Kristiyan Stoyanov

Kristiyan Stoyanov
Personal information
Full name Kristiyan Stoyanov Stoyanov
Date of birth (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Slavia Sofia
Number 71
Youth career
2010–2022 Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Slavia Sofia 94 (3)
2022–2024 Slavia Sofia II 4 (0)
International career
2019 Bulgaria U17 1 (0)
2022–2024 Bulgaria U21 17 (1)
2025– Bulgaria 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 November 2025

Kristiyan Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Кристиян Стоянов; born 29 March 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Slavia Sofia and the Bulgarian national team.[1]

Career

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Stoyanov joined Slavia Sofia at the age of seven and progressed through the club's youth ranks.[2] He made his first-team debut on 19 May 2022, from the substitute's bench, against Levski Sofia.[3] Stoyanov began to establish himself in the Slavia first team from the 2022–23 season, making 20 starts.

International career

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On 12 October 2025, Stoyanov made his senior debut for Bulgaria in a 6–1 home loss against Turkey in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 27 November 2025
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
Slavia Sofia First League 2021–22 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 26 0 0 0 26 0
2023–24 27 1 2 0 29 1
2024–25 28 1 0 0 28 1
2025–26 12 1 1 0 13 1
Career total 94 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 97 3
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile". bulgarian-football.com.
  2. ^ "Новия Балъков с много любопитно разкритие за себе си" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Slavia 1–2 Levski". topsport.bg. 19 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Дебютант след погрома: Не виждам някакъв голям проблем, върху който да наблегнем" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 12 October 2025.
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