Ivaylo Klimentov

Ivaylo Klimentov

Personal information
Full name	Ivaylo Georgiev Klimentov
Date of birth	(1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Batak, Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dobrudzha
Number	6
Youth career
2011–2013	Gimnàstic de Tarragona
2013–2014	Valencia
2014–2017	Ludogorets Razgrad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Ludogorets Razgrad II	72	(8)
2016–2019	Ludogorets Razgrad	5	(1)
2018	→ Vitosha Bistritsa (loan)	3	(0)
2019–2022	CSKA 1948	55	(3)
2021–2022	CSKA 1948 II	8	(1)
2022–2023	Spartak Varna	25	(1)
2023–	Dobrudzha	40	(3)
International career^‡
2015–2016	Bulgaria U17	3	(1)
2016–2017	Bulgaria U19	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2017

Ivaylo Klimentov (Bulgarian: Ивайло Климентов; born 3 February 1998) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dobrudzha .[1]

Career

Ludogorets Razgrad

Klimentov joined Ludogorets Razgrad in 2014 after arriving from the Spanish Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[2]

He made his debut for Ludogorets II on 17 March 2016.[3] 2 months later on 27 May 2016 in a match against Botev Plovdiv he also made his debut for Ludogorets' main team.[4] Klimentov started the 2017–18 season at Ludogorets II by scoring his debut goal for the team in the first match of the season against Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia.[5]

He scored his first goal for Ludogorets on 20 May 2018 in the last league match for the season against Botev Plovdiv and later was nominated as Man of the match.[6]

On 6 July 2018, Klimentov was loaned to Vitosha Bistritsa until the end of the season.[7]

Spartak Varna

In July 2022 Klimentov joined Spartak Varna on a two-year contract.[8]

International career

Youth levels

Klimentov was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017.[9] After a draw and 2 wins the team qualified for the knockout phase which was held in July 2017.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2018[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 Razgrad II	B Group	2015–16	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	Second League	2016–17	23	0	–		–		–		23	0
		2017–18	25	4	–		–		–		25	4
	Total		50	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	4
Ludogorets Razgrad	A Group	2015–16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	First League	2016–17	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
		2017–18	3	1	0	0	0	0	—		3	1
	Total		5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Career statistics			55	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	56	5

1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

Honours

Club

Ludogorets

• First Professional Football League (3): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017-18

CSKA 1948

• Second Professional Football League (1): 2019–20

References

1. Klimentov Stats
2. 14 нови играчи в ДЮШ на Лудогорец. Вижте кои са – има интересни имена
3. Litex II vs Ludogorets II
4. Дерменджиев: Тези момчета трябва да свикват да играят под напрежение
5. Лудогорец 2 започна с успех новия сезон във Втора лига, разочарование за Локо (Сф)
6. Талантите на Лудогорец надиграха мъжете на Ботев (Пловдив) за 2:2
7. "Ивайло Климентов ще играе във Витоша" (in Bulgarian). fcvitosha.bg. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
8. "Официално: Спартак (Варна) взе още един футболист от ЦСКА 1948" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
9. Съставът на България (U19) за Елитния кръг във Франция
10. Футболът ни възкръсна! 19-годишните лъвове "изядоха" всички, България с нов грандиозен успех

External links

• Ivaylo Klimentov at Soccerway