Iliyan Stefanov
Midfield - Attacking Midfield
at Slavia Sofia
at Slavia Sofia
305 days · joined 2025-07-23
👕100+ Apps
Market value
€800k
Attacking Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.12
goals / match
Levski Sofia
top club · 76 apps
Career highs
€1.00m
peak value · 2022
€50k
top transfer fee · 15/16
5
best season · 20/21
23 / 5
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1998-09-20 · 6 players total
178Appearances
22Goals
16Assists
25Yellow cards
2Red cards
44Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Iliyan Stefanov |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Илиян Аврамов Стефанов |
| Date of birth | 1998-09-20 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Citizenship |  Bulgaria |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 186.00 m |
| Current club | Slavia Sofia |
| Joined | 2025-07-23 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | G-SPORTS |
| Outfitter | Nike |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Levski Sofia → Slavia Sofia
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — Slavia Sofia
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Levski Sofia
16 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
23 games missed
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Levski Sofia
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Levski Sofia
30 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Feb 2022
Transfer: Beroe → Levski Sofia
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Levski Sofia, Beroe Stara Zagora
31 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2021
Transfer: Loko Sofia → Beroe
20/21 · Transfer · €25k
Jul 2020
20/21 — Beroe Stara Zagora, Lokomotiv Sofia
20 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Lokomotiv Sofia
14 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
18/19 — Lokomotiv Sofia
13 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — Lokomotiv Sofia
12 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
Transfer: Gozzano → Loko Sofia
17/18 · Transfer
Oct 2016
Transfer: Avellino → Gozzano
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: Avellino U19 → Avellino
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — ASDC Gozzano
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2015
Transfer: Levski U19 → Avellino U19
15/16 · Transfer · €50k
Jul 2015
15/16 — Avellino Primavera
13 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Slavia Sofia
0.0%
Levski Sofia
46.6%
Beroe Stara Zagora
0.0%
Lokomotiv Sofia
53.4%
ASDC Gozzano
0.0%
Avellino Primavera
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slavia Sofia | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levski Sofia | 4 | 21/22 | 24/25 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 1,833 |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 4 | 17/18 | 20/21 | 52 | 9 | 9 | 2,104 |
| ASDC Gozzano | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avellino Primavera | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | efbet Liga | Slavia Sofia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Bulgarian Cup | Levski Sofia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | efbet Liga | Levski Sofia | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| 24/25 | Efbet liga - Championship gr. | Levski Sofia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 211 |
| 23/24 | Bulgarian Cup | Levski Sofia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23/24 | efbet Liga | Levski Sofia | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 219 |
| 23/24 | UECL Quali | Levski Sofia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Bulgarian Cup | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Bulgarian Super Cup | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | efbet Liga | Levski Sofia | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 345 |
| 22/23 | Efbet liga - Championship gr. | Levski Sofia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 220 |
| 22/23 | UECL Playoffs Efbet Liga | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | UECL Quali | Levski Sofia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Bulgarian Cup | Levski Sofia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| 21/22 | Bulgarian Cup | Beroe Stara Zagora | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | efbet Liga | Levski Sofia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 118 |
| 21/22 | efbet Liga | Beroe Stara Zagora | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Efbet liga - Championship gr. | Levski Sofia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 430 |
| 20/21 | efbet Liga | Beroe Stara Zagora | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Efbet liga - Championship gr. | Beroe Stara Zagora | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Vtora Liga | Lokomotiv Sofia | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 220 |
| 19/20 | Vtora Liga | Lokomotiv Sofia | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 541 |
| 18/19 | Vtora Liga | Lokomotiv Sofia | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 912 |
| 17/18 | Vtora Liga | Lokomotiv Sofia | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 431 |
| 16/17 | Serie D - A | ASDC Gozzano | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Primavera C | Avellino Primavera | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2015-12-04 | Levski U19 | Avellino U19 | Transfer | 0 | €50k |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-19 | Avellino U19 | Avellino | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-10-25 | Avellino | Gozzano | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Gozzano | Loko Sofia | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-23 | Loko Sofia | Beroe | Transfer | 300000 | €25k |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-28 | Beroe | Levski Sofia | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-23 | Levski Sofia | Slavia Sofia | Transfer | 800000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Ankle problems | 2022-07-17 | 2022-07-31 | 15 | 2 |
| 22/23 | Ankle injury | 2022-10-29 | 2022-11-28 | 31 | 7 |
| 22/23 | Adductor pain | 2023-03-06 | 2023-04-24 | 50 | 7 |
| 23/24 | Finger injury | 2023-10-06 | 2023-10-11 | 6 | 1 |
| 23/24 | Knee injury | 2024-03-05 | 2024-10-11 | 221 | 23 |
Current€800k
Peak€1.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€725k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #35746 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #34413 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #27256 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21361 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3394 | #14 | 8 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrik-Gabriel Galchev | 2 | 2 | 867 |
| Jérémy Petris | 2 | 0 | 761 |
| Asen Chandarov | 2 | 0 | 704 |
| Asen Mitkov | 2 | 0 | 462 |
| Tsvetomir Vachev | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tsunami | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Krasimir Miloshev | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Svetoslav Dikov | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Pedro Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miki Orachev | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Petkov | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgi Milanov | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Semerdzhiev | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ronaldo | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Vasilev | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Sonko Sundberg | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aleksandar Aleksandrov | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Filip Krastev | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Welton | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| José Córdoba | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Vtora Liga | Lokomotiv Sofia | 5 | 13 |
| 22/23 | efbet Liga | Levski Sofia | 3 | 20 |
| 21/22 | efbet Liga | Levski Sofia | 3 | 21 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Vtora Liga | Lokomotiv Sofia | 4 | 14 |
| 15/16 | Primavera C | Avellino Primavera | 2 | 13 |
| 18/19 | Vtora Liga | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2 | 13 |
Teams faced most often by Iliyan Stefanov's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherno More Varna | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 27% |
| PFC Ludogorets Razgrad | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 18% |
| Botev Vratsa | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 80% |
| Arda Kardzhali | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 30% |
| Hebar Pazardzhik | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 70% |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 40% |
| FK Krumovgrad | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 50% |
| CSKA Sofia | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 11% |
| PFC Beroe | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 67% |
| Slavia Sofia | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 56% |
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 44% |
| Botev Plovdiv | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 13% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | 16 | 308 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 23/24 | 17 | 219 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.23 |
| 22/23 | 30 | 565 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 21/22 | 31 | 741 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 |
| 20/21 | 20 | 220 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 |
| 19/20 | 14 | 541 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 18/19 | 13 | 912 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 17/18 | 12 | 431 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 16/17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Vtora Liga
52 apps
9 G
9 A
efbet Liga
71 apps
9 G
5 A
Efbet liga - Championship gr.
18 apps
3 G
0 A
Bulgarian Cup
10 apps
1 G
0 A
Primavera C
13 apps
0 G
2 A
UECL Quali
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Serie D - A
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Iliyan Stefanov?
Iliyan Stefanov is a Bulgaria professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Slavia Sofia.
How old is Iliyan Stefanov?
Iliyan Stefanov is 27 years old. He was born on September 20, 1998 in Sofia.
What position does Iliyan Stefanov play?
Iliyan Stefanov plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Iliyan Stefanov play for?
Iliyan Stefanov currently plays for Slavia Sofia.
How many career goals has Iliyan Stefanov scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Iliyan Stefanov has scored 22 goals in 178 appearances.
What is Iliyan Stefanov's market value?
Iliyan Stefanov's most recent reported market value is €800k.