 She started playing volleyball in 1996 at the age of 11 with CSKA Sofia.Yaneva has played for teams that finished 7th and 8th in the 2004 and 2006 European Championships, respectively; the 2006 champion of the French Cup; and three champions of Bulgaria.Yaneva played for CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) from 1996 to 2004, then for Stinol Lipetsk (Russia) from 2004 to 2005 and for RC Cannes (France) from 2005 to present.