Personal information | |||
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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
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Korona Kielce | ||
Number | 20 | ||
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 | 7 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2010– | Bulgaria | 13 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2017. ‡ 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 as a striker for Polish club Korona Kielce.
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.
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, 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.
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.