Plamen Galabov

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

Plamen Galabov

Personal information
Full name	Plamen Yordanov Galabov
Date of birth	(1995-11-02) 2 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Shumen, Bulgaria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back, Right-back
Team information
Current team	Maccabi Petah Tikva
Number	27
Youth career
2003–2007	FC Shumen
2007–2013	Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Litex Lovech	28	(2)
2016	Litex Lovech II	12	(1)
2016–2027	CSKA Sofia II	17	(1)
2016–2022	CSKA Sofia	46	(1)
2017–2018	→ Etar (loan)	18	(0)
2018–2019	→ Etar (loan)	24	(0)
2022–2024	Maccabi Netanya	60	(1)
2024–	Beitar Jerusalem	8	(0)
International career^‡
2011–2012	Bulgaria U17	7	(0)
2013–2015	Bulgaria U19	9	(1)
2014–2016	Bulgaria U21	13	(0)
2020–	Bulgaria	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Plamen Yordanov Galabov (Bulgarian: Пламен Йорданов Гълъбов; born 2 November 1995) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva as a defender.[2]

Club career

Galabov made his competitive debut on 12 December 2012 in a Bulgarian Cup game against Spartak Varna, coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute. Litex won the game by a score of 7–1. A year later, on 14 December 2013, he made his A PFG debut in a 5–2 away win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv, playing the full 90 minutes, though he was sent off for a second yellow card in the closing moments of the match.[3]

On 6 September 2017, Galabov was loaned to Etar Veliko Tarnovo until the end of the year.[4] A year later he was again loaned out to Etar until the end of 2018.[5]

International career

Galabov was named in Bulgaria's 2016 Kirin Cup squad but was later withdrawn through injury.[6] He earned his first cap on 3 September 2020, replacing then CSKA Sofia teammate Petar Zanev for the last 11 minutes of the 1:1 home draw with Republic of Ireland in a UEFA Nations League match.[7]

Club statistics

Club

As of 10 February 2024

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Litex Lovech	2012–13	A Group	0	0	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2013–14		1	0	0	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2014–15		17	2	1	0	–		0	0	–		18	2
Litex Lovech II	2015–16	B Group	12	1	–		–		–		12	1
Litex Lovech	2015–16	A Group	10	0	3	0	–		0	0	–		13	0
	Total		28	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	2
CSKA Sofia II	2016–17	Second League	17	1	–		–		–		–		17	1
CSKA Sofia	2016–17	First League	2	0	0	0	–		–		–		2	0
	2017–18	First League	1	0	0	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2018–19	First League	0	0	0	0	–		1	0	–		1	0
	2019–20	First League	17	1	3	0	–		2	0	–		22	1
	2020–21	First League	19	0	2	0	–		5	0	–		26	0
	2021–22	First League	7	0	1	0	–		5	0	1	0	14	0
	Total		46	1	6	0	0	0	13	0	1	0	66	1
Etar (loan)	2017–18	First League	18	0	1	0	–		–		–		19	0
	2018–19	First League	24	0	3	0	–		–		–		27	0
	Total		42	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	0
Maccabi Netanya	2021–22	Israeli Premier League	14	0	0	0	–		–		–		14	0
	2022–23		31	0	4	0	3	0	–		–		38	0
	2023–24		15	1	1	0	4	0	–		–		20	1
	Total		60	1	5	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	72	1
Beitar Jerusalem	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	2	0	0	0	–		–		–		2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career Total			207	5	19	0	7	0	13	0	1	0	155	5

International

As of match played 27 March 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria	2020	1	0
	2022	3	0
2023	1	0
Total		5	0

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21

Maccabi Netanya

• Toto Cup: 2022-23

International career

On 17 May 2016 Galabov received his first call up for Bulgaria for the Kirin Cup,[8] but got an injury before the cup.

References

1. "Профил на Пламен Гълъбов" (in Bulgarian). winner.bg. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
2. "Plamen Galabov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
3. "Вуцов взима национал от "Литекс", Гълъбов близо до "Колежа". topsport.bg. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
4. "ЦСКА преотстъпва двама на Етър" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 6 September 2017.
5. "Пламен Гълъбов беше преотстъпен" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 6 September 2018.
6. "Petev named 23-man squad for "Kirin Cup" 2016". bfunion.bg. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
7. Vutov, Viktor (3 September 2020). "България - Ейре, на живо" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
8. "Петев обяви състава на България - двама дебютанти и без играчи от ЦСКА". sportal.bg. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

External links

• Plamen Galabov at Soccerway