Vasil Panayotov (Bulgarian: Васил Панайотов; born 16 July 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cherno More Varna. Panayotov primarily plays as a centre midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vasil Kostadinov Panayotov | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cherno More | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Levski Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | 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 | 26 | (4) |
| 2018– | Cherno More | 131 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
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 signed with 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.[7]
On 10 September 2019, he 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]
PFC Cherno More Varna – current squad | |
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