Domestic-league season · Botev Vratsa.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 First League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 652 | 6.85 |
Following his move to Botev Vratsa, Malinov's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→6), while his Rating eased 30→11. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 37).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Botev Vratsa · 10th | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6.85 | 11 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | Kortrijk · 2nd | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | OH Leuven · 2nd | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6.65 | 37 | 19 |
| 2021/22 | OH Leuven · 2nd | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 | 42 | 15 |
| 2020/21 | OH Leuven · 11th | 27 | 2 | 1 | 6.8 | 48 | 37 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
K. Malinov is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Botev Vratsa, rated 10.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 227th of 252 in the First League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.35 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Malinov.
Judged on this season alone, Malinov graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 18th of 33 of the 33 central midfielders in the First League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.347 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 6). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 31st of 33 of the 33 central midfielders in the First League. At 32 Malinov is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 10.6, Malinov carries the 31st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the First League of 33 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 32, Malinov sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Malinov's projected Rating — 10.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
