Teodor Ivanov

Teodor Valentinov Ivanov (Bulgarian: Теодор Валентинов Иванов; born 13 March 2004) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for CSKA Sofia.^[1]

Teodor Ivanov

Personal information
Full name	Teodor Valentinov Ivanov
Date of birth	(2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Pleven, Bulgaria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2020	CSKA Sofia
2020–2021	Hellas Verona
2021–2022	Ternana
2022–2024	CSKA 1948
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	CSKA 1948 III	28	(1)
2022–2025	CSKA 1948 II	21	(0)
2024–2025	CSKA 1948	42	(0)
2025–	CSKA Sofia	0	(0)
International career‡
2020	Bulgaria U17	1	(0)
2022	Bulgaria U19	7	(1)
2024–	Bulgaria U20	1	(0)
2024–	Bulgaria U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:48, 23 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

He is the son of Bulgaria's national team player Valentin Iliev and grandson of Iliya Valov, who was also a national player.

Career

Teodor joined CSKA 1948 from Ternana in February 2022.^[2] Before that, he was part of Hellas Verona academy. In December 2023 he signed his first professional contract with CSKA 1948.^[3] He made his professional debut for the club in a league match against CSKA Sofia on 9 March 2024.^[4] In June 2025, he signed a contract with CSKA Sofia, becoming the team's first summer signing.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 31 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CSKA 1948 III	2022–23	Third League	25	1	–		–		–		25	1
	2023–24		3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	Total		28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	1
CSKA 1948 II	2022–23	Second League	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	2023–24		16	0	–		–		–		16	0
	2024–25		3	0	–		–		–		3	1
	Total		21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
CSKA 1948	2023–24	First League	13	0	0	0	–		1	0	14	0
	2024–25		29	0	2	0	4	0	–		35	0
	Total		42	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	49	1
CSKA Sofia	2025–26	First League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career total			91	1	2	0	4	0	1	0	98	1

International career

In August 2022 he received his first call up for Bulgaria U19.^[6]