Ilian Ilianov Antonov ( bg, Илиан Илианов Антонов; born 22 May 2005) is a Bulgarian
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for
CSKA Sofia.
Career
As a youth player, he went through the youth academies of
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
,
SV Ried and
Levski Sofia among others. In 2020, he joined the youth academy of
CSKA Sofia.
Antonov made his professional debut in the
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it.
The tournament ...
game against
Gigant Saedinenie. He made his debut in the
First Professional League against
Hebar Pazardzhik
FC Hebar ( bg, Футболен клуб Хебър) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Pazardzhik. The club currently competes in the First League, the first tier of the Bulgarian football league system.
Founded in 1918, Hebar h ...
on 16 July 2023.
Personal life
In July 2024 he was diagnosed with
cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...
.
ЦСКА: Илиан Антонов беше диагностициран с рак и бяха предприети мерки за спешна интервенция
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Career statistics
References
External links
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2005 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
PFC CSKA Sofia players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Men's association football midfielders
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