Ivan Pavlov Goranov ( bg, Иван Павлов Горанов; born 10 June 1992) is a Bulgarian professional

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who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League 2 club Chania.

Club career

Born in Velingrad, Goranov started his career at Chepinets, but joined Levski Sofia when he was 15 years old. 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. On 8 June 2011,

Beroe Stara Zagora Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vere ...

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. On 20 June 2016, Goranov signed with

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. On 9 June 2017, the

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announced that his contract had been terminated due to the club's fault. Four days later, he was signed by Levski Sofia for three years. On 13 February 2023, Goranov signed a contract with Romanian first division club Universitatea Cluj.

International career

Goranov received his first call-up for senior

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squad on 29 August 2018 for the

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matches against

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and

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on 6 and 9 September. He made his debut against the former, coming on as a late substitute for

Todor Nedelev Todor Lyubchev Nedelev ( bg, Тодор Любчев Неделев; born 7 February 1993) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Ludogorets Razgrad. Early life Nedelev was born on 7 February 1993, and rai ...

Career statistics

Honours

Beroe *

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Levski Sofia *

: 2021–22 Universitatea Cluj *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

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Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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