Minchev received his first call-up for Bulgaria for the friendly game against Saudi Arabia.[13] 11 days later he completed his debut for the club in the match, coming on as a substitute in added time of the second half.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 August 2020[1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Lyubimets 2007 | B Group | 2009–10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| A Group | 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 86 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 7 | |||
| Spartak Varna | B Group | 2013–14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Montana | 2014–15 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||||
| A Group | 2015–16 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13 | |||
| CSKA Sofia II | Second League | 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| CSKA Sofia | First League | 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | First League | 2016–17 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2017–18 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 35 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 13 | |||
| Beroe | First League | 2018–19 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 4 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | |||
| Career statistics | 268 | 33 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 39 | |||
References
- "Bulgaria - I. Minchev - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- Иван Минчев: В ЦСКА не получих разбиране и шанс
- Станислав Манолев и 16 от Литекс започнаха с ЦСКА
- Sozopol vs CSKA II
- CSKA vs Neftochimic
- ЦСКА потвърди ТОПСПОРТ - раздели се с няколко футболисти
- Пълен потрес! Славия шашна Локо Пд с велик обрат!
- Славия направи дните на Верея в елита много тежки
- Иван Минчев: Монтана ни създаде много главоболия
- Заслужено: Иван Минчев грабна приза за играч на мача
- Славия продава Иван Минчев в Казахстан?
- "Берое привлече Иван Минчев" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 9 June 2018.
- Иван Минчев пред ТОПСПОРТ: Надявам се да дебютирам за България срещу Саудитска Арабия
- България би участника на световното - Саудитска Арабия
External links
- Ivan Minchev at Soccerway
- Ivan Minchev at FootballDatabase.eu