Iliyan Mitsanski
Mitsanski with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2011
Personal information
Full name Iliyan Emilov Mitsanski
Date of birth (1985-12-20) 20 December 1985
Place of birth Sandanski, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Pirin 1922 37 (21)
2005–2006 Amica Wronki 17 (6)
2006–2008 Lech Poznań 12 (0)
2007 → Korona Kielce (loan) 5 (0)
2008 → Odra Wodzisław (loan) 13 (5)
2008–2010 Zagłębie Lubin 58 (40)
2010–2013 1. FC Kaiserslautern 16 (1)
2012 → FSV Frankfurt (loan) 15 (9)
2013 → Ingolstadt 04 (loan) 7 (1)
2013–2015 Karlsruher SC 49 (9)
2015 Suwon Bluewings 8 (0)
2016 Levski Sofia 9 (1)
2017 Korona Kielce 8 (3)
2018–2019 Slavia Sofia 19 (5)
International career
2010–2015 Bulgaria 17 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iliyan Mitsanski (Bulgarian: Илиян Мицански; born 20 December 1985) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played 17 times for the Bulgaria national team.

Career

In Bulgaria

Mitsanski started his professional football career at Pirin 1922. In the 2004–05 season, he earned 29 appearances playing in the B PFG and scored 21 goals.

In June 2005, he moved to Polish club Amica Wronki.

In the first round of 2006–07 season he was loaned out to Korona Kielce, but was not able to reach the first squad there.

Zagłębie Lubin

In June 2008, Mitsanski transferred to Zagłębie Lubin. In the 2008–09 season, he became the top goalscorer for the team in the Polish First League with 26 goals,[1] helping his team win promotion. During the next season he finished second goalscorer in the Polish league with 15 goals, just 2 goals behind the Polish rising star Robert Lewandowski.[2]

Kaiserslautern

On 18 June 2010, Mitsanski signed a four-year contract with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. On 24 July, he netted the only goal in the prestigious 1–0 win against Liverpool in a friendly match. On 22 September 2010, he made his official debut for his new team in the 0–5 away loss against Borussia Dortmund after coming on as a substitute for Erwin Hoffer. On 13 November 2010, he scored his first goal in the Bundesliga in the 3–3 home draw with VfB Stuttgart. He was unable to establish himself as a regular for the team and was loaned out to FSV Frankfurt during the winter break.

FSV Frankfurt

On 3 February 2012, Mitsanski made his debut for FSV Frankfurt and netted two goals in the 2–1 away win over MSV Duisburg in a 2. Bundesliga match.[3]

Karlsruher SC

In June 2013, Mitsanski signed a contract with Karlsruher SC.[4]

Levski Sofia

On 6 September 2016, Mitsanski made his return to Bulgarian football after 11 years abroad as he signed with PFC Levski Sofia until the end of the season.[5] He was released in January 2017.[6]

Korona Kielce

On 1 February 2017, Mitsanski signed with Korona Kielce.[7] In the following three months he scored three goals in eight league games. Mitsanski was not offered a contract extension and left the club in June 2017.[8]

Slavia Sofia

After a year without a club, Mitsanski signed with Slavia Sofia on 28 September 2018.[9] He left the club my mutual consent in December 2019.[10]

International career

On 11 August 2010, Mitsanski made his debut for the Bulgarian national team in the 0–1 away loss against Russia in a friendly match.[11] On 26 May 2012, he scored his first goal for the team against the Netherlands, which was a dramatic last-minute win. He scored his second international goal against Cyprus after coming off the substitutes bench in a friendly played on 15 August 2012.

On 9 September 2014, Mitsanski scored a goal for the 2–1 away win over Azerbaijan.[12]

On 28 March 2015, he scored the second goal for the Bulgarian national team during the 2–2 draw with Italy.[13] He was sent off on 6 September 2015, in the 0–1 away loss against Italy after a tussle with Daniele De Rossi.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 December 2019
Club Season League League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pirin 1922 2003–04 A PFG 80??-80
2004–05 B PFG 2921??-2921
Total 3721003721
Amica Wronki 2005–06 Ekstraklasa 17632-208
Lech Poznań 2006–07 Ekstraklasa 1005220172
2007–08 Ekstraklasa 2040–60
Total 1209220232
Korona Kielce (loan) 2006–07 Ekstraklasa 5032–82
Odra Wodzisław (loan) 2007–08 Ekstraklasa 13522–157
Zagłębie Lubin 2008–09 I liga 312634-3430
2009–10 Ekstraklasa 271411-2815
Total 584045006245
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2010–11 Bundesliga 10110-111
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 6000-60
Total 1611000171
FSV Frankfurt (loan) 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 15900-159
Ingolstadt 04 (loan) 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 7100-71
Karlsruher SC 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 19410-204
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 30521-326
Total 49931005210
Suwon Bluewings 2015 K League 1 8000-80
Levski Sofia 2016–17 First League 9100-91
Korona Kielce 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 8300-83
Slavia Sofia 2018–19 First League 16410-174
2019–20 First League 3110-41
Total 1952000215
Career total 273101271420302115

International

Bulgaria national team
YearAppsGoals
201010
201100
201252
201330
201431
201551
Total174

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 May 2012Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam Netherlands1–21–2Friendly
2.15 August 2012Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia Cyprus1–01–0Friendly
3.9 September 2014Bakcell Arena, Baku Azerbaijan0–11–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3.28 March 2015Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Italy2–12–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Ilian Micanski" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Top Polish League Goalscorers 2009/2010
  3. ↑ "MSV Duisburg vs. FSV Frankfurt Match Report". soccerway.com. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Micanski wechselt zum KSC" (in German). sport1.de. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "ПФК Левски София". levski.bg. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Топузаков: Искам да проведем подготовка на топ ниво!" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 7 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Micański w Koronie!" (in Polish). korona-kielce.pl. 1 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ruchy kadrowe w Koronie" (in Polish). korona-kielce.pl. 5 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  9. ↑ ""Белите" привличат Мицански" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 28 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Славия" освободи трима". gong.bg. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Русия-България 1:0, кошмарна грешка на Ники Михайлов" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  12. ↑ European Qualifiers 2016 - Azerbaijan-Bulgaria
  13. ↑ Italy debutant Éder thwarts Bulgaria
  14. ↑ "Italy - Bulgaria 1:0". flashscore.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
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