Vasil Panayotov (Bulgarian: Васил Панайотов; born 16 July 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Cherno More Varna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasil Kostadinov Panayotov | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cherno More | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Levski Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Levski Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Volov Shumen (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Pirin Gotse Delchev | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Bansko | 19 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Pirin Gotse Delchev | 65 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Ayia Napa | 30 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 24 | (4) |
| 2016 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Stal Mielec | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Levski Sofia | 26 | (4) |
| 2018– | Cherno More | 196 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Bulgaria | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editPanayotov began his career at Levski Sofia, but he never made a first team appearance. However, he played regularly for the club with the under-19s. Panayotov went on loan to B PFG side Volov Shumen at the start of the 2009–10 season.
In June 2010, he moved to Pirin Gotse Delchev. He scored once in 16 appearances, before moving to Bansko in January 2011.
In June 2016, Panayotov signed with Beroe Stara Zagora[1] but was released in December.[2]
On 16 January 2017, Panayotov signed with Stal Mielec.[3]
On 19 June 2017, Panayotov moved to Levski Sofia.[4] He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season when his contract expired.[5]
On 7 August 2018, Panayotov signed with Cherno More for two years.[6] On 17 August, he made his official debut in a 0–0 home draw against Beroe Stara Zagora.[7]
International career
editOn 10 September 2019, Panayotov earned his first cap for Bulgaria, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Kristian Dimitrov in the 1–3 away loss against Ireland in a friendly match.[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 2024 | Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Bulgaria |  Belarus |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C |
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 25 November 2024
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cherno More | First League | 2018–19 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Total | 194 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 194 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 211 | 20 | ||
- ^ Europa League play-off
References
edit- ^ "Берое подписа с Васил Панайотов" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 6 June 2016.
- ^ ""Берое" се разделя с Панайотов и Маркитос" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Vasil Panayotov! Witamy!" (in Polish). stalmielec.com. 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Васил Панайотов подписа с ЛЕВСКИ" (in Bulgarian). Levski.bg. 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Официално: Васил Панайотов и Левски се разделят" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Черно море привлече Васил Панайотов" [Cherno More recruited Vasil Panayotov] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Черно море и Берое не се победиха" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Ireland vs. Bulgaria 3:1". flashscore.com. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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External links
edit- Vasil Panayotov at Soccerway
- Profile at Levskisofia.info