Edisson Jordanov


Edisson Jordanov is a German-Bulgarian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for R.E. Virton.

Early life

Jordanov was born in Rostock to a Bulgarian father who emigrated to Germany in 1988, Lachezar Jordanov, and a German mother, Karina.

Career

Youth

He started playing football at SV Holdenstedt, a local club from Uelzen, Lower Saxony. Later he moved to Eintracht Schwerin and in 2006 he relocated to the city of his birth to join the youth ranks of Hansa Rostock.

Hansa Rostock

In the first half of the 2011–12 season, Jordanov scored seven goals in 13 appearances for the under-19s. He made his Hansa first team debut in a 2–1 away loss against VfL Bochum on 5 February 2012.

Borussia Dortmund

On 31 May 2013, he signed with Borussia Dortmund II for two years. In January 2014, Jordanov was called up to the first team for training camp in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain. On 12 January, he made his debut in a friendly against Standard Liège, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Kevin Großkreutz. Two days later he scored a goal in friendly match against VfL Bochum. In the following second half of the 2013–14 Bundesliga though, he did not manage to become a part of the first team and was never called up for the squad in an official match.

Virton

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Jordanov joined Belgian club R.E. Virton.

International career

Jordanov has been capped for Germany U15, Germany U16 and Germany U19.
In 2012, he declined an invitation to play for Bulgaria U-21, but in the next year he became part of the team. He made his debut for Bulgaria U21 in September 2013.

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