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Robert Ivanov
Finnish footballer (born 1994)
Robert Ivanov (Russian: Роберт Иванов, born 19 September 1994)[3] is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig and the Finland national team.
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Ivanov with FC Honka | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2011[2] | PK-35 | ||
| 2012 | LPS | ||
| 2013 | Myllypuro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Myllypuro | 35 | (6) |
| 2015 | Viikingit | 19 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Viikingit II | 1 | (1) |
| 2016–2020 | Honka | 115 | (13) |
| 2020–2023 | Warta Poznań | 84 | (2) |
| 2023– | Eintracht Braunschweig | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Finland | 28 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Ivanov has played for FC Myllypuro, FC Viikingit and FC Honka in Kolmonen, Kakkonen, Ykkönen and Veikkausliiga; then all four highest-tiers in Finnish football league system.[4]
He was part of the Veikkausliiga Team of the Month for July 2018,[5] and September 2018.[6]
On 1 September 2020, he signed an initial two-year contract with Polish club Warta Poznań for an undisclosed fee.[7]
On 16 June 2023, it was announced that Ivanov had signed a two-year deal with 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on a free transfer.[8] Ivanov scored his first goal for the club on 8 October 2023, in a 1–3 home defeat against Paderborn.[9]
Having never played for any of the Finland international youth teams,[10][11] Ivanov made his debut for the Finland senior national team on 8 January 2019 at the age of 24, in a friendly against Sweden, coming on an 85th-minute substitute for Albin Granlund.[12]
Ivanov was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[13] He was part of the Finland squad in the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 in June 2021.[14]
Ivanov was born in Kurkimäki, Helsinki, and raised in East Helsinki to an Ingrian Finnish mother and a Russian father. His mother Nelli Pakki, a former Estonian international handball player,[15] had moved to Finland from Estonia earlier in 1990.[16][17] Besides professional football, Ivanov has played futsal in MaKu.[18]
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Myllypuro | 2013 | Kolmonen | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Kakkonen | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 6 | ||
| FC Viikingit | 2015 | Kakkonen | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| FC Viikingit II | 2015 | Kolmonen | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| FC Honka | 2016 | Kakkonen | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |
| 2017 | Ykkönen | 24 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 115 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 18 | ||
| Warta Poznań | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 84 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Career total | 277 | 26 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 312 | 31 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup and Polish Cup
- Includes UEFA Europa League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | |
- Robert Ivanov at National-Football-Teams.com
- "#4 Ivanov, Robert" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- Robert Ivanov at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "Honka-tähti jälleen kuukauden pelaajaksi – kuukauden valmentaja VPS:n hurjaan lentoon siivittänyt Vuorinen" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "Tulikuuma HJK-tähti jälleen kuukauden pelaajaksi" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- "ROBERT IVANOV BECOMES A FOOTBALL PLAYER OF WARTA POZNAŃ" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 1 September 2020.
- "Robert Ivanov wechselt zu Eintracht Braunschweig" (in German). regionalheute.de. 16 June 2023.
- Pitkä polku Huuhkajiin, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 9 October 2021
- Henkilökuva: Robert Ivanov – matka divarista Puolaan, floppitaulu.net, 9 October 2020
- "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 8 January 2019.
- "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Huuhkajien Robert Ivanoville huhutaan maukasta siirtoa – kintereillä 31 mestaruutta voittanut suurseura, Aamulehti, Viljami Kalmari, 15 June 2021
- Virtanen, Ari (15 April 2018). "Robert Ivanov selvisi läheisten kuolemista juttelemalla itsekseen poterossa Parolannummella – jalkapalloilijana hän nousi aladivareista FC Honkaan ja Veikkausliigaan". HS.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "Robert Ivanov". soccerway.
- "Robert Ivanov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- Robert Ivanov » Internationals, REF worldfootball.net