Iliyan Mitsanski

Iliyan Mitsanski
Personal information
Full name Iliyan Emilov Mitsanski
Date of birth (1985-12-20) 20 December 1985
Place of birth Sandanski, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Levski Sofia
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Pirin 1922 37 (21)
2005–2006 Amica Wronki 17 (6)
2006–2008 Lech Poznań 12 (0)
2007 → Korona Kielce (loan) 5 (0)
2008 → Odra Wodzisław (loan) 13 (5)
2008–2010 Zagłębie Lubin 58 (40)
2010–2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern 16 (1)
2012 → FSV Frankfurt (loan) 15 (9)
2013 → Ingolstadt 04 (loan) 7 (1)
2013–2015 Karlsruher SC 49 (9)
2015 Suwon Bluewings 8 (0)
2016– Levski Sofia 5 (1)
National team‡
2010– Bulgaria 13 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:32, 27 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2015

Iliyan Mitsanski (Bulgarian: Илиян Мицански; born 20 December 1985) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Levski Sofia and the Bulgarian national team as a striker.

Career

In Bulgaria

Mitsanski started his professional football career at Pirin 1922. In the 2004–05 season, he earned 29 appearances playing in the B PFG and scored 21 goals.

In June 2005, he moved to Polish club Amica Wronki.

In the first round of 2006–07 season he was loaned out to Korona Kielce, but was not able to reach the first squad there.

Zagłębie Lubin

In June 2008, Mitsanski transferred to Zagłębie Lubin. In the 2008–09 season, he became the top goalscorer for the team in the Polish First League with 26 goals,[1] helping his team win promotion. During the next season he finished second goalscorer in the Polish league with 15 goals, just 2 goals behind the Polish rising star Robert Lewandowski.[2]

Kaiserslautern

On 18 June 2010, Mitsanski signed a four-year contract with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. On 24 July, he netted the only goal in the prestigious 1–0 win against Liverpool in a friendly match. On 22 September 2010, he made his official debut for his new team in the 0–5 away loss against Borussia Dortmund after coming on as a substitute for Erwin Hoffer. On 13 November 2010, he scored his first goal in the Bundesliga in the 3–3 home draw with VfB Stuttgart. He was unable to establish himself as a regular for the team and was loaned out to FSV Frankfurt during the winter break.

FSV Frankfurt

On 3 February 2012, Mitsanski made his debut for FSV Frankfurt and netted two goals in the 2–1 away win over MSV Duisburg in a 2. Bundesliga match.[3]

Karlsruher SC

In June 2013, Mitsanski signed a contract with Karlsruher SC.[4]

PFC Levski Sofia

On 6 September 2016, Mitsanski made his return to Bulgarian football after 11 years abroad as he signed with PFC Levski Sofia until the end of the season. [5]

International career

On 11 August 2010, Mitsanski made his debut for the Bulgarian national team in the 0–1 away loss against Russia in a friendly match.[6] On 26 May 2012, he scored his first goal for the team against the Netherlands, which was a dramatic last-minute win. He scored his second international goal against Cyprus after coming off the substitutes bench in a friendly played on the 15th of August 2012.

On 9 September 2014 Mitsanski scored a goal for the 2–1 away win over Azerbaijan.[7]

On 28 March 2015 he scored the second goal for the Bulgarian national team during the 2-2 draw with Italy.[8] He was sent off on 6 September 2015, in the 0:1 away loss against Italy after a tussle with Daniele De Rossi.[9]

Statistics

(correct as of 7 June 2015)
Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups European Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Makedonska Slava 2003–04 A PFG 80??-80
Pirin 1922 2004–05 B PFG 2921??-2921
Amica Wronki 2005–06 Ekstraklasa 17632-208
Lech Poznań 2006–07 1005220172
Korona Kielce (Loan) 5032–82
Total 15 0 3 2 2 0 25 4
Lech Poznań 2007–08 Ekstraklasa 2040–60
Odra Wodzisław (Loan) 13522–157
Total 15 5 6 2 – – 21 7
Zagłębie Lubin 2008–09 I Liga 312634-3430
2009–10 Ekstraklasa 271411-2815
Total 58 40 4 5 – – 62 45
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2010–11 Bundesliga 10110-111
2011–12 0000-00
Total 10 1 1 0 – – 11 1
FSV Frankfurt (Loan) 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 15900-159
Total 15 9 0 0 – – 15 9
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 6000-60
Total 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
Ingolstadt 04 (Loan) 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 7100-71
Total 7 1 0 0 – – 7 1
Karlsruher SC 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 19410-204
2014–15 30521-326
Total 49 9 3 1 – – 52 10

National team

Bulgaria national team
YearAppsGoals
201010
201100
201252
201330
201431
201511
Total134
Iliyan Mitsanski: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 May 2012 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam  Netherlands 1–2 1–2 Friendly
2. 15 August 2012 Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia  Cyprus 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3. 9 September 2014 Bakcell Arena, Baku  Azerbaijan 0–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3. 28 March 2015 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia  Italy 2–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Ilian Micanski" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Top Polish League Goalscorers 2009/2010
  3. ↑ "MSV Duisburg vs. FSV Frankfurt Match Report". soccerway.com. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Micanski wechselt zum KSC" (in German). sport1.de. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  5. ↑ https://levski.bg/news/details/175600
  6. ↑ "Русия-България 1:0, кошмарна грешка на Ники Михайлов" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  7. ↑ European Qualifiers 2016 - Azerbaijan-Bulgaria
  8. ↑ Italy debutant Éder thwarts Bulgaria
  9. ↑ "Italy - Bulgaria 1:0". flashscore.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
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