K. Malinov · career
Kristiyan Aleksandrov Malinov
Central · Botev Vratsa · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2020/21Trending down
The record covers 5 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 95 appearances, 2 goals and 3 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at OH Leuven — Season rating 37, 2 goals and 1 assist in 27 games. Form has slipped 13 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 30 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Botev Vratsa | 11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | Debreceni VSC | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Kortrijk | 18 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | OH Leuven | 21 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 19 |
| 2021/22 | OH Leuven | 18 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 15 |
| 2020/21 | OH Leuven | 27 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 37 |
| 2020/21 | CSKA Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | CSKA Sofia | 27 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | CSKA Sofia | 31 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | CSKA Sofia | 29 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | CSKA Sofia | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | CSKA Sofia II | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Litex | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Litex | 30 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | DobrudzhaLoan | 26 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | UEFA Nations League | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Euro Championship | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | UEFA Nations League | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015/16 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| Bulgaria U21 | 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 7 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| Bulgaria U17 | 2011/12 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 0 |
Honours
First League×4Cup
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First League | 11 | 652 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
4 played41 not in squad· 306 min, 0g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 | Friendlies Clubs | H Belasitsa | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Montana | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 29 | Friendlies Clubs | H Sportist Svoge | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H Litex | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 20 | First League | A Slavia Sofia | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | First League | H Ludogorets | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | First League | A Spartak Varna | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | First League | A Montana | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | First League | H Levski Sofia | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | First League | A Dobrudzha | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | First League | H Cherno More Varna | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | First League | A Beroe | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 22 | First League | H CSKA Sofia | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 28 | First League | A Arda Kardzhali | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 5 | First League | H Botev Plovdiv | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Slavia Sofia | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 17 | First League | A Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | First League | H Septemvri Sofia | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 29 | Cup | A Zagorets | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 3 | First League | H CSKA 1948 | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | First League | A Lokomotiv Sofia | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 24 | First League | H Slavia Sofia | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 30 | First League | A Ludogorets | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 4 | First League | H Spartak Varna | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | First League | H Montana | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 14 | Cup | A Dobrudzha | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | First League | A Levski Sofia | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 11 | Cup | H Arda Kardzhali | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 16 | First League | H Dobrudzha | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 20 | First League | A Cherno More Varna | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | First League | H Beroe | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 4 | First League | A CSKA Sofia | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | First League | H Arda Kardzhali | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Mar 14 | First League | A Botev Plovdiv | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 22 | First League | H Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1-2 | Played | 78 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 6 | First League | A Septemvri Sofia | 0-0 | Played | 48 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 10 | First League | A CSKA 1948 | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 14 | First League | H Lokomotiv Sofia | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 26 | First League | A Slavia Sofia | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | First League | H Spartak Varna | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 5 | First League | A Lokomotiv Sofia | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 10 | First League | H Septemvri Sofia | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 14 | First League | H Montana | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 18 | First League | A Dobrudzha | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 22 | First League | H Beroe | 3-0 | Not in squad | — |