Georgi Ivanov Angelov (; born 12 November 1990) is a Bulgarian professional

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who plays as a

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and

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Career

Youth career

Georgi Angelov began his career playing for Levski's academy team and he was later promoted to the Levski reserve squad. He made his debut for the first team on 25 November 2009 in a match against

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. Angelov came on from the bench as a substitute for Zé Soares in the 74th minute.

Bansko

In June 2011 Angelov joined

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Levski Sofia

On 12 June 2017, Angelov signed a 3-year contract with

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...

. On 28 February 2018, he was loaned to Vitosha Bistritsa for the rest of the season. In June, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.

Beroe

On 21 June 2018, Angelov signed with Beroe as a

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Etar

In July 2022, he joined Etar Veliko Tarnovo.

International career

Angelov received his first call up to the Bulgaria national team on 12 November 2020 for the

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matches against

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on 15 November and the

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on 18 November, making his debut in the 0–0 away draw against the latter.Трима нови футболисти бяха повикани в лагера на България "А"
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References

External links

Player Profile

Profile at Levskisofia.info
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Angelov, Georgi 1990 births Living people Footballers from Sofia Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football central defenders PFC Levski Sofia players PFC Bansko players FC Montana players FC Vereya players FC Vitosha Bistritsa players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen