Plamen Yordanov Galabov (Bulgarian: Пламен Йорданов Гълъбов; born 2 November 1995) is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Beitar Jerusalem as a defender.[2]

Plamen Galabov
Personal information
Full name Plamen Yordanov Galabov
Date of birth (1995-11-02) 2 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Shumen, Bulgaria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, Right-back
Team information
Current team
Beitar Jerusalem
Number 27
Youth career
2003–2007 FC Shumen
2007–2013 Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Litex Lovech 28 (2)
2016 Litex Lovech II 12 (1)
2016–2027 CSKA Sofia II 17 (1)
2016–2022 CSKA Sofia 46 (1)
2017–2018Etar (loan) 18 (0)
2018–2019Etar (loan) 24 (0)
2022–2024 Maccabi Netanya 60 (1)
2024– Beitar Jerusalem 8 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Bulgaria U17 7 (0)
2013–2015 Bulgaria U19 9 (1)
2014–2016 Bulgaria U21 13 (0)
2020– Bulgaria 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Club career edit

Galabov made his competitive debut on 12 December 2012 in a Bulgarian Cup game against Spartak Varna, 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 A PFG debut in a 5–2 away win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv, playing the full 90 minutes, though he was sent off for a second yellow card in the closing moments of the match.[3]

On 6 September 2017, Galabov was loaned to Etar Veliko Tarnovo until the end of the year.[4] A year later he was again loaned out to Etar until the end of 2018.[5]

International career edit

Galabov was named in Bulgaria's 2016 Kirin Cup squad but was later withdrawn through injury.[6] He earned his first cap on 3 September 2020, replacing then CSKA Sofia teammate Petar Zanev for the last 11 minutes of the 1:1 home draw with Republic of Ireland in a UEFA Nations League match.[7]

Club statistics edit

Club edit

As of 10 February 2024
Club Season Division League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Litex Lovech 2012–13 A Group 0 0 1 0 1 0
2013–14 1 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 17 2 1 0 0 0 18 2
Litex Lovech II 2015–16 B Group 12 1 12 1
Litex Lovech 2015–16 A Group 10 0 3 0 0 0 13 0
Total 28 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 2
CSKA Sofia II 2016–17 Second League 17 1 17 1
CSKA Sofia 2016–17 First League 2 0 0 0 2 0
2017–18 First League 1 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19 First League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2019–20 First League 17 1 3 0 2 0 22 1
2020–21 First League 19 0 2 0 5 0 26 0
2021–22 First League 7 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 14 0
Total 46 1 6 0 0 0 13 0 1 0 66 1
Etar (loan) 2017–18 First League 18 0 1 0 19 0
2018–19 First League 24 0 3 0 27 0
Total 42 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0
Maccabi Netanya 2021–22 Israeli Premier League 14 0 0 0 14 0
2022–23 31 0 4 0 3 0 38 0
2023–24 15 1 1 0 4 0 20 1
Total 60 1 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 72 1
Beitar Jerusalem 2023–24 Israeli Premier League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career Total 207 5 19 0 7 0 13 0 1 0 155 5

International edit

As of match played 27 March 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bulgaria 2020 1 0
2022 3 0
2023 1 0
Total 5 0

Honours edit

CSKA Sofia
Maccabi Netanya

International career edit

On 17 May 2016 Galabov received his first call up for Bulgaria for the Kirin Cup,[8] but got an injury before the cup.

References edit

  1. ^ "Профил на Пламен Гълъбов" (in Bulgarian). winner.bg. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Plamen Galabov Facts". footballdatabase.eu.
  3. ^ "Вуцов взима национал от "Литекс", Гълъбов близо до "Колежа". topsport.bg. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ^ "ЦСКА преотстъпва двама на Етър" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 6 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Пламен Гълъбов беше преотстъпен" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 6 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Petev named 23-man squad for "Kirin Cup" 2016". bfunion.bg. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. ^ Vutov, Viktor (3 September 2020). "България - Ейре, на живо" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Петев обяви състава на България - двама дебютанти и без играчи от ЦСКА". sportal.bg. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

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