Ivaylo Chochev

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In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Lyudmilov and the family name is Chochev.
Ivaylo Chochev
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Chochev playing for CSKA in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ivaylo Lyudmilov Chochev
Date of birth (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Pleven, Bulgaria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ludogorets Razgrad
Number 18
Youth career
1999–2008 Spartak Pleven
2008–2010 Chavdar Etropole
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Chavdar Etropole 61 (17)
2013–2014 CSKA Sofia 50 (8)
2014–2019 Palermo 116 (12)
2019–2020 Pescara 0 (0)
2020–2024 CSKA 1948 94 (43)
2024– Ludogorets Razgrad 64 (17)
International career‡
2009 Bulgaria U17 3 (0)
2010–2011 Bulgaria U19 5 (0)
2012–2014 Bulgaria U21 9 (3)
2015– Bulgaria 51 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:54, 13 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2024

Ivaylo Lyudmilov Chochev (Bulgarian: Ивайло Людмилов Чочев; born 18 February 1993) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ludogorets Razgrad and the Bulgarian national team.

Career

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Early career

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Born in Pleven, Chochev began his career with local club Spartak Pleven, before moving to Chavdar Etropole in 2008.[2]

CSKA Sofia

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On 16 January 2013, Chochev joined A Group club CSKA Sofia.[3] He made his debut in a 2–0 home win against Chernomorets Burgas on 10 March 2013.[4]

Chochev swiftly became a regular starter. During 2013–14 season he established himself as a key member of the team. On 12 February 2014, it was officially announced that Chochev had signed a new three-year contract and doubled his previous salary.[5]

Palermo

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On 11 July 2014, Chochev moved to Serie A club Palermo, signing a three-year contract.[6] Monaco and Wolfsburg were also keen on signing him but were not able to come to an agreement in time. Chochev scored his first goal for Palermo on 8 August, netting the tenth in a 12–0 pre-season friendly win over Calciochiese. He made his Serie A debut on 5 October against Empoli, coming on for the last 18 minutes in place of Franco Vázquez as Palermo lost 1–0 at Stadio Carlo Castellani. On 19 October, Chochev started for first time, playing 66 minutes in a 2–1 home win over Cesena. He scored his first Serie A goal on 12 April 2015, in a 3–1 away win over Udinese at Stadio Friuli. A week later on 19 April 2015, he scored another two goals against Genoa in a 2–1 home victory. His outstanding performances, both against Udinese and Genoa, saw him being named Man of the Match twice. On 22 June 2015, Chochev signed a new five-year contract.[7]

On 25 September 2017, he provided two assists in a 2–1 home win over Pro Vercelli. He scored his first league goal of the season and received the man of the match award in a 2–2 away draw against Pescara on 3 November. He scored a volley from outside the box on 19 May 2018, in the last match of the regular season against Salernitana, in a 0-2 away win.

Pescara

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In June 2019 Chochev joined Pescara, but never played because of his long recovery process from an injury he sustained in March 2019.

CSKA 1948

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In the summer of 2020, Chochev returned to Bulgaria to sign with the newly promoted to First League team CSKA 1948. He returned in play on 18 October 2020, more than a year and a half after his injury.[8]

Ludogorets

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On 15 February, Chochev signed for Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad for a reported fee in the region of a million.[9]

International career

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Chochev made his debut with the Under 21 national team during the Under-21 European Championship qualifying category in 2013.

He was called up to the senior national team for a friendly against Canada on 23 May 2014. He made his debut with the national team on 8 June 2015 in a 4–0 friendly loss against Turkey.[10] He made his first start playing the full 90 minutes on 3 September 2015 as Bulgaria lost 0–1 to Norway in Sofia.

Chochev scored his first goal with the national team on June 3, 2016 during the 2016 Kirin Cup in a 2–7 defeat to Japan.[11]

On 31 August 2017, Chochev scored the winning goal for the 3–2 win over Sweden.[12]

On 22 March 2019, Chochev received a heavy injury in a qualification match against Montenegro.

After initially not being in new manager Mladen Krstajić's plans, Chochev was recalled to the national side for the June 2023 Euro qualifiers against Lithuania and Serbia.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 December 2025
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chavdar Etropole 2010–11 B Group 27 3 0 0 – – 27 3
2011–12 21 6 0 0 – – 21 6
2012–13 13 8 1 0 – – 14 8
Total 61 17 1 0 – – 62 17
CSKA Sofia 2012–13 A Group 10 0 2 0 0 0 – 12 0
2013–14 35 7 3 1 – – 38 8
Total 45 7 5 1 0 0 – 50 8
Palermo 2014–15 Serie A 18 3 0 0 – – 18 3
2015–16 27 0 1 0 – – 28 0
2016–17 30 3 1 1 – – 31 4
2017–18 Serie B 29 5 2 0 – – 31 5
2018–19 12 1 0 0 – – 12 1
Total 116 12 4 1 – – 120 13
Pescara 2019–20 Serie B 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
CSKA 1948 2020–21 Bulgarian First League 16 3 2 1 – – 18 4
2021–22 30 13 1 0 – – 31 13
2022–23 31 21 5 3 – – 36 24
2023–24 17 6 3 1 0 0 – 20 7
Total 94 43 11 5 0 0 – 105 48
Ludogorets Razgrad 2023–24 Bulgarian First League 14 1 2 1 0 0 – 16 2
2024–25 32 5 4 1 14[b] 1 1[c] 1 51 8
2025–26 18 11 2 1 12[d] 3 0 0 32 15
Total 64 17 8 3 26 4 1 1 99 25
Career total 380 96 29 10 26 4 1 1 436 111
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
  4. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of 18 November 2025
Bulgaria
Year Apps Goals
2015 4 0
2016 8 1
2017 7 2
2018 2 0
2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 9 1
2022 4 0
2023 7 0
2024 4 0
2025 5 0
Total 51 4
As of match played 5 September 2021. Bulgaria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Chochev goal.[14]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 June 2016 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan 7 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2–7 2–7 2016 Kirin Cup
2 31 August 2017 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 13 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3–2 3–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 10 October 2017 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 15 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 1–1 1–1
4 5 September 2021 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 26 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Ludogorets Razgrad

Indidvidual

References

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  2. ^ Плевенчанинът Ивайло Чочев заби победния гол в мача България - Швеция 1 September 2017, dariknews.bg
  3. ^ ЦСКА взима Ивайло Чочев без пари от Чавдар (Етрополе) 13.12.2012, http://sporta.bg
  4. ^ ЦСКА 2:0 Черноморец Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine 10.03.2013, topsport.bg
  5. ^ ЦСКА преподписа с младата си звезда, вдигна му парите двойно Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine 12.02.2014, cska.bg
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  8. ^ Чочев отново в игра след 575 дни далеч от футболните терени
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  14. ^ Ivaylo Chochev at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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  • Ivaylo Chochev at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Player Profile at UEFA
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