Ilian Ilianov Antonov (; born 22 May 2005) is a Bulgarian

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who plays as a winger for CSKA Sofia II.

Career

As a youth player, he went through the youth academies of

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and

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 ...

among others. In 2020, he joined the youth academy of

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. Antonov made his professional debut in the

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game against Gigant Saedinenie. He made his debut in the First Professional League against Hebar Pazardzhik on 16 July 2023.

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* 2005 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers PFC CSKA Sofia players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-footy-midfielder-stub