Born in Varna Stankov started to play football in local club Cherno More.
He made his debut on 11 September 2004 in a match against Pirin Blagoevgrad as a 73rd min substitute.
With this team he was promoted to the Bulgarian first division during the 2007-08 season after a play-off against Kaliakra.
On 29 September 2008 Stankov scored his first goal in A PFG against Spartak Varna.
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