Yanis Danielov Karabelyov (Bulgarian: Янис Даниелов Карабельов; born 23 January 1996) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv and the Bulgarian national team.[2]

Yanis Karabelyov
Personal information
Full name Yanis Danielov Karabelyov[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Botev Plovdiv
Number 28
Youth career
2003–2014 Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Slavia Sofia 138 (9)
2017Tsarsko Selo (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2023 Kisvárda 74 (3)
2023– Botev Plovdiv 29 (3)
International career
2012–2013 Bulgaria U17 5 (0)
2014 Bulgaria U19 1 (0)
2015–2018 Bulgaria U21 14 (0)
2019– Bulgaria 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Club career

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Slavia Sofia

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Karabelyov joined Slavia Sofia at the age of seven. He made his senior debut for the club on 28 September 2013, replacing Fernando Silva for the final 12 minutes of an A Group match against Levski Sofia at Ovcha Kupel Stadium. On 17 May 2014, Karabelyov scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win over Pirin Gotse Delchev. One year later, he started in the A Group for first time in a 3–1 home loss against Cherno More Varna on 22 May 2015.

Karabelyov began to establish himself in the Slavia first team from the 2015–16 season.

Tsarsko Selo (loan)

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On 6 September 2017, Karabelyov was loaned to Tsarsko Selo until the end of the year,[3] but on 8 January 2018 Slavia shorted his loan and he returned in train with the team.[4]

Kisvárda

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On 19 December 2020, Karabelyov joined the Hungarian team Kisvárda.[5]

Botev Plovdiv

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On 1 July 2023, Karabelyov joined the Bulgarian team Botev Plovdiv.[6]

International career

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Karabelyov was called up to the Bulgaria U21 squad in August 2015, aged 19. He made his debut on 9 October 2015 against Armenia U21. In that match, he came as a substitute in the 81st minute, and Bulgaria won the match 2–0.

On 7 March 2016, Karabelyov was called up for the first time to the senior Bulgarian squad for friendly matches against Portugal and against Macedonia.[7]

He made his debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Czech Republic, as a 64th-minute substitute for Kristiyan Malinov.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 23 September 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slavia Sofia 2013–14 A Group 4 1 1 0 5 1
2014–15 4 0 0 0 4 0
2015–16 25 0 0 0 25 0
2016–17 Bulgarian First League 21 0 1 0 2 0 24 0
2017–18 15 1 3 0 18 1
2018–19 34 3 2 0 4 0 1 0 41 3
2019–20 23 4 2 0 25 4
2020–21 12 0 1 0 1 0 14 0
Total 138 9 10 0 7 0 1 0 156 9
Tsarsko Selo (loan) 2017–18 Bulgarian Second League 10 0 2 0 12 0
Kisvárda 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 17 0 4 1 21 1
2021–22 27 2 1 0 28 2
2022–23 7 1 0 0 4 0 11 1
Total 41 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 50 4
Career total 199 12 17 1 11 0 1 0 228 13
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup and Magyar Kupa.

Honours

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Slavia Sofia

Botev Plovdiv

References

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  1. ^ "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 8. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ Yanis Karabelyov at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Янис Карабельов е преотстъпен в Царско село" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 6 September 2017.
  4. ^ Загорчич: Целта пред Славия е финал за Купата
  5. ^ Славия продаде капитана си
  6. ^ "Янис Карабельов е футболист на Ботев".
  7. ^ "Ивайло Петев вика Тони Тасев от Пирин в националния" (in Bulgarian). utre.bg. 7 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Czech Republic v Bulgaria game report". UEFA. 7 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Купа на България 2023/24 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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