*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2022
Mariyan Georgiev Ognyanov (Bulgarian: Мариян Георгиев Огнянов; born 30 July 1988) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Levski Sofia
Ognyanov played for Levski Sofia from 2004. On 27 September 2006, Ognyanov scored the first goal by a Bulgarian team in the UEFA Champions League group stage during Levski Sofia's 1–3 defeat by Chelsea at home,[2] and became the sixth youngest goalscorer in the Champions League at that point on 18 years and 58 days.
Until 2007–08, he played mainly as a substitute. After a large number of departures in the winter transfer window of the 2007–08 season, Ognyanov started to play often.
Belasitsa Petrich
He was loaned on 27 January 2009 to PFC Belasitsa Petrich.[3] He played for Belasitsa until the end of 2008–09 season, scoring on 10 May 2009 against Lokomotiv Sf in a 4–2 home loss.[4] At Belasitsa he played 14 times and scored 3 goals.[5] After the end of 2008–09 season, Ognyanov returned to Levski Sofia.[6]
Return to Levski Sofia
Ognyanov re-debuted for Levski on 21 July 2009 in the second match of the 2nd Qualifying round of UEFA Champions League, where Levski beat the team of UE Sant Julià. The result of the match was 0–5 with an away win for Levski. Ognyanov scored two of the goals in the 23rd and the 39th minute.[7]
In January 2012, Ognyanov joined Botev Plovdiv and helped the team to get a promotion to A Grupa.[9] He quickly established himself as a key player and took part in 10 games.[10]
2012–13
Although Botev Plovdiv signed with a lot of new players Ognyanov remained a key player during season 2012–13. He participated in 28 matches in A Grupa and scored 6 goals. Botev Plovdiv finished the season on the 4th place.
Despite the financial crisis Ognyanov was among the few first team players who did not leave the club in the summer of 2014. He accepted a reduction of his salary and remained for season 2014–15.[19]
Marian Ognyanov scored his first goal of the season in A Grupa from a free kick on 2 November. Unfortunately his goal was not enough and the team of Botev Plovdiv was defeated with 2–1.
As of 26 November 2014, Mariyan Ognyanov was the player with most assists during the season so far in Bulgaria. He assisted for 6 goals in A Grupa as well as for 4 goals in other official tournaments.[24]
Ognyanov started 2015 with a fabulous goal and an assist for the 3–0 home win over PFC Marek Dupnitsa.[25] On 10 March Mariyan was again among the best players on the pitch in the next round of A Grupa. Ognyanov prove his creativity and passing abilities and was involved in both goals for the 0–2 away win in the derby match against the local rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[26] Ognyanov missed the game with CSKA Sofia due to a ban, and on 22 March he was again in the starting lineup for 0–0 draw with Ludogorets Razgrad.[27] On 18 April, Ognyanov scored a goal for the 1–1 draw with Beroe Stara Zagora.[28]
The contract of Mariyan Ognyanov with Botev Plovdiv expired at the end of the season and he left the team.[29] In an interview Ognyanov stated that he is grateful for everything and he hopes one day to play again for Botev Plovdiv.[30] On 17 June, Mariyan joined the Romanian professional football club Târgu Mureș on a free transfer, but he left a week later for personal reasons and returned to Botev Plovdiv.[31]
2015–16
Ognyanov started his 5th season at Botev Plovdiv with a game against his ex-team Levski Sofia in the first round of A Grupa. He missed a penalty and the game ended in a 1–1 tie.[32] After the game Mariyan Ognyanov apologized to Botev Plovdiv supporters.[33]
Ognyanov missed the second round in A Grupa and returned in the starting lineup for the 1–1 draw against the local rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He was the captain of the team due to the absence of Yordan Hristov who received a red card in the previous match. Ognyanov made a brilliant assist for the goal scored by Aleksandar Kolev.[34]
On 22 November, Ognyanov made the assist for the winning goal scored by Nico Varela during the away game against Cherno More Varna.[35] A week later, on 29 November, Ognyanov provided the assist for the second goal of Gregory Nelson during the 4–2 away defeat from Litex Lovech.[36]
On 7 April 2016, Botev Plovdiv announced that the expiring contracts of Ognyanov and the goalkeeper Valentin Galev will not be renewed for the next season.[37] A week later Nikolay Kostov, the head coach and manager of Botev Plovdiv at that time, explained that he expected better performance and more engagement to the development of the younger players from Mariyan.[38] On 18 April, the contacts of Ognyanov and Galev were terminated on mutual agreements.[39] On 19 April Ognyanov received a medal of honor and special t-shirt to celebrate his 133 appearances in official games for Botev Plovdiv.[40]