Vasil Panayotov

Vasil Panayotov
Personal information
Full name Vasil Kostadinov Panayotov
Date of birth (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cherno More
Number 71
Youth career
Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Levski Sofia 0 (0)
2009 → Volov Shumen (loan) 6 (0)
2010 Pirin Gotse Delchev 16 (1)
2011–2012 Bansko 19 (2)
2012–2014 Pirin Gotse Delchev 65 (5)
2014–2015 Ayia Napa 30 (5)
2015–2016 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 24 (4)
2016 Beroe Stara Zagora 3 (0)
2017 Stal Mielec 15 (0)
2017–2018 Levski Sofia 26 (4)
2018– Cherno More 196 (18)
International career‡
2019– Bulgaria 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Vasil Panayotov (Bulgarian: Васил Панайотов; born 16 July 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Cherno More Varna.

Club career

Panayotov began his career at Levski Sofia, but he never made a first team appearance. However, he played regularly for the club with the under-19s. Panayotov went on loan to B PFG side Volov Shumen at the start of the 2009–10 season.

In June 2010, he moved to Pirin Gotse Delchev. He scored once in 16 appearances, before moving to Bansko in January 2011.

In June 2016, Panayotov signed with Beroe Stara Zagora[1] but was released in December.[2]

On 16 January 2017, Panayotov signed with Stal Mielec.[3]

On 19 June 2017, Panayotov moved to Levski Sofia.[4] He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season when his contract expired.[5]

On 7 August 2018, Panayotov signed with Cherno More for two years.[6] On 17 August, he made his official debut in a 0–0 home draw against Beroe Stara Zagora.[7]

International career

On 10 September 2019, Panayotov earned his first cap for Bulgaria, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Kristian Dimitrov in the 1–3 away loss against Ireland in a friendly match.[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 November 2024 Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Bulgaria  Belarus 1–0 1–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 November 2024
Club League Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cherno More First League 2018–19 31 1 3 0 — — 34 1
2019–20 28 0 2 0 — — 30 0
2020–21 29 4 1 0 — 1[a] 0 31 4
2021–22 24 1 2 0 — — 26 1
2022–23 32 4 4 1 — — 36 5
2023–24 34 6 1 0 — — 35 6
2024–25 16 2 1 1 2 0 — 19 3
Total 194 18 14 2 2 0 1 0 211 20
Career total 194 18 14 2 2 0 1 0 211 20
  1. ^ Europa League play-off

References

  1. ^ "Берое подписа с Васил Панайотов" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 6 June 2016.
  2. ^ ""Берое" се разделя с Панайотов и Маркитос" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Vasil Panayotov! Witamy!" (in Polish). stalmielec.com. 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Васил Панайотов подписа с ЛЕВСКИ" (in Bulgarian). Levski.bg. 19 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Официално: Васил Панайотов и Левски се разделят" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 14 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Черно море привлече Васил Панайотов" [Cherno More recruited Vasil Panayotov] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 7 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Черно море и Берое не се победиха" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. 18 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Ireland vs. Bulgaria 3:1". flashscore.com. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference NFT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).