Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2025 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Yordanova, Yana

Jersey Number 4
Yana Yordanova
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Prev school:
- 55 SOU Petko Karavelov
- Hometown:
- Kyustendil, Bulgaria
Bio
Junior (2024)
Sophomore (2023)
Freshman (2022)
High School
Personal
- Appeared in 16 games for the Blue Raiders in 2024, making six starts in the midfield
- Recorded her first career brace with a pair of goals in a 5-0 win over Alabama A&M (9/5)
- Finished the season with two goals, four points, seven shots and three shots on goal in 520 total minutes of play.
Sophomore (2023)
- Played in 15 matches, while starting eight of the final nine fixtures of the season
- Started in all but one CUSA game
- Was second on the team in shots on goal, with 12
- Had five shots in her first start at Tennessee Tech (Sept. 17)
- Recorded a season-high seven shots and five shots on goal in win over Chicago State (Sept. 29), adding a goal and assist
- Played all 90 minutes vs. UTEP (Oct. 12).
Freshman (2022)
- Played in all 17 matches, which included 12 starts and starts in six of 10 conference games
- Had a career-high three shots against Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 2)
- Would log a career-high two shots on goal against Louisiana Tech (Oct. 9)
- Had a career-high 76 minutes in draw at Belmont (Aug. 28).
High School
- Dual-sport athlete from 55 SOU Petko Karavelov, competing in soccer and volleyball
- Named best athlete from 2019-2021
- Four-time school champion in Bulgaria
- Received a first-place honor in math during the spring and winter competitions in 2020-21
- Received a second-place honor in 2019 and a first-place accolade in 2021 for history
- Competed with NSA from 2017-2021, after playing with FC Sportica during 2016-17 and FC Kyustendil from 2011-2016
- 18-time Bulgarian cup champion
- 17-time Bulgarian Championship participant
- Qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League eight times
- Received the Best Midfielder award two times on the U17 National Team
- U17 National Team's top scorer
- Named U17 National Team team captain
- Three-time top scorer during the Christmas tournament in 2017-19.
Personal
- Born February 20, 2003
- Daughter of Krasimir and Hristina Nikolova
- Has one brother, Denis
- Plans to major in criminal justice.
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