Plamen Yordanov Galabov ( bg, Пламен Йорданов Гълъбов; born 2 November 1995) is a
Bulgarian
footballer
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who currently plays for
Maccabi Netanya
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as a
defender.
Club career
Galabov made his competitive debut on 12 December 2012 in a
Bulgarian Cup game against
Spartak Varna, coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute. Litex won the game by a score of 7–1. A year later, on 14 December 2013, he made his
A PFG debut in a 5–2 away win over
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 ...
, playing the full 90 minutes, though he was
sent off for a second
yellow card in the closing moments of the match.
On 6 September 2017, Galabov was loaned to
Etar Veliko Tarnovo
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until the end of the year. A year later he was again loaned out to
Etar until the end of 2018.
International career
Galabov was named in Bulgaria's 2016
Kirin Cup squad but was later withdrawn through injury. He earned his first cap on 3 September 2020, replacing then CSKA Sofia teammate
Petar Zanev for the last 11 minutes of the 1:1 home draw with
Republic of Ireland in a
UEFA Nations League match.
Club statistics
Club
International
Honours
;CSKA Sofia
*
Bulgarian Cup:
2020–21
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;Maccabi Netanya
*
Toto Cup:
2022-23
International career
On 17 May 2016 Galabov received his first call up for
Bulgaria for the
Kirin Cup,
but got an injury before the cup.
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Bulgarian footballers
Bulgaria youth international footballers
PFC Litex Lovech players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players
Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
Israeli Premier League players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Expatriate footballers in Israel
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Association football central defenders
Association football defenders
People from Shumen
Bulgaria under-21 international footballers
Bulgaria international footballers
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