| Galin Ivanov | |
| Fullname: | Galin Stefanov Ivanov |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Kazanlak, Bulgaria |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Youthyears1: | –2000 |
| Youthyears2: | 2000–2005 |
| Youthclubs2: | Trayana Stara Zagora |
| Youthyears3: | 2006 |
| Years1: | 2006 |
| Clubs1: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2006–2007 |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2008–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Slavia Sofia |
| Caps3: | 128 |
| Goals3: | 25 |
| Years4: | 2011 |
| Clubs4: | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2012 |
| Clubs5: | → Litex Lovech (loan) |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2014 |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs7: | Samsunspor |
| Caps7: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Clubs8: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps8: | 3 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2017 |
| Caps9: | 15 |
| Goals9: | 5 |
| Years10: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs10: | Slavia Sofia |
| Caps10: | 44 |
| Goals10: | 12 |
| Years11: | 2019 |
| Clubs11: | Haladás |
| Caps11: | 13 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Years12: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs12: | Slavia Sofia |
| Caps12: | 26 |
| Goals12: | 7 |
| Years13: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs13: | CSKA 1948 |
| Caps13: | 49 |
| Goals13: | 18 |
| Years14: | 2022– |
| Clubs14: | Slavia Sofia |
| Caps14: | 64 |
| Goals14: | 9 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2020 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 20 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 15 November 2020 |
Galin Ivanov (Bulgarian: Галин Иванов; born 15 April 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Slavia Sofia.
His former clubs include Beroe Stara Zagora, Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia and Arminia Bielefeld.[1] [2]
In June 2014, Ivanov signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side FK Khazar Lankaran.[3] In February 2015, he became part of the Samsunspor team in Turkey on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
In September 2016, Ivanov joined Levski Sofia, signing a short-term contract[5] which was not renewed.[6]
On 12 February 2017, Ivanov signed with Neftochimic Burgas.[7]
On 18 August 2017, Ivanov returned to Slavia Sofia, signing a short-term contract.[8]
After spending two years with CSKA 1948, he once again returned to Slavia Sofia in the summer of 2022.[9]
Ivanov earned his first cap for the senior national football team of his country on 3 June 2016, after coming on as a second-half substitute for Mihail Aleksandrov in the 2:7 loss against Japan in a semi-final of the 2016 Kirin Cup.[10]
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[11]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League[13] | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[14] | Total | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | |||||
| 2009–10 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 3 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||||
| Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | A Group | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Litex Lovech (loan) | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 4 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||||
| 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 6 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 10 | |||||
| 2014–15 | Premyer Liqası | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 6 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 1. Lig | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | First League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 5 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 10 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |||
| 2018–19 | NB I | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | First League | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | ||||
| Slavia total | 198 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 52 | |||
| 2020–21 | First League | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 9 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 9 | |||||
| CSKA 1948 total | 49 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 18 | |||
| Career statistics | 366 | 83 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 399 | 91 | |||