Iliyan Mitsanski

In Bulgaria

Mitsanski started his professional football career at Pirin Blagoevgrad. 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.

Zagłębie Lubin

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.

1. FC Kaiserslautern

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.

FSV Frankfurt

On 3 February 2012, Mitsanski made his debut for FSV Frankfurt and netted two goals in the 2–1 away win over MSV Duisburg in a 2. Bundesliga…

On 11 August 2010, Mitsanski made his debut for the Bulgarian national team in the 0–1 away loss against Russia in a friendly match. On 26 May 2012, he scored his first goal for the team against the Netherlands, which was a dramatic last-minute win. He scored his second international goal against Cyprus after coming off the substitutes bench in a friendly played on 15 August 2012. On 9 September 2014, Mitsanski scored a goal for the 2–1 away win over Azerbaijan. On 28 March 2015, he scored the second goal for Bulgaria during the 2–2 draw with Italy. He was sent off on 6 September 2015, in a 1–0 away loss against Italy after a tussle with Daniele De Rossi.

Club

As of 20 December 2019

International

Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mitsanski goal.

Individual

Bulgarian B Professional Football Group top scorer: 2004–05 (21 goals) I liga top scorer: 2008–09 (26 goals) Polish Cup top scorer: 2008–09 (4 goals) Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: March 2010