Ivaylo Borislavov Markov (; born 5 June 1997) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Romanian Liga I club UTA Arad.

Career

Markov started his career at the youth ranks of Slavia Sofia. On 1 February 2016, he was loaned to Slivnishki Geroy in the South-West V AFG league.

Ivaylo Markov

On 24 July, Markov signed a 3-year contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 11 January 2017, he was loaned to Tsarsko Selo until the end of the season. On 25 February, he made his professional debut in the Second League, playing full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away defeat by Vitosha Bistritsa.

Ivaylo Markov

On 14 July 2017, Markov made his First League debut for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in a 2–1 away win over Etar.

Ivaylo Markov

In June 2018, Markov signed with Cherno More. As he faced serious competition from Daniel Dimov, Plamen Dimov, Ilias Hassani and Miroslav Enchev, on 25 July the club loaned him to Tsarsko Selo.

On 16 July 2021, Markov signed for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera.

On 16 June 2022, he moved to Poland, signing a two-year deal with I liga side Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.

On 5 July 2023, Markov signed a contract with Romanian side UTA Arad. He signed a one-year contract, with an option to extend it.

On 27 March 2023, Markov made his debut for the national team, playing as a starter in the 0–3 away loss against Hungary in a Euro 2024 qualifier.

International stats

Honours

Tsarsko Selo

Second Professional Football League: 2018–19

References

External links

1997 births

Living people

Footballers from Sofia

Bulgarian men's footballers

Bulgaria men's international footballers

PFC Slavia Sofia players

PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players

FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players

FC Dunav Ruse players

PFC Cherno More Varna players

Hapoel Hadera F.C. players

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała players

FC UTA Arad players

First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players

Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players

I liga players

Liga I players

Men's association football central defenders

Expatriate men's footballers in Israel

Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Israel

Expatriate men's footballers in Poland

Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland

Expatriate men's footballers in Romania

Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania