Yanis Karabelyov

Yanis Karabelyov
Karabelyov in 2019
Personal information
Full name Yanis Danielov Karabelyov[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Malmö FF
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2014 Slavia Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Slavia Sofia 138 (9)
2017 → Tsarsko Selo (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2023 Kisvárda 74 (3)
2023–2025 Botev Plovdiv 63 (5)
2025–2026 Partizan 20 (2)
2026– Malmö FF 5 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Bulgaria U17 5 (0)
2014 Bulgaria U19 1 (0)
2015–2018 Bulgaria U21 14 (0)
2019– Bulgaria 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2023

Yanis Danielov Karabelyov (Bulgarian: Янис Даниелов Карабельов; born 23 January 1996) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF and the Bulgarian national team.[2]

Club career

Slavia Sofia

Karabelyov joined Slavia Sofia at the age of seven. He made his senior debut for the club on 28 September 2013, replacing Fernando Silva for the final 12 minutes of an A Group match against Levski Sofia at Ovcha Kupel Stadium. On 17 May 2014, Karabelyov scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win over Pirin Gotse Delchev. One year later, he started in the A Group for first time in a 3–1 home loss against Cherno More Varna on 22 May 2015.

Karabelyov began to establish himself in the Slavia first team from the 2015–16 season.

Tsarsko Selo (loan)

On 6 September 2017, Karabelyov was loaned to Tsarsko Selo until the end of the year,[3] but on 8 January 2018 Slavia shorted his loan and he returned in train with the team.[4]

Kisvárda

On 19 December 2020, Karabelyov joined the Hungarian team Kisvárda.[5]

Botev Plovdiv

On 1 July 2023, Karabelyov joined Botev Plovdiv.[6]

Malmö FF

In February 2026, he joined Malmö FF, signing a two-year contract with the club.[7]

International career

Karabelyov was called up to the Bulgaria U21 squad in August 2015, aged 19. He made his debut on 9 October 2015 against Armenia U21. In that match, he came as a substitute in the 81st minute, and Bulgaria won the match 2–0.

On 7 March 2016, Karabelyov was called up for the first time to the senior Bulgarian squad for friendly matches against Portugal and against North Macedonia.[8]

He made his debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Czech Republic, as a 64th-minute substitute for Kristiyan Malinov.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slavia Sofia 2013–14 A Group 4110——51
2014–15 A Group 4000——40
2015–16 A Group 25000——250
2016–17 Bulgarian First League 210102[b]0—240
2017–18 Bulgarian First League 15130——181
2018–19 Bulgarian First League 343104[b]01[c]0403
2019–20 Bulgarian First League 23410——244
2020–21 Bulgarian First League 120001[b]0—130
Total 13897070101539
Tsarsko Selo (loan) 2017–18 Bulgarian Second League 10020——120
Kisvárda 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 17031——201
2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27220——292
2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 301304[d]0—371
Total 743814000864
Botev Plovdiv 2023–24 Bulgarian First League 32320——343
2024–25 Bulgarian First League 312204[e]01[c]0382
Total 635404010725
Partizan 2025–26 Serbian SuperLiga 202106[f]0—272
Malmö 2026 Allsvenskan 504000—90
Career total 310192612102035920
  1. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Cup and Magyar Kupa
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 12 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bulgaria 201910
202050
202240
202320
Total120

Honours

Slavia Sofia

Botev Plovdiv

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Yanis Karabelyov at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Янис Карабельов е преотстъпен в Царско село" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 6 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Загорчич: Целта пред Славия е финал за Купата
  5. ↑ Славия продаде капитана си
  6. ↑ "Янис Карабельов е футболист на Ботев".
  7. ↑ "Officiellt: Malmö FF värvar bulgarisk mittfältare". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ивайло Петев вика Тони Тасев от Пирин в националния" (in Bulgarian). utre.bg. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Czech Republic v Bulgaria game report". UEFA. 7 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Купа на България 2023/24 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 15 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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