Daniel Mladenov

Daniel Mladenov
Mladenov playing for CSKA 1948 in 2020
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ventsislavov Mladenov
Date of birth (1987-05-25) 25 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Kyustendil, PR Bulgaria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kyustendil (player-manager)
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Velbazhd Kyustendil 20 (4)
2007–2008 Marek Dupnitsa 27 (5)
2008–2010 Pirin Blagoevgrad 43 (6)
2010–2012 Levski Sofia 44 (7)
2012 Chernomorets Burgas 6 (0)
2013 Montana 14 (2)
2013 Marek Dupnitsa 1 (1)
2013 Cherno More 9 (1)
2014 Marek Dupnitsa 4 (0)
2014 Trikala 10 (5)
2014–2015 Oborishte 16 (16)
2015 Septemvri Simitli 16 (6)
2016–2017 Pirin Blagoevgrad 39 (12)
2017–2019 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 56 (20)
2019–2021 CSKA 1948 17 (3)
2021–2023 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 70 (21)
2023–2024 Yantra Gabrovo 34 (14)
2024– Kyustendil 17 (14)
International career
2007 Bulgaria U21 1 (0)
2019 Bulgaria 2 (0)
Managerial career
2024– Kyustendil (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:28, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Daniel Mladenov (Bulgarian: Даниел Младенов; born 25 May 1987) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger and is currently a playing manager at Kyustendil.

Career

Youth career

Mladenov started his career in his home town Kyustendil in the local team, Velbazhd.

Marek Dupnitsa

In June 2007, Mladenov signed a contract for three years with Marek Dupnitsa.

Pirin Blagoevgrad

One year later, in 2008, Daniel signed with PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad.

Levski Sofia

On 9 June 2010, he signed his 3-year contract. On 30 June 2010, he made his unofficial debut for Levski in a match against FCM Târgu Mureş. Mladenov entered the match as a substitute and scored 2 goals.

Mladenov officially debuted for Levski in a Europa League match against Dundalk F.C. The Blues won the first match and the result was 6:0. Mladenov scored two of the goals.

On 16 December 2010, Mladenov netted the only goal (right at the end of the first half) for Levski Sofia in the 1:0 home win against Sporting CP in the final UEFA Europa League match of the group phase. However, the team from Sofia had already been eliminated from the competition.

Chernomorets Burgas

On 3 August 2012, he signed a 2-year contract with Chernomorets Burgas for free.[1] On 13 December, he was arrested for illegal betting.[2] Three days later he was released from the club.[3] However, he did not face any legal charges.

PFC Montana

In February 2013, Montana acquired the services of Mladenov until the end of the 2012/13 A PFG season.[4] At the end of season his contract had expired.

Marek Dupnitsa

On 2 June 2013 Mladenov played one match for Marek Dupnitsa in the amateur V Group against Slivnishki geroi and scored a goal.[5]

Cherno More Varna

On 5 June 2013 he was signed by Cherno More.[6]

International career

Mladenov earned his first cap for Bulgaria on 7 September 2019, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Galin Ivanov in the 0:4 away loss against England in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier.[7]

Career statistics

Updated 30 May 2012.
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Levski Sofia 2010–11 28 5 2 0 12 5 — 42 10
2011–12 16 2 1 0 2 0 — 19 2
Chernomorets 2012–13 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Montana 2012–13 15 2 0 0 — — 15 2
Marek Dupnitsa 2012–13 1 1 0 0 — — 1 1
Cherno More 2013–14 9 1 3 0 — — 12 1
Marek Dupnitsa 2013–14 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Trikala 2014–15 10 5 0 0 — — 10 5
Oborishte 2014–15 16 16 0 0 — — 16 16
Marek Dupnitsa 2015–16 16 6 1 0 — — 17 6
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2015–16 8 1 0 0 — — 8 1
2016–17 26 11 3 2 — — 29 13
2017–18 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Etar 2017–18 10 1 0 0 — 4[a] 1 14 2
2018–19 30 11 2 0 — 1[b] 0 33 11
2019–20 7 7 0 0 — — 7 7
Career totals 44 7 13 2 14 5 5 1 61 12
  1. ^ Relegation Play-offs
  2. ^ Europa League play-off

References

  1. ^ "научи: Дани Младенов подписа с Черноморец". novsport.com (in Bulgarian). 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Soccer-Bulgarians held for illegal betting, not match-fixing". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Черноморец се разделя с арестант".
  4. ^ "Дани Младенов подписа с Монтана, идва от Черноморец". topsport.bg. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Марек влезе в "Б" група за сметка на отбора на Бойко Борисов". sportal.bg. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Гонзо взе четирима, освободи Идалго" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  7. ^ Dimitrov, Ivaylo (7 September 2019). "Англия – България, на живо". topsport.bg. Retrieved 9 September 2019.