# Galin Ivanov (footballer, born 1988)

Galin Ivanov (Bulgarian: Галин Иванов; born 15 April 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Septemvri Sofia.
His former clubs include Beroe Stara Zagora, Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia and Arminia Bielefeld.

## Career

In June 2014, Ivanov signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side FK Khazar Lankaran. In February 2015, he became part of the Samsunspor team in Turkey on a one-and-a-half-year contract.
In September 2016, Ivanov joined Levski Sofia, signing a short-term contract which was not renewed.
On 12 February 2017, Ivanov signed with Neftochimic Burgas.
On 18 August 2017, Ivanov returned to Slavia Sofia, signing a short-term contract.
After spending two years with CSKA 1948, he once again returned to Slavia Sofia in the summer of 2022.

## International career

Ivanov earned his first cap for the senior national football team of his country on 3 June 2016, after coming on as a second-half substitute for Mihail Aleksandrov in the 2:7 loss against Japan in a semi-final of the 2016 Kirin Cup.

### International goals

    Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 19 November 2018 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 9 December 2024
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | League | League | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Levski Sofia | 2005–06 | A Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2006–07 | A Group | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2007–08 | A Group | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | Total | Total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2008–09 | A Group | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 3 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2009–10 | A Group | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 3 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2010–11 | A Group | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 3 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2011–12 | A Group | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2012–13 | A Group | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 6 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2013–14 | A Group | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 10 |
| Slavia Sofia | Total | Total | 128 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27 |
| Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Litex Lovech (loan) | 2011–12 | A Group | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 4 |
| Litex Lovech (loan) | 2012–13 | A Group | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 1 |
| Litex Lovech (loan) | Total | Total | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| Khazar Lankaran | 2014–15 | Premyer Liqası | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 6 |
| Samsunspor | 2014–15 | 1. Lig | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| Samsunspor | 2015–16 | 1. Lig | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| Samsunspor | Total | Total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Levski Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Neftochimic Burgas | 2016–17 | First League | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 5 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2017–18 | First League | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 10 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2018–19 | First League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| Slavia Sofia | Total | Total | 44 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 18 |
| Haladás | 2018–19 | NB I | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2019–20 | First League | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 7 |
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 9 |
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | 2021–22 | First League | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 9 |
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | Total | Total | 49 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 18 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2022–23 | First League | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 4 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2023–24 | First League | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 6 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2024–25 | First League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 0 |
| Slavia Sofia | Total | Total | 82 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 10 |
| Career statistics | Career statistics | Career statistics | 448 | 92 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 488 | 101 |
* ↑ Includes play-off matches, where applicable.
* ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

## Honours
### Slavia Sofia

* Bulgarian Cup: 2017–18