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Ivan Yordanov
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Orlinov Yordanov
Date of birth	7 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Rakovski, Bulgaria
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ludogorets Razgrad
Number	82
Youth career
2007–2010	Rakovski
2010–2017	Botev 2002
2017–2018	Ludogorets Razgrad
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–	Ludogorets II
2019–	Ludogorets Razgrad
2023	→ Spartak Varna (loan)
International career‡
2018	Bulgaria U18
2022–	Bulgaria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:56, 20 December 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:23, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Ivan Orlinov Yordanov (Bulgarian: Иван Орлинов Йорданов; born 7 November 2000) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ludogorets Razgrad.^[1]

Career

Yordanov joined Ludogorets academy in 2017 from Botev 2002.^[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves in the Bulgarian Second League on 13 May 2018, playing full 90 minutes in a 4–0 away loss against Montana.^[3] On 1 October 2018, Yordanov scored his first goal for Ludogorets II in a 2–2 home draw against Pomorie.^[4] In December 2018, he signed a professional contract with the club.^[2]

Yordanov made his first team debut on 13 July 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dominik Yankov in a 2–0 home league win over Tsarsko Selo.^[5]

In June 2021, Yordanov was fully promoted to the first team by the first team manager, Valdas Dambrauskas.^[6]

In January 2023 Yordanov was sent on loan to Spartak Varna until the end of the season.^[7] He made his league debut on 20 February in a match against Hebar Pazardzhik.^[8] A week later he scored his first goal for the team in a league win against Botev Vratsa becoming also the man of the match.^[9]

In August, Yordanov returned to Ludogorets and became part of the main squad. On 21 September 2023 he scored his first goal in UEFA Europa Conference League against Spartak Trnava, for the 4:0 win.^[10]

International career

On 5 September 2022, Yordanov received his first call-up for the Bulgaria national team for the UEFA Nations League games against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 and 26 September 2022.^[11] He made his debut for the team on 26 September, coming as a substitute in the match against North Macedonia, won by Bulgaria by 0-1.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 December 2024^[1]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Other^[a]		Total
Ludogorets II	Second League	2017–18	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
		2018–19	24	2	–		–		–		24	2
		2019–20	18	2	–		–		–		18	2
		2020–21	18	1	–		–		–		18	1
		2021–22	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
		2022–23	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
		2024–25	3	1	–		–		–		3	1
	Total		70	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	6
Ludogorets	First League	2019–20	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
		2020–21	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
		2021–22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		2022–23	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	11	1
		2023–24	10	0	1	0	9	1	0	0	20	1
		2024–25	7	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		29	1	3	0	19	1	0	0	51	2
Spartak Varna (loan)	First League	2022–23	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
Career statistics			115	8	3	0	19	1	0	0	137	9