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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasil Kostadinov Panayotov | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-07-16)16 July 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cherno More | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | Pirin Gotse Delchev | ||
| 2007–2009 | Levski Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Levski Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | →Volov Shumen (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Pirin Gotse Delchev | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Bansko | 19 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Pirin Gotse Delchev | 65 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Ayia Napa | 30 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 24 | (4) |
| 2016 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Stal Mielec | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Levski Sofia | 25 | (3) |
| 2018– | Cherno More | 223 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2025 | Bulgaria | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Vasil Panayotov (Bulgarian:Васил Панайотов; born 16 July 1990) is a Bulgarian professionalfootballer who plays as acentral midfielder forFirst League clubCherno More Varna, which hecaptains, and theBulgaria national team.
Born inGotse Delchev, Panayotov began his youth career with hometown clubPirin, before moving to join the youth academy ofLevski Sofia at age of 17. He played regularly for the under-19s, but never made a first team appearance.
Panayotov went on loan toB PFG sideVolov Shumen at the start of the 2009–10 season.
In June 2010, he moved toPirin Gotse Delchev. He scored once in 16 appearances, before moving toBansko in January 2011.
In June 2016, Panayotov signed withBeroe Stara Zagora[1] but was released in December.[2]
On 16 January 2017, Panayotov signed withStal Mielec.[3]
On 19 June 2017, Panayotov moved toLevski 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 withCherno 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 16 April 2025, Panayotov signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[8] FollowingDaniel Dimov's retirement, he inherited the captain's armband ahead of the 2025–26 season.
On 10 September 2019, Panayotov earned his first cap forBulgaria, coming on as a late second-half substitute forKristian Dimitrov in the 1–3 away loss againstIreland in afriendly match.[9]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 2024 | Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Bulgaria |  Belarus | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C |
| 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[a] | 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 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2025–26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 223 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 223 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 20 | ||
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