Iliyan Stefanov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Avramov and the family name is Stefanov.

Iliyan Stefanov

Stefanov in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Iliyan Avramov Stefanov
Date of birth	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Levski Sofia
Number	14
Youth career
2005–2015	Levski Sofia
2015–2016	Avellino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Gozzano	7	(0)
2017–2020	Lokomotiv Sofia	52	(9)
2021–2022	Beroe	23	(0)
2022–	Levski Sofia	51	(10)
International career^‡
2014–2015	Bulgaria U17	8	(2)
2020	Bulgaria U21	2	(0)
2022–	Bulgaria	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:28, 8 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:56, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Iliyan Avramov Stefanov (Bulgarian: Илиян Аврамов Стефанов; born 20 September 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Levski Sofia and the Bulgaria national team.[1]

Club career

Stefanov started to play football at Levski Sofia. At end of 2015 he moved to Italy to join Avellino's youth academy. Between 2016 and 2017 he appeared in 7 games for Gozzano in Serie D.

In 2017, Stefanov returned to Bulgaria to sign for Lokomotiv Sofia. He established himself as an undisputed starter and a top performer for the club in the Second League. His talent attracted the attention of various teams from the Bulgarian top flight and on 23 February 2021, he signed with Beroe.[2][3]

On 1 March 2022, Stefanov signed with his boyhood club Levski Sofia on a 2-year deal.[4] Оn 15 May 2022, he scored the only goal in the Bulgarian Cup final, leading his club to its first trophy since 2009.

International career

After making his first appearance for the senior side in the 1–1 home draw with North Macedonia on 2 June 2022, Stefanov scored his first goal for Bulgaria in his second cap in a 2–5 defeat to Georgia on 5 June 2022.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gozzano	2016–17	Serie D	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Lokomotiv Sofia	2017–18	Second League	12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1
	2018–19		13	1	0	0	—		—		13	1
	2019–20		14	2	0	0	—		—		14	2
	2020–21		13	5	0	0	—		—		13	5
	Total		52	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	9
Beroe Stara Zagora	2020–21	First League	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2021–22		16	0	2	0	—		—		18	0
	Total		23	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
Levski Sofia	2021–22	First League	10	4	3	1	—		—		13	5
	2022–23		25	4	1	0	2	0	2	0	30	4
	2023–24		12	1	2	0	3	0	—		17	1
	2024–25		4	1	1	0	—		—		5	1
	Total		51	10	7	1	5	0	2	0	65	11
Career total			133	19	9	1	5	0	2	0	149	20

International

As of match played 20 June 2023[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria	2022	6	2
	2023	2	0
	Total	8	2

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 June 2022	Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria	Georgia	2–5	2–5	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
2.	23 September 2022		Gibraltar	4–1	5–1

Honours

Levski Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2021–22

References

1. "Ilyan Stefanov Career Stats". footballdatabase.eu.
2. "Отбори от елита се борят за сърдитата звезда на Локо София". gol.bg (in Bulgarian). 4 December 2020.
3. ""Берое" привлече Илиян Стефанов". beroe.bg (in Bulgarian). 23 February 2021.
4. "Официално: Илиян Стефанов е играч на Левски". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 1 March 2022.
5. "Bulgaria 2-5 Georgia in UEFA Nations League 2022-2023". Vavel. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
6. Stefanov_Stefanov.html "Stefanov, Iliyan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

External links

• Iliyan Stefanov at Soccerway