{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Daniel Mladenov | image = Daniel mladenov in 2020.jpg | image_size = 220 | caption = Mladenov playing for CSKA 1948 in 2020 | fullname = Daniel Ventsislavov Mladenov | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1987|5|25}} | birth_place = Kyustendil, PR Bulgaria | height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}} | currentclub = Kyustendil (player-manager) | clubnumber = 11 | position = Winger | years1 = 2006–2007 | clubs1 = Velbazhd Kyustendil | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2007–2008 | clubs2 = Marek Dupnitsa | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2008–2010 | clubs3 = Pirin Blagoevgrad | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2010–2012 | clubs4 = Levski Sofia | caps4 = 44 | goals4 = 7 | years5 = 2012 | clubs5 = Chernomorets Burgas | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2013 | clubs6 = Montana | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = Marek Dupnitsa | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2013 | clubs8 = Cherno More | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2014 | clubs9 = Marek Dupnitsa | caps9 = 4 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2014 | clubs10 = Trikala | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 5 | years11 = 2014–2015 | clubs11 = Oborishte | caps11 = 16 | goals11 = 16 | years12 = 2015 | clubs12 = Septemvri Simitli | caps12 = 16 | goals12 = 6 | years13 = 2016–2017 | clubs13 = Pirin Blagoevgrad | caps13 = 39 | goals13 = 12 | years14 = 2017–2019 | clubs14 = Etar Veliko Tarnovo | caps14 = 56 | goals14 = 20 | years15 = 2020 | clubs15 = CSKA 1948 | caps15 = 17 | goals15 = 3 | years16 = 2021–2023 | clubs16 = Etar Veliko Tarnovo | caps16 = 69 | goals16 = 21 | years17 = 2023–2024 | clubs17 = Yantra Gabrovo | caps17 = 34 | goals17 = 14 | years18 = 2024– | clubs18 = Kyustendil | caps18 = 52 | goals18 = 41 | nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U21 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2019 | nationalteam2 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2024– | managerclubs1 = Kyustendil (player-manager) | club-update = 09:28, 18 January 2026 (UTC) }} '''Daniel Ventsislavov Mladenov''' ({{langx|bg|Даниел Венциславов Младенов}}; born 25 May 1987) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger and is currently a playing manager at Kyustendil.
==Career== ===Youth career=== Mladenov started his career in his home town Kyustendil in the local team, Velbazhd.
===Marek Dupnitsa=== In June 2007, Mladenov signed a contract for three years with Marek Dupnitsa.
===Pirin Blagoevgrad=== One year later, in 2008, Daniel signed with PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad.
===Levski Sofia=== On 9 June 2010, he signed his 3-year contract. On 30 June 2010, he made his unofficial debut for Levski in a match against FCM Târgu Mureş. Mladenov entered the match as a substitute and scored 2 goals.
Mladenov officially debuted for Levski in a Europa League match against Dundalk F.C. The Blues won the first match and the result was 6:0. Mladenov scored two of the goals.
On 16 December 2010, Mladenov netted the only goal (right at the end of the first half) for Levski Sofia in the 1:0 home win against Sporting CP in the final UEFA Europa League match of the group phase. However, the team from Sofia had already been eliminated from the competition.
===Chernomorets Burgas=== On 3 August 2012, he signed a 2-year contract with Chernomorets Burgas for free.<ref>{{cite web | title=научи: Дани Младенов подписа с Черноморец | website=novsport.com | date=23 August 2012 | url=http://www.novsport.com/news233321_1062.html | language=bg | access-date=23 October 2023 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 13 December, he was arrested for illegal betting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soccer-Bulgarians held for illegal betting, not match-fixing|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-bulgarians-held-illegal-betting-not-match-fixing-194023574--sow.html|publisher=yahoo.com|accessdate=5 January 2013|archive-date=9 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309103211/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-bulgarians-held-illegal-betting-not-match-fixing-194023574--sow.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Three days later he was released from the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.novsport.com/news409491_1062.html|title=Черноморец се разделя с арестант}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> However, he did not face any legal charges.
===PFC Montana=== In February 2013, Montana acquired the services of Mladenov until the end of the 2012/13 A PFG season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Дани Младенов подписа с Монтана, идва от Черноморец |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_208503715|publisher=topsport.bg|date=3 February 2013|accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref> At the end of season, his contract had expired.
===Marek Dupnitsa=== On 2 June 2013, Mladenov played one match for Marek Dupnitsa in the amateur V Group against Slivnishki geroi and scored a goal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Марек влезе в "Б" група за сметка на отбора на Бойко Борисов|url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=430092|publisher=sportal.bg|accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref>
===Cherno More Varna=== On 5 June 2013, he was signed by Cherno More.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=350889|publisher=gong.bg|title=Гонзо взе четирима, освободи Идалго|date=5 June 2013|language=Bulgarian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202142709/http://gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=350889|archivedate=2 February 2014}}</ref>
===International career=== Mladenov earned his first cap for Bulgaria on 7 September 2019, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Galin Ivanov in the 0:4 away loss against England in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier.<ref>{{cite web|title=Англия – България, на живо|url=https://topsport.bg/national/angliya-balgariya-na-zhivo.html|author=Dimitrov, Ivaylo|publisher=topsport.bg|date=7 September 2019|accessdate=9 September 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics== :''Updated 30 May 2012.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Levski Sofia |2010–11 |28||5||2||0||12||5||colspan="2"|—||42||10 |- |2011–12 |16||2||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||19||2 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Chernomorets |2012–13 |6||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Montana |2012–13 |15||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||2 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Marek Dupnitsa |2012–13 |1||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||1 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Cherno More |2013–14 |9||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Marek Dupnitsa |2013–14 |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Trikala |2014–15 |10||5||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||5 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Oborishte |2014–15 |16||16||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||16 |- |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Marek Dupnitsa |2015–16 |16||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||6 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Pirin Blagoevgrad |2015–16 |8||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- |2016–17 |26||11||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||13 |- |2017–18 |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Etar |2017–18 |10||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4<ref group=lower-alpha>Relegation Play-offs</ref>||1||14||2 |- |2018–19 |30||11||2||0||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group=lower-alpha>Europa League play-off</ref>||0||33||11 |- |2019–20 |7||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||7 |- !colspan="2"|'''Career totals''' |'''44'''||'''7'''||'''13'''||'''2'''||'''14'''||'''5'''||'''5'''||'''1'''||'''61'''||'''12''' |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100822044327/http://www.levski.bg/Levski/info/statistic/showPlayer.do?playerId=171380 Mladenov at Levski's site] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120930052249/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=7&CPID=11&TEID=339&PLID=206557&pStr=Player Daniel Mladenov Facts] * [https://etarvt.bg/player/daniel-mladenov/ Daniel Mladenov at Etarvt.bg] * {{Soccerway|daniel-mladenov/88110}}
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