Career
Malinov joined Litex Lovech"s Academy as a fourteen-year-old after playing junior football for his home-town club Belasitsa Petrich and Pirin 2001. He progressed through the club"s youth system and made his first appearance in a senior match day squad in November 2011, sitting on the bench for a A Group match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. In July 2013, Malinov was loaned to B Group team Dobrudzha Dobrich for the 2013-2014 season.
Coached by former Litex"s forward Svetoslav Todorov, Malinov made an immediate impact, appearing in all 26 league matches, scoring four goals.
He was substituted only once during the entire league season in the second division. Malinov returned to Litex at the end of the season.
He made his debut in the team"s opening league match of the 2014-2015 campaign against CSKA Sofia on 20 July 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in the centre of midfield. On 29 November 2014, Malinov opened the scoring against Levski Sofia at Georgi Asparuhov Stadium.
Later in the match Litex went 2–1 down, but Malinov created Litex"s second goal, which was scored by Kiril Despodov for a 2–2 draw.
