| Vasil Panayotov | |
| Fullname: | Vasil Kostadinov Panayotov |
| Birth Date: | 16 July 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Cherno More |
| Clubnumber: | 71 |
| Youthclubs1: | Levski Sofia |
| Years1: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2009 |
| Clubs2: | → Volov Shumen (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2010 |
| Clubs3: | Pirin Gotse Delchev |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs4: | Bansko |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs5: | Pirin Gotse Delchev |
| Caps5: | 65 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs6: | Ayia Napa |
| Caps6: | 30 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs7: | Zawisza Bydgoszcz |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Clubs8: | Beroe Stara Zagora |
| Caps8: | 3 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2017 |
| Clubs9: | Stal Mielec |
| Caps9: | 15 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs10: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps10: | 26 |
| Goals10: | 4 |
| Years11: | 2018– |
| Clubs11: | Cherno More |
| Caps11: | 195 |
| Goals11: | 18 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam1: | Bulgaria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18 November 2024 (UTC) |
Vasil Panayotov (bg|Васил Панайотов; born 16 July 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Cherno More Varna.
Panayotov began his career at Levski Sofia, but he never made a first team appearance. However, he played regularly for the club with the under-19s. Panayotov went on loan to B PFG side Volov Shumen at the start of the 2009–10 season.
In June 2010, he moved to Pirin Gotse Delchev. He scored once in 16 appearances, before moving to Bansko in January 2011.
In June 2016, Panayotov signed with Beroe Stara Zagora[1] but was released in December.[2]
On 16 January 2017, Panayotov signed with Stal Mielec.[3]
On 19 June 2017, Panayotov moved to Levski Sofia.[4] He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season when his contract expired.[5]
On 7 August 2018, Panayotov signed with Cherno More for two years.[6] On 17 August, he made his official debut in a 0–0 home draw against Beroe Stara Zagora.[7]
On 10 September 2019, Panayotov earned his first cap for Bulgaria, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Kristian Dimitrov in the 1–3 away loss against Ireland in a friendly match.[8]
International goals
Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Cherno More | First League | 2018–19 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 194 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 20 | |||
| Career total | 194 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 20 | |||