Ivan Turitsov

{{short description|Bulgarian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Georgiev|Turitsov|lang=Bulgarian}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ivan Turitsov | image = Turitsov.jpg | image_size = 220 | fullname = Ivan Georgiev Turitsov | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|7|18}} | birth_place = Pleven, Bulgaria | height = {{Height|m=1.78}} | position = Right back | currentclub = Dinamo Batumi | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016 | youthclubs1 = Litex Lovech | youthyears2 = 2016–2017 | youthclubs2 = CSKA Sofia | years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = CSKA Sofia II | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2016–2026 | clubs2 = CSKA Sofia | caps2 = 171 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = → Litex Lovech (loan) | caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2026– | clubs4 = Dinamo Batumi | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U19 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2019–2020 | nationalteam2 = Bulgaria U21 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2020– | nationalteam3 = Bulgaria | nationalcaps3 = 23 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | pcupdate = 16:45, 13 May 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = 20:03, 1 June 2026 (UTC) }}

'''Ivan Georgiev Turitsov''' ({{langx|bg|Иван Георгиев Турицов}}; born 18 July 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dinamo Batumi.

==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.<ref>{{cite web | title = CSKA Sofia II vs. Etar | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/30/bulgaria/b-pfg/cska-sofia-ii/etar/2346979/ | publisher = soccerway.com | date = 30 April 2017}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web | title = Двама младоци се завърнаха в отбора | url = http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=7701 | publisher = cska.bg | date = 15 February 2019 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref> He made his First League debut four days later, in a 2–1 home win against Botev Vratsa.<ref>{{cite web | title = CSKA Sofia vs. Botev Vratsa | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/19/bulgaria/a-pfg/pfc-cska-sofia/pfk-botev-vraca/2798577/ | publisher = soccerway.com | date = 19 February 2019}}</ref> He formerly served as captain of the team.<ref>{{cite web|title=ЦСКА отне капитанската лента на Иван Турицов| url=https://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2023/07/28/4512632_cska_otne_kapitanskata_lenta_na_ivan_turicov/|publisher=dnevnik.bg|first=|last=|language=Bulgarian|date=28 July 2023|access-date=31 July 2023}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web | title = България U21 отстъпи с 0:1 в контролата със Северна Ирландия U21 | url = https://bfunion.bg/news/45920/0 | publisher = bfunion.bg | date = 22 March 2019 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|author=|publisher=sportal.bg|title=Експериментален състав на България отстъпи на Беларус (видео+галерия)|url=https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=829846|date=26 February 2020|accessdate=27 February 2020}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== ''As of 13 May 2026'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !width="15"| Apps !width="15"| Goals !width="15"| Apps !width="15"| Goals !width="15"| Apps !width="15"| Goals !width="15"| Apps !width="15"| Goals !width="15"| Apps !width="15"| Goals |- |rowspan="1" align=center valign=center|CSKA Sofia II |2016–17 |rowspan=1|Second League |3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0 |- |rowspan="3" align=center valign=center|Litex Lovech (loan) |2017–18 |rowspan=2|Second League |19||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||0 |- |2018–19 |17||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !36!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!37!!0 |- |rowspan="9" align=center valign=center|CSKA Sofia |2018–19 |rowspan=8|First League |13||0||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||16||0 |- |2019–20 |19||0||4||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||26||0 |- |2020–21 |19||0||5||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||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||colspan="2"|–||1||0||29||0 |- |2025–26 |19||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||20||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !171!!5!!25!!1!!23!!1!!3!!0!!222!!7 |- |align=center valign=center|Dinamo Batumi |2026 |Erovnuli Liga |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career Total !210!!5!!26!!1!!23!!1!!3!!0!!262!!7 |}

===International===  {{updated|match played 1 June 2026}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="7" |Bulgaria |2020||1||0 |- |2021||7||0 |- |2022||7||0 |- |2023||3||0 |- |2024||1||0 |- |2025||1||0 |- |2026||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||23||0 |}

==Honours== ;CSKA Sofia * Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Soccerway|ivan-turitsov/423770}}

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