Ivaylo Dimitrov (footballer, born 1989)

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Emilov and the family name is Dimitrov.

Ivaylo Dimitrov

Personal information
Full name	Ivaylo Emilov Dimitrov
Date of birth	(1989-03-26) 26 March 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	CSKA Sofia	1	(0)
2008–2010	→ Sportist Svoge (loan)	24	(2)
2010–2011	Akademik Sofia	17	(1)
2011	Etar 1924	9	(1)
2012	Nesebar	12	(1)
2012–2014	Dobrudzha	71	(21)
2015–2018	Slavia Sofia	88	(24)
2018–2019	Ararat-Armenia	17	(10)
2019	→ Zhetysu (loan)	6	(0)
2019	Arda Kardzhali	0	(0)
2019	→ Etar Veliko Tarnovo (loan)	11	(0)
2020–2021	Slavia Sofia	27	(6)
2021	Minyor Pernik	17	(1)
2022–2023	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	26	(2)
2023–2024	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	22	(2)
Total		348	(71)
International career
2017	Bulgaria	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivaylo Emilov Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Ивайло Емилов Димитров; born 26 March 1989) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a winger or forward.

Club career

Dimitrov started playing football in CSKA Sofia's youth academy. On 23 July 2018, he moved abroad for the first time, signing with Armenian club FC Ararat-Armenia for two years.^[2] In July 2023, Dimitrov joined newly promoted Etar Veliko Tarnovo.^[3]

International career

On 21 August 2017, Dimitrov was selected for the first time to the Bulgaria senior team by manager Petar Hubchev ahead of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Netherlands.^[4] He made his debut ten days later against Sweden as an 83rd-minute substitute for Ivelin Popov in a 3–2 win.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 February 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other[a]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Slavia Sofia	2014–15	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
	2015–16	34	7	—		—		—		34	7
	2016–17	24	9	—		2	0	—		26	9
	2017–18	30	11	4	3	—		—		34	14
	2018–19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Etar Veliko Tarnovo (loan)	2019–20	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Slavia Sofia	2019–20	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
	2020–21	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2021–22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2022–23	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
Total		92	28	4	3	2	0	–		98	31

1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria	2017	2	0
	2018	0	0
Total		2	0

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian League: 2007–08

Slavia Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2017–18

References

1. "Профил на Ивайло Емилов Димитров" (in Bulgarian). fpleague.bg. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
2. "Ивайло Димитров подписа за две години с Арарат" (in Bulgarian). kotasport.com. 23 July 2018.
3. "Етър осъществи трансферен удар. Взе Косъма" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
4. "Петър Хубчев обяви група от 25 футболисти за мачовете с Швеция и Холандия". topsport.bg. 21 August 2017.
5. "Bulgaria end 50-year Sweden hoodoo". eurosport.com. 31 August 2017.

External links

• Ivaylo Dimitrov at Soccerway
• Ivaylo Dimitrov at National-Football-Teams.com