Ivan Yordanov

For the Bulgarian Olympic weightlifter, see Ivan Yordanov (weightlifter).

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Orlinov and the family name is Yordanov.

Ivan Yordanov

Personal information
Full name	Ivan Orlinov Yordanov
Date of birth	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Rakovski, Bulgaria
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ludogorets Razgrad
Number	82
Youth career
2007–2010	Rakovski
2010–2017	Botev 2002
2017–2018	Ludogorets Razgrad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Ludogorets II	70	(6)
2019–	Ludogorets Razgrad	29	(1)
2023	→ Spartak Varna (loan)	16	(1)
International career^‡
2018	Bulgaria U18	1	(0)
2022–	Bulgaria	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:56, 20 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:23, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Ivan Orlinov Yordanov (Bulgarian: Иван Орлинов Йорданов; born 7 November 2000) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ludogorets Razgrad.[1]

Career

Yordanov joined Ludogorets academy in 2017 from Botev 2002.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves in the Bulgarian Second League on 13 May 2018, playing full 90 minutes in a 4–0 away loss against Montana.[3] On 1 October 2018, Yordanov scored his first goal for Ludogorets II in a 2–2 home draw against Pomorie.[4] In December 2018, he signed a professional contract with the club.[2]

Yordanov made his first team debut on 13 July 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dominik Yankov in a 2–0 home league win over Tsarsko Selo.[5]

In June 2021, Yordanov was fully promoted to the first team by the first team manager, Valdas Dambrauskas.[6]

In January 2023 Yordanov was sent on loan to Spartak Varna until the end of the season.[7] He made his league debut on 20 February in a match against Hebar Pazardzhik.[8] A week later he scored his first goal for the team in a league win against Botev Vratsa becoming also the man of the match.[9]

In August, Yordanov returned to Ludogorets and became part of the main squad. On 21 September 2023 he scored his first goal in UEFA Europa Conference League against Spartak Trnava, for the 4:0 win.[10]

International career

On 5 September 2022, Yordanov received his first call-up for the Bulgaria national team for the UEFA Nations League games against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 and 26 September 2022.[11] He made his debut for the team on 26 September, coming as a substitute in the match against North Macedonia, won by Bulgaria by 0-1.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 December 2024[1]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Other[a]		Total
Ludogorets II	Second League	2017–18	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
		2018–19	24	2	–		–		–		24	2
		2019–20	18	2	–		–		–		18	2
		2020–21	18	1	–		–		–		18	1
		2021–22	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
		2022–23	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
		2024–25	3	1	–		–		–		3	1
	Total		70	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	6
Ludogorets	First League	2019–20	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
		2020–21	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
		2021–22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		2022–23	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	11	1
		2023–24	10	0	1	0	9	1	0	0	20	1
		2024–25	7	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		29	1	3	0	19	1	0	0	51	2
Spartak Varna (loan)	First League	2022–23	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
Career statistics			115	8	3	0	19	1	0	0	137	9

1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

International

As of 7 September 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria	2022	1	0
	2023	3	0
	Total	4	0

References

1. "I. Yordanov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
2. "Иван Йорданов: Амбициите ми са да се наложа в първия тим" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 4 August 2019.
3. "Montana vs. Ludogorets II". soccerway.com. 13 May 2018.
4. "Ludogorets II vs. Pomorie". soccerway.com. 1 October 2018.
5. "Ludogorets vs. Tsarsko Selo". soccerway.com. 13 July 2019.
6. Георги Караманджуков: Преговаряме с още играчи
7. Спартак (Варна) привлече халфа Иван Йорданов
8. Хебър и Спартак Варна не си вкараха в Пазарджик
9. Иван Йорданов ще пие шампанско след Спартак Вн - Ботев Вр
10. Лудогорец с летящ старт в групите, вихрено полувреме на "орлите" разби словаците
11. Кръстаич обяви играчите за Гибралтар и Северна Македония, Чочев и Михайлов са аут
12. Браво, българи! Цял мач обиждани и освирквани, но победители

External links

• Ivan Yordanov at Soccerway