Ivan Goranov

Ivan Pavlov Goranov (; born 10 June 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Botev Vratsa.

Club career

Born in Velingrad, Goranov started his career at Chepinets, but joined Levski Sofia when he was 15 years old. He made his A PFG debut against Vidima-Rakovski, as a 64th-minute substitute in a 2–0 Levski home victory on 2 April 2011.

On 8 June 2011, Beroe Stara Zagora accepted a bid for winger Todor Hristov from Levski, the deal was reported to be worth €100,000, including the transfer of Goranov to Beroe.

On 20 June 2016, Goranov signed with Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 9 June 2017, the Bulgarian Football Union announced that his contract had been terminated due to the club's fault. Four days later, he was signed by Levski Sofia for three years.

On 13 February 2023, Goranov signed a contract with Romanian first division club Universitatea Cluj.

International career Goranov received his first call-up for senior Bulgarian squad on 29 August 2018 for the UEFA Nations League matches against Slovenia and Norway on 6 and 9 September. He made his debut against the former, coming on as a late substitute for Todor Nedelev.

Career statistics

Honours Beroe Bulgarian Cup: 2012–13 Bulgarian Supercup: 2013

Levski Sofia Bulgarian Cup: 2021–22

Universitatea Cluj Cupa României runner-up: 2022–23