Ivan Turitsov

Ivan Georgiev Turitsov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for CSKA Sofia.

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.
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. He made his First League debut four days later, in a 2–1 home win against Botev Vratsa. He formerly served as captain of the team.

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. 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.

''As of 6 December 2025''

;CSKA Sofia