Angel Granchov
 Granchov playing for Fratria in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angel Simeonov Granchov | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Elin Pelin, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spartak Varna | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | CSKA Sofia | 29 | (1) |
| 2014 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 21 | (0) |
| 2015 | Slavia Sofia | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | CSKA Sofia | 20 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Neftochimic Burgas | 24 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Stal Mielec | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Spartak Pleven | ? | (?) |
| 2018 | Minyor Pernik | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | Flamurtari | 35 | (3) |
| 2020 | Akademija Pandev | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Septemvri Sofia | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 23 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | CSKA 1948 II | 29 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | CSKA 1948 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Spartak Varna | 53 | (1) |
| 2025 | Fratria | 1 | (1) |
| 2025– | Spartak Varna | 28 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Bulgaria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:43, 2 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Angel Simeonov Granchov (Bulgarian: Ангел Симеонов Грънчов; born 16 October 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spartak Varna.
Club career
[edit]CSKA Sofia
[edit]
Born in Elin Pelin, Granchov joined the CSKA Sofia Academy in 2002 at the age of ten.[1]
He made his first team debut on 4 March 2012 in a 2–0 A PFG loss against Chernomorets Burgas. His first goal came in his second appearance, a header from a corner in a 3–1 home win against Kaliakra Kavarna on 11 March. Granchov retained his starting spot until the end of the season, but received a red card on one occasion - in the 0–1 away loss against Ludogorets Razgrad in a title-deciding match held on 23 May 2012.[2] In January 2014, Granchov was released from his contract.[citation needed]
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
[edit]On 17 February 2014, Granchov signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[3]
Slavia Sofia
[edit]In late January 2015, Granchov was acquired by Slavia Sofia.[4]
CSKA Sofia
[edit]In July 2015, Granchov returned to CSKA Sofia.
Stal Mielec
[edit]On 17 July 2017, Granchov signed with I liga side Stal Mielec.[5]
Fraria
[edit]On 17 June 2025, after 2 years in Spartak Varna, he moved to Fratria on a free transfer, together with his teammates Viktor Mitev and Aleksandar Tsvetkov.[6]
International career
[edit]In May 2012, Granchov received his first call-up to the Bulgaria U21 team for a 2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification match against Scotland U21. On 31 May 2012, Granchov made his debut after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 2–2 draw.[7]
Statistics
[edit]As of 10 August 2025
| Club | Season | Division | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CSKA Sofia | 2011–12 | A Group | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2013–14 | A Group | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Slavia Sofia | 2014–15 | A Group | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2015–16 | V Group | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| Neftochimic Burgas | 2016–17 | First League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Stal Mielec | 2017–18 | I liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Spartak Pleven | 2017–18 | Third League | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | ||
| 2018–19 | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? | ||||
| Total | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ||
| Minyor Pernik | 2018–19 | Second League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| Flamurtari | 2018–19 | Kosovo Superleague | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Akademija Pandev | 2019–20 | Macedonian First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Septemvri Sofia | 2020–21 | Second League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Maritsa Plovdiv | 2021–22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| CSKA 1948 II | 2022–23 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| CSKA 1948 | 2022–23 | First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Spartak Varna | 2023–24 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Fratria | 2025–26 | Second League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Spartak Varna (loan) | 2025–26 | First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 285 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 9 | ||
Honours
[edit]CSKA Sofia
References
[edit]- ↑ "Грънчов - поредното откритие на Пената" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ "Грънчов: това не беше фаул, а настъпване". БЛИЦ Спорт. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ "Грънчов и още трима подписаха с Локо (Пд)". topsport.bg. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ "Новото попълнение на "Славия" ще взима по 5000 лева на месец, Грънчов бил спечелен с отличното финансово предложение". topsport.bg. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Lato 2017 - Angel Granchov witamy!" (in Polish). stalmielec.com. 17 July 2017.
- ↑ Фратрия привлече трима от основните играчи на Спартак (Варна)
- ↑ "България (U21) - Шотландия (U21) 2:2". Bulgarian Football Union official website. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
External links
[edit]- Angel Granchov at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Bulgarian men's footballers
- Bulgaria men's youth international footballers
- Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players
- PFC Slavia Sofia players
- PFC Neftochimic Burgas players
- Stal Mielec players
- FC Minyor Pernik players
- KF Flamurtari players
- FC AP Brera Strumica players
- PFC Septemvri Sofia players
- FC Maritsa Plovdiv players
- FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players
- FC Spartak Varna players
- FC Fratria players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- I liga players
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- Macedonian First Football League players
- Bulgarian expatriate men's footballers
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo
- Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo
- Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen