# Plamen Galabov

Plamen Yordanov Galabov (Bulgarian: Пламен Йорданов Гълъбов; born 2 November 1995) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva 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, 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 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Galabov was named in Bulgaria's 2016 Kirin Cup squad but was later withdrawn through injury.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

    As of 10 February 2024
| Club | Season | Division | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Litex Lovech | 2012–13 | A Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Litex Lovech | 2013–14 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Litex Lovech | 2014–15 | A Group | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 |
| Litex Lovech II | 2015–16 | B Group | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 1 |
| Litex Lovech | 2015–16 | A Group | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Litex Lovech | Total | Total | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| CSKA Sofia II | 2016–17 | Second League | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2017–18 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2018–19 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2019–20 | First League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2021–22 | First League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| CSKA Sofia | Total | Total | 46 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 1 |
| Etar (loan) | 2017–18 | First League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| Etar (loan) | 2018–19 | First League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 0 |
| Etar (loan) | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Total | Total | 60 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 207 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 5 |

### International

    As of match played 27 March 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bulgaria | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5 | 0 |

## Honours
### CSKA Sofia

* Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21

### 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.