Aleksandar Lyubenov

Aleksandar Lyubenov
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandar Kirilov Lyubenov
Date of birth	11 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Bankya, Bulgaria
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Lokomotiv Sofia
Number	24
Youth career
	Levski Sofia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	Levski Sofia
2015	→ Septemvri Simitli (loan)
2016–2017	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2016–2017	→ Lokomotiv Sofia (loan)
2017–2019	Levski Sofia
2018	→ Botev Vratsa (loan)
2018–2019	→ Lokomotiv Sofia (loan)
2019–2021	Hebar
2021–	Lokomotiv Sofia
International career
2013–2014	Bulgaria U19
2015–2016	Bulgaria U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:05, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Aleksandar Lyubenov (Bulgarian: Александър Любенов; born 11 February 1995) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lokomotiv Sofia.

At international level, Lyubenov captained the U-19 Bulgarian national team at the Euro 2014 in Hungary.

Career[edit]

Born in Bankya, part of Greater Sofia, Lyubenov began playing football for local side Levski Sofia. He grew through all youth garnitures in the club.

Lyubenov made his first team debut in a 2–1 league home win against Botev Plovdiv on 17 August 2014.^[2]

After short spells with Septemvri Simitli, Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Sofia, on 12 June 2017, Lyubenov signed a 3-year contract with his hometown club Levski Sofia.^[3]

As of 10 June 2017

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bulgaria			League		CCB Cup		Europe		Other^[a]		Total
Levski Sofia	A Group	2014–15	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Septemvri Simitli (loan)	B Group	2014–15	10	0	0	0	–		–		10	0
Levski Sofia	A Group	2015–16	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Levski Sofia	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	First League	2016–17	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Lokomotiv Sofia (loan)	Second League	2016–17	26	0	2	0	–		–		28	0
Career statistics			38	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	40	0

^ "Профил на Александър Любенов" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "Levski 2–1 Botev Pd". soccerway.com. 17 August 2014.
^ "Александър Любенов подписа с Левски за три години" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.