Martin Nikolaev Raynov ( bg, Мартин Николаев Райнов; born 25 April 1992) is a
Bulgarian professional
footballer
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who currently plays as a
midfielder for
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 ...
.
Club career
In February 2019, he signed a 1.5 year contract with
Levski Sofia.
On 1 July 2021, Raynov signed for the
Israeli Premier League club
F.C. Ashdod
SC Ashdod ( he, מועדון ספורט אשדוד, ''Moadon Sport Ashdod'', lit. Sport Club Ashdod, mainly known in Israel by the semi-acronym name , ''Mem Samekh Ashdod'', lit. S.C. Ashdod) is an Israeli football club, playing in the port cit ...
.
International career
In August 2016, Raynov received his first call up to the senior
Bulgaria squad for a
2018 FIFA World Cup
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qualifier against
Luxembourg, and earned his first senior cap on 10 October, coming on as a substitute for
Simeon Slavchev in a 3–0 loss in a World Cup qualifier against
Sweden
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at
Friends Arena
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in
Solna.
International stats
Honours
;Beroe
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Bulgarian Cup:
2012–13
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Bulgarian Supercup:
2013
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References
External links
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Profile at LevskiSofia.info
1992 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's footballers
Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
Bulgaria men's international footballers
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
FC Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo players
FC Sliven players
PFC Bansko players
FC Haskovo players
FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa players
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
PFC Levski Sofia players
F.C. Ashdod players
FC Argeș Pitești players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Israeli Premier League players
Liga I players
FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players
Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Men's association football midfielders
Sportspeople from Gabrovo
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