Mihail Ivanov ( bg, Михаил Иванов; born 7 August 1989) is a

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 ...

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who most recently played as a

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for Tsarsko Selo Sofia.

Club career

Ivanov began his career at

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...

. In 2004 the friends of his parents make contact with Academy Renato Curi and on 15-years old Mihail travelled alone to Italy. In 2006 Ivanov moved to the youth squads of

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

. He played two years for Siena in

Campionato Nazionale Primavera The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, was an Italian football youth competition. It is organised by the Lega Serie A and the participating teams that take part in Serie A and Serie B: the first edition was held in th ...

and was named the best goalkeeper for 2008–09 season. His first involvement in the first team was after being named on the bench for Siena's game against

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

on 10 May 2009, which finished 1–0 in favour of Siena. On 16 August 2010, Ivanov joined

Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...

on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. He made his competitive debut on 22 August, in a 3–0 away win against

Cavese 1919 Cavese 1919 S.r.l., commonly known as just Cavese, is an Italian football club based in Cava de' Tirreni, Campania, that currently plays in . The first city club was founded in 1919 as Unione Sportiva Cavese. It was refounded as Pro Cavese in 1 ...

. Ivanov earned 16 appearances in the

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978� ...

and kept five

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s during the season. In June 2011 he returned to Siena as fourth choice behind

Željko Brkić Željko Brkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Бркић, born 9 July 1986) is a Serbian retired professional football goalkeeper. Club career Early career in Serbia Brkić, playing in the goalkeeper position, started his career as a professiona ...

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and

Simone Farelli Simone Farelli (born 19 February 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Early career Born in Rome, Farelli began his senior career at hometown Serie D club Astrea. Siena In mid-2002 he was signed by Siena. At ...

. A loan to

Atletico Roma F.C. Atletico Roma Football Club was an Italian football club based in Rome, Italy. The club was founded as Nuova Tor Sapienza Calcio, which was renamed to Cisco Tor Sapienza in 1998. Under several merger, the club was subsequent known as A.S. Cisco ...

was collapsed. On 17 January 2012,

Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...

confirmed Ivanov has joined on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut two weeks later, in a 1–0 away win over

Cremonese Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...

. After his contract with

expired in June 2012, Ivanov joined

Botev Vratsa Botev ( bg, Ботев) is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Vratsa, that competes in the First League, the top division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 1921. Since 1948, Botev have played their home games at St ...

on a free transfer on 30 August. On 15 September, he made his

A PFG The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

debut against

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

in a 3–0 away loss.

Botev Plovdiv

On 9 July 2014, Ivanov signed a two-year contract as a

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with

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...

. He made his debut on 20 July and kept a clean sheet during the 1–0 win over

Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv 1929 ( bg, Локомотив 1929) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football. Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refou ...

. On 23 September, he kept a clean sheet again this time during the 0–4 away win over

Lokomotiv Mezdra FC Lokomotiv Mezdra (ФК Локомотив Мездра) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Mezdra, which currently playing in the Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football. The club's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium ...

in the first round of the

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. After a long absence from the starting lineup, on 11 May 2015, Mihail Ivanov played 90 minutes during the 0–1 loss from

Litex Lovech Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club. The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...

. Five days later, on 16 May, Ivanov was again in the starting lineup during the 3–2 win over

. In the next round, on 23 May, Ivanov conceded two goals during 1–2 away defeat from

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 ...

International career

Ivanov was called up to the Bulgaria U-21 team, but has not appeared in any official games. He was nominated for the first time for the senior national team in May 2013, for friendly matches against Japan and Kazakhstan. He was an unused substitute over the course of the first match and earned his first cap on 4 June 2013, coming on as a replacement for

Plamen Iliev Plamen Iliev may refer to: * Plamen Iliev (footballer, born 1991) Plamen Iliev ( bg, Пламен Илиев; born 30 November 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Romanian Liga I club Universitatea Cluj an ...

during the second half of a 2:1 win.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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