 Ivanov withSlavia Sofia in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Galin Stefanov Ivanov | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-04-15)15 April 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Kazanlak, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder /Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Septemvri Sofia | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | Rozova Dolina | ||
| 2000–2005 | Trayana Stara Zagora | ||
| 2006 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Levski Sofia | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 25 | (1) |
| 2008–2014 | Slavia Sofia | 128 | (25) |
| 2011 | →Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | →Litex Lovech (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2014 | Khazar Lankaran | 15 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Samsunspor | 17 | (2) |
| 2016 | Levski Sofia | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Neftochimic Burgas | 15 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Slavia Sofia | 44 | (12) |
| 2019 | Haladás | 13 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | (7) |
| 2020–2022 | CSKA 1948 | 49 | (18) |
| 2022–2024 | Slavia Sofia | 82 | (9) |
| 2025– | Septemvri Sofia | 17 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Bulgaria U19 | |||
| 2008–2009 | Bulgaria U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Bulgaria | 16 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2020 | |||
Galin Ivanov (Bulgarian:Галин Иванов; born 15 April 1988) is a Bulgarian professionalfootballer, who plays as anattacking midfielder forSeptemvri Sofia.
His former clubs includeBeroe Stara Zagora,Slavia Sofia,Levski Sofia andArminia Bielefeld.[1][2]
In June 2014, Ivanov signed forAzerbaijan Premier League sideFK Khazar Lankaran.[3] In February 2015, he became part of theSamsunspor team inTurkey on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
In September 2016, Ivanov joinedLevski Sofia, signing a short-term contract[5] which was not renewed.[6]
On 12 February 2017, Ivanov signed withNeftochimic Burgas.[7]
On 18 August 2017, Ivanov returned toSlavia Sofia, signing a short-term contract.[8]
After spending two years withCSKA 1948, he once again returned to Slavia Sofia in the summer of 2022.[9] In January 2025, Ivanov joinedSeptemvri Sofia on a one-and-a-half year contract.[10]
Ivanov earned his first cap for thesenior national football team of his country on 3 June 2016, after coming on as a second-half substitute forMihail Aleksandrov in the 2:7 loss againstJapan in a semi-final of the 2016Kirin Cup.[11]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2018 | Vasil Levski National Stadium,Sofia,Bulgaria |  Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League[a] | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[b] | Total | ||||||||
| Levski Sofia | 2005–06 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2006–07 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | 2008–09 | A Group | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 3 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 6 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 128 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27 | |||
| Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Litex Lovech (loan) | 2011–12 | A Group | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |||
| Khazar Lankaran | 2014–15 | Premyer Liqası | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 6 | |||
| Samsunspor | 2014–15 | 1. Lig | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
| Levski Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Neftochimic Burgas | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 5 | |||||
| Slavia Sofia | 2017–18 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 10 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |||
| Total | 44 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 18 | |||
| Haladás | 2018–19 | NB I | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | 2019–20 | First League | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 7 | |||
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 9 | |||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 49 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 18 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | 2022–23 | First League | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 6 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 10 | |||
| Career statistics | 448 | 92 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 488 | 101 | |||