| Ivan Minchev | |
| Full Name: | Ivan Stoilov Minchev |
| Birth Date: | 1991 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kazanlak, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.60 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Slavia Sofia |
| Clubnumber: | 73 |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rozova Dolina |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Litex Lovech |
| Youthyears3: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs3: | Lokomotiv Mezdra |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Caps1: | 86 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Montana |
| Caps3: | 57 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | CSKA Sofia |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps6: | 52 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Years7: | 2018–2021 |
| Caps7: | 83 |
| Goals7: | 8 |
| Years8: | 2021 |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2021– |
| Caps9: | 71 |
| Goals9: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam1: | Bulgaria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:30, 5 September 2023 (UTC) |
Ivan Minchev (Bulgarian: Иван Минчев; born 28 May 1991) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slavia Sofia.[1]
Minchev began his career in his local Rozova Dolina aged 7 and moved to Litex Lovech Academy aged 15.[2] In 2009 he moved to Lokomotiv Mezdra Academy, before moving to Lyubimets 2007 a year later.
On 14 June 2016, Minchev signed with the returning on the top-level team of CSKA Sofia[3] He made his debut for the CSKA II team on 7 August 2016 in a match against Sozopol, won by CSKA II with 2–0 result.[4] A week later he completed his debut for the first team in a league match against Neftochimic Burgas.[5]
Three months after he joined CSKA and a single appearance for the first team, Minchev moved to Slavia Sofia.[6] He made his debut for the team in a league match on 10 September 2017 against Lokomotiv Plovdiv won by Slavia with 5–2 result.[7] In the league match against Vereya played on 1 October he scored his first goal for the club.[8] On 15 April 2017, Minchev was named as Man of the Match in the league match against his ex club Montana.[9]
On 28 November 2017, Minchev was awarded as Man of the Match in the league match against Cherno More where he scored the first goal for the 2–0 win.[10] Minchev ended his first half of the 2017–18 season with 5 goals and 5 assists in 19 league matches, attracting interest from Russian and Kazakhstan clubs.[11]
On 9 June 2018, Minchev signed with Beroe Stara Zagora.[12]
On 2 November 2017, Minchev received his first call-up for Bulgaria for the friendly game against Saudi Arabia.[13] 11 days later he made his debut for the national side in a match, coming on as a substitute in added time of the second half.[14] In August 2024, Minchev was once again called up, being selected by manager Ilian Iliev for the September UEFA Nations League matches against Belarus and Northern Ireland,[15] earning his second cap against the former.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lyubimets 2007 | 2009–10 | B Group | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| 2013–14 | A Group | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 86 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 7 | |||
| Spartak Varna | 2013–14 | B Group | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Montana | 2014–15 | B Group | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2015–16 | A Group | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13 | |||
| CSKA Sofia II | 2016–17 | Second League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| CSKA Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2017–18 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 35 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 13 | |||
| Beroe | 2018–19 | First League | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 4 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 268 | 33 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 39 | |||
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