Aleksandar Lyubenov (Bulgarian: Александър Любенов; born 11 February 1995) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lokomotiv Sofia.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aleksandar Kirilov Lyubenov | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Bankya, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Levski Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Levski Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Septemvri Simitli (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Lokomotiv Sofia (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Levski Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Botev Vratsa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Lokomotiv Sofia (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Hebar | 39 | (0) |
| 2021– | Lokomotiv Sofia | 28 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2014 | Bulgaria U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bulgaria U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2022 | |||
At international level, Lyubenov captained the U-19 Bulgarian national team at the Euro 2014 in Hungary.
Born in Bankya, part of Greater Sofia, Lyubenov began playing football for local side Levski Sofia. He grew through all youth garnitures in the club.
Lyubenov made his first team debut in a 2–1 league home win against Botev Plovdiv on 17 August 2014.[2]
After short spells with Septemvri Simitli, Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Sofia, on 12 June 2017, Lyubenov signed a 3-year contract with his hometown club Levski Sofia.[3]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | CCB Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
| Levski Sofia | A Group | 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Septemvri Simitli (loan) | B Group | 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Levski Sofia | A Group | 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | First League | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lokomotiv Sofia (loan) | Second League | 2016–17 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia – current squad | |
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