Edisson Lachezarov Jordanov ( bg, Едисон Лъчезаров Йорданов; born 8 June 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. The ...

. Born in Germany, he plays for the Bulgaria national team.

Early life

Jordanov was born in

Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, c ...

to a Bulgarian father who emigrated to Germany in 1988, Lachezar Jordanov, and a German mother, Karina.

Club career

Youth

He started playing football at SV Holdenstedt, a local club from

Uelzen Uelzen (; officially the ''Hanseatic Town of Uelzen'', German: ''Hansestadt Uelzen'', , Low German ''Ülz’n'') is a town in northeast Lower Saxony, Germany, and capital of the county of Uelzen. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, a ...

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. Later he moved to

Eintracht Schwerin FC Mecklenburg Schwerin is a German football club based in Schwerin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club was formed from a merger in 2013 and competes in the fifth tier NOFV-Oberliga Nord. The club plays its home matches at the Sportpark Lankow. ...

and in 2006 he relocated to the city of his birth to join the youth ranks of

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

Hansa Rostock

In the first half of the 2011–12 season, Jordanov scored seven goals in 13 appearances for the under-19s. He made his

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first team debut in a 2–1 away loss against

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on 5 February 2012.

Borussia Dortmund

On 31 May 2013, Jordanov signed with

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for two years. In January 2014, Jordanov was called up to the first team for training camp in

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. On 12 January, he made his debut in a friendly against

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (; nl, Standard Luik ; german: Standard Lüttich ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most ...

, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for

Kevin Großkreutz Kevin Großkreutz (born 19 July 1988) is a German former professional footballer who plays as a right back and winger for TuS Bövinghausen in the amateur-level Oberliga Westfalen. He made his senior debut at Rot Weiss Ahlen, and in 2009 joined ...

. Two days later he scored a goal in friendly match against

. In the following second half of the

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though, he did not manage to become a part of the first team and was never called up for the squad in an official match.

Virton

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Jordanov joined Belgian club

Virton Virton (; Gaumais: ''Viertån''; wa, Vierton) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (''arrondissement'') of the same name, as well as the princ ...

Westerlo

On 7 July 2021, Jordanov signed a two-year contract with

International career

Jordanov has been capped for Germany U15, Germany U16 and Germany U19. DFB.de
U-15-U-16-U-19-Nationalspieler Jordanov
retrieved 1 March 2012 In 2012, he declined an invitation to play for Bulgaria U-21, but in the next year he became part of the team. He made his debut for Bulgaria U21 in September 2013. Jordanov received his first call-up for the senior

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

team in October 2021 for the matches against

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and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

on 11 and 15 November. He earned his first cap against the former, appearing as a starter, but was substituted by Ivan Turitsov early during the first half due to sustaining an injury.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Westerlo *

Belgian First Division B The Challenger Pro League (previously known as ''1B Pro League'') is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian First Division A. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 201 ...

: 2021–22

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordanov, Edisson 1993 births Living people Footballers from Rostock Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers German people of Bulgarian descent Men's association football midfielders 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players FC Hansa Rostock players Borussia Dortmund II players Borussia Dortmund players Stuttgarter Kickers players SC Preußen Münster players F91 Dudelange players R.E. Virton players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players K.V.C. Westerlo players Challenger Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium