Ivaylo Borislavov Markov ( bg, Ивайло Бориславов Марков; born 5 June 1997) is a Bulgarian professional

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who plays as a defender for Romanian

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club

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Career

Markov started his career at the youth ranks of

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground ...

. On 1 February 2016, he was loaned to Slivnishki Geroy in the South-West V AFG league. On 24 July, Markov signed a 3-year contract with

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...

. On 11 January 2017, he was loaned to Tsarsko Selo until the end of the season. On 25 February, he made his professional debut in the Second League, playing full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away defeat by Vitosha Bistritsa. On 14 July 2017, Markov made his First League debut for

in a 2–1 away win over Etar. In June 2018, Markov signed with Cherno More. As he faced serious competition from Daniel Dimov,

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, Ilias Hassani and

Miroslav Enchev Miroslav Enchev ( bg, Мирослав Енчев; born 8 August 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender. Career On 16 January 2018 Enchev joined Cherno More Varna from Vereya Stara Zagora. On 17 February, he made ...

, on 25 July the club loaned him to Tsarsko Selo. On 16 July 2021, Markov signed for

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club Hapoel Hadera. On 16 June 2022, he moved to Poland, signing a two-year deal with

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side

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. On 27 March 2023, Markov made his debut for the national team, playing as a starter in the 0–3 away loss against

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in a Euro 2024 qualifier.

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* * 1997 births Living people Footballers from Sofia Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers PFC Slavia Sofia players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players FC Dunav Ruse players PFC Cherno More Varna players Hapoel Hadera F.C. players Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players I liga players Men's association football central defenders Expatriate footballers in Israel Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland {{Bulgaria-footy-defender-stub