Yoni Stoyanov

Yoan "Yoni" Stoyanov (Bulgarian: Йоан "Йони" Стоянов, Hebrew: יואן "יוני" סטויאנוב; born 22 May 2001) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays mainly as a wide midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the Bulgaria national team.^[1]

Yoni Stoyanov

Personal information
Full name	Yoan Stoyanov
Date of birth	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, right back, winger
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2020	Hapoel Herzliya
2020–2022	Hapoel Kfar Saba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Hapoel Herzliya	1	(0)
2020–2022	Hapoel Kfar Saba	49	(8)
2022–	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	63	(6)
2022–2023	→ Sektzia Ness Ziona (loan)	27	(5)
International career‡
2021–2022	Bulgaria U21	3	(0)
2022–	Bulgaria	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:33, 31 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:11, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Early life

Stoyanov was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. At the age of 2, he moved with his mother and maternal grandparents to Israel,^{[citation needed]} where he grew up in the city of Herzliya.^[2][3]

Club career

Stoyanov started his football career on the local Israeli side Hapoel Herzliya. In 2020, he moved to Hapoel Kfar Saba.^[4]

International career

Being raised and living in Israel, Stoyanov possesses Israeli citizenship apart from his Bulgarian one, thus being eligible for the Israel national football team. Ultimately, he decided to represent his country of origin, and on 2 November 2021, Stoyanov received his first call-up to the Bulgarian under-21 side for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against the Netherlands under-21 and Moldova under-21 sides.^[5] He made his debut for the team in the match against the Netherlands.^[6] He completed his debut for senior national team of Bulgaria in the match against Gibraltar on 23 September, won by Bulgaria with a 5:1 result.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 February 2024 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hapoel Herzliya	2019–20	Liga Alef	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hapoel Kfar Saba	2020–21	Israeli Premier League	14	0	1	0	–		–		15	0
	2021–22	Liga Leumit	35	8	1	0	–		–		36	8
	Total		49	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	51	8
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2022–23	Israeli Premier League	1	0	0	0	1	0	–		2	0
	2023–24		20	3	1	0	4	1	2	0	27	3
	Total		21	3	1	0	5	1	2	0	29	3
Sektzia Ness Ziona (loan)	2022–23	Israeli Premier League	27	5	2	0	–		1	0	30	5
Career total			98	16	5	0	5	1	3	0	111	17

International

As of match played 25 March 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria	2023	8	0
	2024	1	0
Total		9	0

Honours

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

• Israel State Cup: 2024–25
• Israel Super Cup: 2022, 2025