Ivan Orlinov Yordanov (Bulgarian: Иван Орлинов Йорданов; born 7 November 2000) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ludogorets Razgrad.[1]
Yordanov joined Ludogorets academy in 2017 from Botev 2002.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves in the Bulgarian Second League on 13 May 2018, playing full 90 minutes in a 4–0 away loss against Montana.[3] On 1 October 2018, Yordanov scored his first goal for Ludogorets II in a 2–2 home draw against Pomorie.[4] In December 2018, he signed a professional contract with the club.[2]
Yordanov made his first team debut on 13 July 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dominik Yankov in a 2–0 home league win over Tsarsko Selo.[5]
In June 2021, Yordanov was fully promoted to the first team by the first team manager, Valdas Dambrauskas.[6]
In January 2023 Yordanov was sent on loan to Spartak Varna until the end of the season.[7] He made his league debut on 20 February in a match against Hebar Pazardzhik.[8] A week later he scored his first goal for the team in a league win against Botev Vratsa becoming also the man of the match.[9]
In August, Yordanov returned to Ludogorets and became part of the main squad. On 21 September 2023 he scored his first goal in UEFA Europa Conference League against Spartak Trnava, for the 4:0 win.[10]
On 5 September 2022, Yordanov received his first call-up for the Bulgaria national team for the UEFA Nations League games against Gibraltar and North Macedonia on 23 and 26 September 2022.[11] He made his debut for the team on 26 September, coming as a substitute in the match against North Macedonia, won by Bulgaria by 0-1.[12]