| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mihail Aleksandrov Ivanov | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-08-07)7 August 1989 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Sofia,Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2004–2006 | Renato Curi | ||
| 2006–2009 | Siena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Siena | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | →Foggia (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | →Piacenza (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | Botev Vratsa | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Levski Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Botev Plovdiv | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Robur Siena | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | AFC Eskilstuna | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Tsarsko Selo | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 October 2021 | |||
Mihail Ivanov (Bulgarian:Михаил Иванов; born 7 August 1989) is aBulgarianfootballer who most recently played as agoalkeeper forTsarsko Selo Sofia.
Ivanov began his career atLevski Sofia. In 2004 the friends of his parents make contact with Academy Renato Curi and on 15-years old Mihail travelled alone to Italy.[1]
In 2006 Ivanov moved to the youth squads ofSiena. He played two years for Siena inCampionato Nazionale Primavera and was named the best goalkeeper for 2008–09 season. His first involvement in the first team was after being named on the bench for Siena's game againstPalermo on 10 May 2009, which finished 1–0 in favour of Siena.[2]
On 16 August 2010, Ivanov joinedFoggia on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. He made his competitive debut on 22 August, in a 3–0 away win againstCavese 1919. Ivanov earned 16 appearances in theLega Pro Prima Divisione and kept fiveclean sheets during the season.
In June 2011 he returned to Siena as fourth choice[3] behindŽeljko Brkić,Gianluca Pegolo andSimone Farelli. A loan toAtletico Roma F.C.[4] was collapsed. On 17 January 2012,Piacenza confirmed Ivanov has joined on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut two weeks later, in a 1–0 away win overCremonese.[5]
After his contract withSiena expired in June 2012, Ivanov joinedBotev Vratsa on a free transfer on 30 August.[6] On 15 September, he made hisA PFG debut againstCSKA Sofia in a 3–0 away loss.[7]
On 9 July 2014, Ivanov signed a two-year contract as afree agent withBotev Plovdiv.[8] He made his debut on 20 July and kept a clean sheet during the 1–0 win overLokomotiv Sofia.[9] On 23 September, he kept a clean sheet again this time during the 0–4 away win overLokomotiv Mezdra in the first round of theBulgarian Cup.[10]
After a long absence from the starting lineup, on 11 May 2015, Mihail Ivanov played 90 minutes during the 0–1 loss fromLitex Lovech.[11] Five days later, on 16 May, Ivanov was again in the starting lineup during the 3–2 win overCSKA Sofia.[12] In the next round, on 23 May, Ivanov conceded two goals during 1–2 away defeat fromBeroe Stara Zagora.[13]
Ivanov was called up to theBulgaria U-21 team, but has not appeared in any official games. He was nominated for the first time for the senior national team in May 2013, for friendly matches against Japan and Kazakhstan. He was an unused substitute over the course of the first match and earned his first cap on 4 June 2013, coming on as a replacement forPlamen Iliev during the second half of a 2:1 win.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Siena | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Foggia (loan) | 2010–11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 |
| Siena | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Piacenza (loan) | 2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Botev Vratsa | 2012–13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Levski Sofia | 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2014–15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |