Ivan Turitsov

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Georgiev and the family name is Turitsov.

Ivan Georgiev Turitsov (Bulgarian: Иван Георгиев Турицов; born 18 July 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dinamo Batumi.

Ivan Turitsov

Personal information
Full name	Ivan Georgiev Turitsov
Date of birth	(1999-07-18) 18 July 1999
Place of birth	Pleven, Bulgaria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Right back
Team information
Current team	Dinamo Batumi
Youth career
0000–2016	Litex Lovech
2016–2017	CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	CSKA Sofia II	3	(0)
2016–2026	CSKA Sofia	171	(5)
2017–2018	→ Litex Lovech (loan)	36	(0)
2026–	Dinamo Batumi	0	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Bulgaria U19	5	(0)
2019–2020	Bulgaria U21	6	(0)
2020–	Bulgaria	24	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:45, 13 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:03, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Career

After progressing through the youth system at Litex Lovech, Turitsov joined CSKA Sofia's academy in July 2016, aged 17. In April 2017, after impressing with the U19 squad, he was promoted to the CSKA Sofia II. On 30 April 2017, Turitsov made his senior debut, playing full 90 minutes in a 2–3 home loss against Etar in the Second League.

In July 2017, Turitsov was loaned back to Litex Lovech to gain experience as a first-team player. He made his debut on 22 July 2017 in a 2–0 home win against Strumska Slava and amassed 36 league appearances over one and a half seasons.

After a successful loan spell with Litex, Turitsov officially returned to CSKA on 15 February 2019. He made his First League debut four days later, in a 2–1 home win against Botev Vratsa. He formerly served as captain of the team.

International career

Turitsov made his debut for the Bulgarian under-21 team on 22 March 2019 in the starting eleven for the friendly against Northern Ireland U21. He earned his first cap for the senior side on 26 February 2020, playing the full 90 minutes of the 0:1 home loss against Belarus in a friendly game.

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2026

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CSKA Sofia II	2016–17	Second League	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
Litex Lovech (loan)	2017–18	Second League	19	0	1	0	–		–		20	0
	2018–19		17	0	0	0	–		–		17	0
	Total		36	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
CSKA Sofia	2018–19	First League	13	0	3	0	0	0	–		16	0
	2019–20		19	0	4	0	3	0	–		26	0
	2020–21		19	0	5	0	3	0	–		27	0
	2021–22		26	0	5	1	10	0	1	0	42	1
	2022–23		27	5	1	0	5	1	0	0	33	6
	2023–24		23	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	29	0
	2024–25		25	0	3	0	–		1	0	29	0
	2025–26		19	0	1	0	–		0	0	20	0
	Total		171	5	25	1	23	1	3	0	222	7
Dinamo Batumi	2026	Erovnuli Liga	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career Total			210	5	26	1	23	1	3	0	262	7

International

As of match played 5 June 2026

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria	2020	1	0
	2021	7	0
	2022	7	0
	2023	3	0
	2024	1	0
	2025	1	0
	2026	4	0
Total		24	0

Honours

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21

External links

• Ivan Turitsov at Soccerway