Vasil Panayotov

Vasil Panayotov
Personal information
Full name Vasil Kostadinov Panayotov
Date of birth (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990
Place of birth Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cherno More
Number 71
Youth career
1996–2003 Pirin Gotse Delchev
2003–2007 Pirin Blagoevgrad
2007–2009 Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Levski Sofia 0 (0)
2009 → Volov Shumen (loan) 6 (0)
2010 Pirin Gotse Delchev 15 (1)
2011–2012 Bansko 19 (2)
2012–2014 Pirin Gotse Delchev 63 (5)
2014–2015 Ayia Napa 30 (5)
2015–2016 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 24 (4)
2016 Beroe Stara Zagora 3 (0)
2017 Stal Mielec 15 (0)
2017–2018 Levski Sofia 25 (3)
2018– Cherno More 252 (22)
International career‡
2019–2025 Bulgaria 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Vasil Panayotov (Bulgarian: Васил Панайотов; born 16 July 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for First League club Cherno More Varna, which he captains.[1]

Club career

Born in Gotse Delchev, Panayotov began his youth career with hometown club Pirin, before moving to join the youth academy of Levski Sofia at age of 17. He played regularly for the under-19s, but never made a first team appearance.

Panayotov went on loan to B PFG side Volov Shumen at the start of the 2009–10 season.

In June 2010, he moved to Pirin Gotse Delchev. He scored once in 16 appearances, before moving to Bansko in January 2011.

In June 2016, Panayotov signed with Beroe Stara Zagora[2] but was released in December.[3]

On 16 January 2017, Panayotov signed with Stal Mielec.[4]

On 19 June 2017, Panayotov moved to Levski Sofia.[5] He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season when his contract expired.[6]

On 7 August 2018, Panayotov signed for Cherno More Varna on a two-year contract.[7] On 17 August, he made his official debut in a 0–0 home draw against Beroe Stara Zagora.[8] On 4 May 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–3 away loss against CSKA Sofia.

On 16 April 2025, Panayotov signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[9] Following Daniel Dimov's retirement, he inherited the captain's armband ahead of the 2025–26 season. On 29 June 2026, he signed a new one-year contract with Cherno More.[10]

International career

On 10 September 2019, Panayotov earned his first cap for Bulgaria, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Kristian Dimitrov in the 1–3 away loss against Ireland in a friendly match.[11] On 18 November 2024, he scored his first international goal in a 1–1 home draw against Belarus in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C.

International goals

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 November 2024Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Bulgaria  Belarus1–01–12024–25 UEFA Nations League C

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 August 2026
Club League Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Volov Shumen Bulgarian Second League 2009–10 6000——60
Pirin GD 2010–11 15100——151
Bansko 2010–11 11200——112
2011–12 8000——80
Total 192000000192
Pirin GD Bulgarian First League 2012–13 29140——331
2013–14 34420——364
Total 635600000695
Ayia Napa Cypriot First Division 2014–15 30500——305
Zawisza Bydgoszcz Polish I liga 2015–16 24430——274
Beroe Bulgarian First League 2016–17 301030—70
Stal Mielec Polish I liga 2016–17 15000——150
Levski Sofia Bulgarian First League 2017–18 25340—1[a]1304
Cherno More 2018–19 31130——341
2019–20 28020——300
2020–21 29410—1[b]0314
2021–22 24120——261
2022–23 32441——365
2023–24 34610——356
2024–25 3525120—423
2025–26 3332020—373
2026–27 6100——61
Total 25222202401027724
Career total 45242342702149545
  1. ↑ Europa League play-off
  2. ↑ Europa League play-off

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Bulgaria 201910
202441
202510
Total61

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile". bulgarian-football.com.
  2. ↑ "Берое подписа с Васил Панайотов" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 6 June 2016.
  3. ↑ ""Берое" се разделя с Панайотов и Маркитос" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 5 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Vasil Panayotov! Witamy!" (in Polish). stalmielec.com. 16 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Васил Панайотов подписа с ЛЕВСКИ" (in Bulgarian). Levski.bg. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Официално: Васил Панайотов и Левски се разделят" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 14 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Черно море привлече Васил Панайотов" [Cherno More recruited Vasil Panayotov] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 7 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Черно море и Берое не се победиха" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. 18 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Васил Панайотов преподписа с Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 16 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Капитанът на Черно море подписа нов договор" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 29 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Ireland vs. Bulgaria 3:1". flashscore.com. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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