Edisson Lachezarov Jordanov (; born 8 June 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in Germany, he plays for the Bulgaria national team.

Early life

Jordanov was born in

Rostock Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...

to a Bulgarian father who emigrated to Germany in 1988, Lachezar Jordanov, and a German mother, Karina.

Club career

Youth

He started playing football at SV Holdenstedt, a local club from

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. Later he moved to Eintracht Schwerin and in 2006 he relocated to the city of his birth to join the youth ranks of

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

Hansa Rostock

In the first half of the 2011–12 season, Jordanov scored seven goals in 13 appearances for the under-19s. He made his Hansa first team debut in a 2–1 away loss against

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on 5 February 2012.

Borussia Dortmund

On 31 May 2013, Jordanov signed with

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for two years. In January 2014, Jordanov was called up to the first team for training camp in

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. On 12 January, he made his debut in a friendly against

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, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Kevin Großkreutz. Two days later he scored a goal in friendly match against

. In the following second half of the

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though, he did not manage to become a part of the first team and was never called up for the squad in an official match.

Virton

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Jordanov joined Belgian club

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Westerlo

On 7 July 2021, Jordanov signed a two-year contract with

International career

Jordanov has been capped for Germany U15, Germany U16 and Germany U19. DFB.de
U-15-U-16-U-19-Nationalspieler Jordanov
retrieved 1 March 2012 In 2012, he declined an invitation to play for Bulgaria U-21, but in the next year he became part of the team. He made his debut for Bulgaria U21 in September 2013. Jordanov received his first call-up for the senior

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team in October 2021 for the matches against

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and

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on 11 and 15 November. He earned his first cap against the former, appearing as a starter, but was substituted by Ivan Turitsov early during the first half due to sustaining an injury.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Westerlo *

Belgian First Division B The Challenger Pro League, previously known as 1B Pro League is the second-highest division in the Football in Belgium, Belgian football Belgian football league system, league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the ...

: 2021–22

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordanov, Edisson 1993 births Living people Footballers from Rostock Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers German people of Bulgarian descent Men's association football midfielders 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players FC Hansa Rostock players Borussia Dortmund II players Borussia Dortmund players Stuttgarter Kickers players SC Preußen Münster players F91 Dudelange players R.E. Virton players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players K.V.C. Westerlo players Challenger Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen