Edisson Jordanov

Edisson Jordanov

Personal information
Full name	Edisson Jordanov
Date of birth	8 June 1993
Place of birth	Rostock, Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Preußen Münster
Number	7
Youth career
	SV Holdenstedt
0000–2006	Eintracht Schwerin
2006–2011	Hansa Rostock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Hansa Rostock II	2	(0)
2012–2013	Hansa Rostock	26	(1)
2013–2015	Borussia Dortmund II	67	(8)
2015–2016	Stuttgarter Kickers	26	(1)
2016–	Preußen Münster	7	(0)
National team^‡
2008	Germany U15	1	(0)
2008	Germany U16	2	(0)
2012	Germany U19	2	(0)
2013–2014	Bulgaria U21	6	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:21, 18 September 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:15, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

Edisson Jordanov (Bulgarian: Едисон Йорданов, born 8 June 1993) is a German-Bulgarian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Preußen Münster.^[1]

Early life

Jordanov was born in Rostock to a Bulgarian father who emigrated to Germany in 1988, Lachezar Jordanov, and a German mother, Karina.^[2]

Career

Youth

He started playing football at SV Holdenstedt, a local club from Uelzen, Lower Saxony. Later he moved to Eintracht Schwerin and in 2006 he relocated to the city of his birth to join the youth ranks of Hansa Rostock.

Hansa Rostock

In the first half of the 2011–12 season, Jordanov scored seven goals in 13 appearances for the under-19s. He made his Hansa first team debut in a 2–1 away loss against VfL Bochum on 5 February 2012.

Borussia Dortmund

On 31 May 2013, he signed with Borussia Dortmund II for two years.^[3] In January 2014, Jordanov was called up to the first team for training camp in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain. On 12 January, he made his debut in a friendly against Standard Liège, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Kevin Großkreutz.^[4] Two days later he scored a goal in friendly match against VfL Bochum.^[5] In the following second half of the 2013–14 Bundesliga though, he did not manage to become a part of the first team and was never called up for the squad in an official match.

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 April 2015^[6]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Other		Total
Hansa Rostock	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	12	0	0	0	–		–		12	0
	2012–13	3. Liga	14	1	1	0	–		–		15	1
	Total		26	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	1
Borussia Dortmund II	2013–14	3. Liga	35	4	–		–		–		35	4
	2014–15		31	4	–		–		–		31	4
	Total		66	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	8
Career statistics			92	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	93	9

International career

He has been capped for Germany U15, Germany U16 and currently for Germany U19.^[7]

In 2012, he declined an invitation to play for Bulgaria U-21,^[8] but in the next year he became part of the team.^[9] He made his debut for Bulgaria U21 in September 2013.^[10]

References

1. "Jordanov, Edisson" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
2. "Българин дебютира за Германия" (in Bulgarian). 1x2help.com. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
3. "Jordanov wechselt zum BVB!" [Jordanov transfers to BVB!] (in German). az-online.de. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
4. "Младежкият ни национал Едисон Йорданов дебютира за първия тим на Борусия (Д)" (in Bulgarian). 24chasa.bg. 12 January 2014.
5. "Едисон Йорданов вкара за "Борусия" в контрола с "Бохум"" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. 14 January 2014.
6. "Edisson Jordanov". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
7. DFB.de: U-15-, U-16-, U-19-Nationalspieler Jordanov, abgerufen am 1. März 2012
8. "Диего Фераресо става национал" (in Bulgarian). football24.bg. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
9. "Таланти от Ливърпул и Ханза ще играят за България" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
10. "Едисон отпадна от младежкия тим, ще се яви на проби в тимове от Бундеслигата" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.