Martin Nikolaev Raynov (Bulgarian: Мартин Николаев Райнов; born 25 April 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Argeș Pitești in the Romanian Liga I.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Martin Nikolaev Raynov[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Gabrovo, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Argeș Pitești | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Yantra Gabrovo | ||
| 2005–2011 | Beroe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Beroe | 16 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Etar 1924 (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Sliven (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Bansko (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Haskovo | 26 | (0) |
| 2015 | Lokomotiv GO | 17 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 29 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Beroe | 61 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Levski Sofia | 52 | (1) |
| 2021 | Ashdod | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Argeș Pitești | 39 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Bulgaria U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bulgaria | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021 | |||
In February 2019, he signed a 1.5 year contract with Levski Sofia.[3]
On 1 July 2021, Raynov signed for the Israeli Premier League club F.C. Ashdod.[4]
In August 2016, Raynov received his first call up to the senior Bulgaria squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg,[5] and earned his first senior cap on 10 October, coming on as a substitute for Simeon Slavchev in a 3–0 loss in a World Cup qualifier against Sweden at Friends Arena in Solna.[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Bulgaria | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
FC Argeș Pitești – current squad | |
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