Plamen Yordanov Galabov (; born 2 November 1995) is a Bulgarian professional

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who plays as a defender for club

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Club career

Galabov made his competitive debut on 12 December 2012 in a

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game against

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, coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute. Litex won the game by a score of 7–1. A year later, on 14 December 2013, he made his

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debut in a 5–2 away win over

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, playing the full 90 minutes, though he was

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for a second

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in the closing moments of the match. On 6 September 2017, Galabov was loaned to

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until the end of the year. A year later he was again loaned out to Etar until the end of 2018. On 27 June 2025, Galabov joined

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club

on a two-year deal.

International career

Galabov was named in Bulgaria's 2016

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squad but was later withdrawn through injury. but got an injury before the cup. He earned his first cap on 3 September 2020, replacing then CSKA Sofia teammate Petar Zanev for the last 11 minutes of a 1–1 home draw with

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in a UEFA Nations League match.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;CSKA Sofia *

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;Maccabi Netanya *

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* 1995 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Sportspeople from Shumen Bulgaria men's youth international footballers FC Lovech players PFC CSKA Sofia players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Israeli Premier League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Scottish Professional Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland Men's association football central defenders Men's association football defenders Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's international footballers 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen Long stubs with short prose {{Bulgaria-footy-defender-stub