Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ilian Ilianov Antonov | ||
Date of birth | 22 May 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Berkovitsa, Bulgaria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2014 | Kom | ||
2014–2015 | Montana | ||
2015–2016 | Pretsiz Montana | ||
2016–2018 | Levski Sofia | ||
2018 | Wels | ||
2018–2020 | SV Ried | ||
2020–2023 | CSKA Sofia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | CSKA Sofia II | 51 | (7) |
2022– | CSKA Sofia | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Bulgaria U18 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Bulgaria U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:53, 10 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:02, 23 July 2023 (UTC) |
Ilian Ilianov Antonov (Bulgarian: Илиан Илианов Антонов; born 22 May 2005) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a winger for CSKA Sofia.
Career
As a youth player, he went through the youth academies of Montana, SV Ried and Levski Sofia among others.[1] In 2020, he joined the youth academy of CSKA Sofia.
Antonov made his professional debut in the Bulgarian Cup game against Gigant Saedinenie.[2] He made his debut in the First Professional League against Hebar Pazardzhik on 16 July 2023.[3]
Personal life
In July 2024 he was diagnosed with cancer and paused his career.[4] In September 2024 he reportedly recovered and joined the team back in training.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 10 November 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CSKA Sofia II | 2022–23 | Third League | 24 | 4 | – | – | – | 24 | 4 | |||
2023–24 | 25 | 3 | – | – | – | 25 | 3 | |||||
2024–25 | Second League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | ||
CSKA Sofia | 2022–23 | First League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 56 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 7 |
References
- ^ "Илиан Антонов - профил". fccska.com.
- ^ "Гигант (Съединение) - ЦСКА (София) 7:8 26 ноември 2022 г. 12:00 ч. — FCCSKA.com фенсайт на ЦСКА". fccska.com.
- ^ "ЦСКА и Хебър завършиха наравно в Пазарджик". cska.bg.
- ^ ЦСКА: Илиан Антонов беше диагностициран с рак и бяха предприети мерки за спешна интервенция
- ^ Феновете на ЦСКА във възторг от новината за Илиан Антонов
External links
- Ilian Antonov at Soccerway