Iliyan Mitsanski

Iliyan Mitsanski

Personal information
Full name	Iliyan Emilov Mitsanski
Date of birth	20 December 1985
Place of birth	Sandanski, Bulgaria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Free agent
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)
National team^‡
2010–	Bulgaria	13	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 December 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2015

Iliyan Mitsanski (Bulgarian: Илиян Мицански; born 20 December 1985) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for the Bulgarian national team as a striker.

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 Mitsanski 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, Mitsanski 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, the Bulgarian 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, he signed a contract with Karlsruher SC.^[4]

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.^[5] On 26 May 2012, Mitsanski scored his first goal for the team against the Netherlands, which was a dramatic last-minute win. Mitsanski scored his second international goal against Cyprus after coming off the substitutes bench in a friendly played on the 15th of August 2012.

On 9 September 2014 Mitsanski scored a goal for the 2-1 away win over Azerbaijan.^[6]

On 28 March 2015 Mitsanski scored the second goal for the Bulgarian national team during the 2-2 draw with Italy.^[7] He was sent off on 6 September 2015, in the 0:1 away loss against Italy after a tussle with Daniele De Rossi.^[8]

Statistics

(correct as of 7 June 2015)

Club	Season	League	Domestic League		Domestic Cups		European Cups		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Makedonska Slava	2003–04	A PFG	8	0	?	?	-		8	0
Pirin 1922	2004–05	B PFG	29	21	?	?	-		29	21
Amica Wronki	2005–06	Ekstraklasa	17	6	3	2	-		20	8
Lech Poznań	2006–07		10	0	5	2	2	0	17	2
Korona Kielce (Loan)			5	0	3	2	–		8	2
	Total		15	0	3	2	2	0	25	4
Lech Poznań	2007–08	Ekstraklasa	2	0	4	0	–		6	0
Odra Wodzisław (Loan)			13	5	2	2	–		15	7
	Total		15	5	6	2	–	–	21	7
Zagłębie Lubin	2008–09	I Liga	31	26	3	4	-		34	30
	2009–10	Ekstraklasa	27	14	1	1	-		28	15
	Total		58	40	4	5	–	–	62	45
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2010–11	Bundesliga	10	1	1	0	-		11	1
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	Total		10	1	1	0	–	–	11	1
FSV Frankfurt (Loan)	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	15	9	0	0	-		15	9
	Total		15	9	0	0	–	–	15	9
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	6	0	0	0	-		6	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	–	–	6	0
Ingolstadt 04 (Loan)	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	7	1	0	0	-		7	1
	Total		7	1	0	0	–	–	7	1
Karlsruher SC	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	19	4	1	0	-		20	4
	2014–15		30	5	2	1	-		32	6
	Total		49	9	3	1	–	–	52	10

National team

Bulgaria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	1	0
2011	0	0
2012	5	2
2013	3	0
2014	3	1
2015	1	1
Total	13	4

Iliyan Mitsanski: International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 May 2012	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam	Netherlands	1–2	1–2	Friendly
2.	15 August 2012	Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia	Cyprus	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3.	9 September 2014	Bakcell Arena, Baku	Azerbaijan	0–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3.	28 March 2015	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia	Italy	2–1	2–2	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

• Polish Cup: Runner-up 2006–07

Individual

• Bulgarian B Professional Football Group top scorer (21 goals)
• I Liga top scorer 2008–09 (26 goals)
• Ekstraklasa second top scorer (14 goals)

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. "Русия-България 1:0, кошмарна грешка на Ники Михайлов" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
6. European Qualifiers 2016 - Azerbaijan-Bulgaria
7. Italy debutant Éder thwarts Bulgaria
8. "Italy - Bulgaria 1:0". flashscore.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

External links

• Iliyan Mitsanski profile at 90minut
• Iliyan Mitsanski – K League stats at kleague.com