Yanis Danielov Karabelyov (; born 23 January 1996) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF and the Bulgarian national team.
Club career Slavia Sofia Karabelyov joined Slavia Sofia at the age of seven. He made his senior debut for the club on 28 September 2013, replacing Fernando Silva for the final 12 minutes of an A Group match against Levski Sofia at Ovcha Kupel Stadium. On 17 May 2014, Karabelyov scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win over Pirin Gotse Delchev. One year later, he started in the A Group for first time in a 3–1 home loss against Cherno More Varna on 22 May 2015.
Karabelyov began to establish himself in the Slavia first team from the 2015–16 season.
Tsarsko Selo (loan) On 6 September 2017, Karabelyov was loaned to Tsarsko Selo until the end of the year, but on 8 January 2018 Slavia shorted his loan and he returned in train with the team.Загорчич: Целта пред Славия е финал за Купата
Kisvárda On 19 December 2020, Karabelyov joined the Hungarian team Kisvárda.Славия продаде капитана си
Botev Plovdiv On 1 July 2023, Karabelyov joined Botev Plovdiv.
Malmö FF In February 2026, he joined Malmö FF, signing a two-year contract with the club.
International career Karabelyov was called up to the Bulgaria U21 squad in August 2015, aged 19. He made his debut on 9 October 2015 against Armenia U21. In that match, he came as a substitute in the 81st minute, and Bulgaria won the match 2–0.
On 7 March 2016, Karabelyov was called up for the first time to the senior Bulgarian squad for friendly matches against Portugal and against North Macedonia.
He made his debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Czech Republic, as a 64th-minute substitute for Kristiyan Malinov.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSlavia Sofia2013–14A Group4110——512014–15A Group4000——402015–16A Group25000——2502016–17Bulgarian First League2101020—2402017–18Bulgarian First League15130——1812018–19Bulgarian First League3431040104032019–20Bulgarian First League23410——2442020–21Bulgarian First League1200010—130Total13897070101539Tsarsko Selo (loan)2017–18Bulgarian Second League10020——120Kisvárda 2020–21Nemzeti Bajnokság I17031——2012021–22Nemzeti Bajnokság I27220——2922022–23Nemzeti Bajnokság I3013040—371Total743814000864Botev Plovdiv2023–24Bulgarian First League32320——3432024–25Bulgarian First League312204010382Total635404010725Partizan2025–26Serbian SuperLiga2021060—272Malmö2026Allsvenskan505000—100Career total310192712102036020
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBulgaria201910202050202240202320Total120
Honours Slavia Sofia Bulgarian Cup: 2017–18
Botev Plovdiv Bulgarian Cup: 2023–24
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