Yoan "Yoni" Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Йоан "Йони" Стоянов, Hebrew: יואן "יוני" סטויאנוב; born 22 May 2001) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays mainly as a wide midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Bulgaria national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoan Stoyanov | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, right back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Hapoel Herzliya | ||
| 2020–2022 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Hapoel Herzliya | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 49 | (8) |
| 2022– | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 36 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | → Sektzia Ness Ziona (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Bulgaria U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bulgaria | 9 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:32, 19 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:11, 22 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editStoyanov was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. At the age of 2, he moved with his mother and maternal grandparents to Israel,[citation needed] where he grew up in the city of Herzliya.[2][3]
Club career
editStoyanov started his football career on the local Israeli side Hapoel Herzliya. In 2020, he moved to Hapoel Kfar Saba.[4]
International career
editBeing raised and living in Israel, Stoyanov possesses Israeli citizenship apart from his Bulgarian one, thus being eligible for the Israel national football team. Ultimately, he decided to represent his country of origin, and on 2 November 2021, Stoyanov received his first call-up to the Bulgarian under-21 side for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against the Netherlands under-21 and Moldova under-21 sides.[5] He made his debut for the team in the match against the Netherlands.[6] He completed his debut for senior national team of Bulgaria in the match against Gibraltar on 23 September, won by Bulgaria with a 5:1 result.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 8 February 2024 [1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hapoel Herzliya | 2019–20 | Liga Alef | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 2020–21 | Israeli Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga Leumit | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 8 | |||
| Total | 49 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 8 | ||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Sektzia Ness Ziona (loan) | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| Career total | 98 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 17 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 25 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
editHapoel Be'er Sheva
References
edit- ^ a b "Bulgaria - Y. Stoyanov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Йони Стоянов – българският футболист, който учудва светът, а ние не знаем дори кой е той". 7dnisport.bg (in Bulgarian). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ ""נבחרת ישראל פספסה אותי": סטויאנוב בראיון". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ Напрежение в Израел заради наш младежки национал
- ^ "Състав на България U21 за двубоите срещу Нидерландия и Молдова" [Bulgaria U21 squad for the games vs Netherlands and Moldova]. bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). 2 November 2021.
- ^ Младежите се препънаха в Нидерландия, спорен гол и дузпа носят победата на домакините
- ^ Зрелищен успех за младата България в дебюта на Младен Кърстаич