Mihail Ivanov

Mihail Ivanov (Bulgarian: Михаил Иванов; born 7 August 1989) is a Bulgarian footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Tsarsko Selo Sofia.

Mihail Ivanov
Personal information
Full name Mihail Aleksandrov Ivanov
Date of birth (1989-08-07) 7 August 1989
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1996–2004 Levski Sofia
2004–2006 Renato Curi
2006–2009 Siena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Siena 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Foggia (loan) 16 (0)
2012 → Piacenza (loan) 16 (0)
2012 Botev Vratsa 11 (0)
2013–2014 Levski Sofia 2 (0)
2014–2015 Botev Plovdiv 10 (0)
2016 Vitosha Bistritsa 14 (0)
2016–2017 Robur Siena 2 (0)
2017–2018 Vitosha Bistritsa 12 (0)
2018–2019 AFC Eskilstuna 5 (0)
2020–2021 Tsarsko Selo 5 (0)
International career
2013 Bulgaria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021

Club career

Ivanov began his career at Levski Sofia. In 2004 the friends of his parents make contact with Academy Renato Curi and on 15-years old Mihail travelled alone to Italy.[1]

In 2006 Ivanov moved to the youth squads of Siena. He played two years for Siena in Campionato Nazionale Primavera 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 on 10 May 2009, which finished 1–0 in favour of Siena.[2]

On 16 August 2010, Ivanov joined Foggia 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. Ivanov earned 16 appearances in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione and kept five clean sheets during the season.

In June 2011 he returned to Siena as fourth choice[3] behind Željko Brkić, Gianluca Pegolo and Simone Farelli. A loan to Atletico Roma F.C.[4] was collapsed. On 17 January 2012, Piacenza 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.[5]

After his contract with Siena expired in June 2012, Ivanov joined Botev Vratsa on a free transfer on 30 August.[6] On 15 September, he made his A PFG debut against CSKA Sofia in a 3–0 away loss.[7]

Botev Plovdiv

On 9 July 2014, Ivanov signed a two-year contract as a free agent with Botev Plovdiv.[8] He made his debut on 20 July and kept a clean sheet during the 1–0 win over Lokomotiv Sofia.[9] On 23 September, he kept a clean sheet again this time during the 0–4 away win over Lokomotiv Mezdra in the first round of the Bulgarian Cup.[10]

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.[11] Five days later, on 16 May, Ivanov was again in the starting lineup during the 3–2 win over CSKA Sofia.[12] In the next round, on 23 May, Ivanov conceded two goals during 1–2 away defeat from Beroe Stara Zagora.[13]

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 during the second half of a 2:1 win.[14]

Career statistics
As of 4 June 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Siena 2008–09 0000––00
2009–10 0000––00
Foggia (loan) 2010–11 16000––160
Siena 2011–12 0000––00
Piacenza (loan) 2011–12 14000––140
Botev Vratsa 2012–13 11000––110
Levski Sofia 2012–13 2020––40
2013–14 00000000
Botev Plovdiv 2014–15 80100090
2015–16 2000--20
Total 5103000540

References
  1. "Българин е талант №1 в Италия" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  2. "Siena 1–0 Palermo". soccerway.com. 10 May 2009.
  3. "Сиена преотстъпи Мишо Иванов в Пиаченца" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  4. "Definite 5 operazioni in uscita" (in Italian). AC Siena. 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  5. "Мишо Иванов почна да спасява Пиаченца" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  6. Georgieva, Mariya (31 August 2012). "Врачани уредиха Варела и Мишо Иванов" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. Обновеният ЦСКА с класика срещу Ботев (Враца) (СНИМКИ+ВИДЕО)
  8. Ботев привлече Михаил Иванов
  9. Ботев тръгна с победа в "А" група, 1:0 срещу Локомотив Сф
  10. Ботев с убедителен старт за Купата - 4 безответни гола в Мездра
  11. Ботев с минимална загуба от Литекс в Ловеч
  12. "Ботев с първа победа в плейофите след атрактивно 3:2 над ЦСКА". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  13. Ботев допусна обрат в Стара Загора
  14. "Нова победа за "лъвовете", националите надвиха Казахстан". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 5 June 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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