Ivan Goranov (Bulgarian: Иван Горанов; born 10 June 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Lamia.
![]() Goranov in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ivan Pavlov Goranov | ||
Date of birth | (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Velingrad, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lamia | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2005 | Chepinets Velingrad | ||
2005–2006 | CSKA Sofia | ||
2006–2010 | Levski Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Levski Sofia | 2 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Beroe | 35 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Litex Lovech | 39 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Litex Lovech II | 13 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 29 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Levski Sofia | 85 | (4) |
2020–2022 | Charleroi | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Levski Sofia (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2022– | Lamia | 12 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Bulgaria U21 | 9 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Bulgaria | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2022 |
Born in Velingrad, Goranov started his career at Chepinets, but joined Levski Sofia when he was 15 years old.[1] He made his A PFG debut against Vidima-Rakovski, as a 64th-minute substitute in a 2–0 Levski home victory on 2 April 2011.[2]
On 8 June 2011, Beroe Stara Zagora accepted a bid for winger Todor Hristov from Levski, the deal was reported to be worth €100,000, including the transfer of Goranov to Beroe.[3]
On 20 June 2016, Goranov signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[4] On 9 June 2017, the Bulgarian Football Union announced that his contract had been terminated due to the club's fault.[5] Four days later, he was signed by Levski Sofia for 3 years.[6]
Goranov received his first call-up for senior Bulgarian squad on 29 August 2018 for the UEFA Nations League matches against Slovenia and Norway on 6 and 9 September.[7] He made his debut against the former, coming on as a late substitute for Todor Nedelev.[8]
PAS Lamia 1964 – current squad | |
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