Ioan Yakovlev

Ioan Yakovlev

Personal information
Full name	Ioan Yakovlev[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Narva, Estonia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Panionios
Number	70
Youth career
2008–2009	Sillamäe Kalev
2010–2013	Levadia
2014	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Levadia III	6	(1)
2015–2016	Levadia U21	58	(15)
2017	Narva Trans	35	(2)
2018–2019	Tallinna Kalev	32	(3)
2018	Tallinna Kalev U21	5	(1)
2019–2020	Arandina	17	(1)
2020	Peña Deportiva	0	(0)
2020–2021	Arandina	12	(1)
2021	Torrijos	3	(0)
2022	Tallinna Kalev	33	(6)
2023–2024	Levadia	66	(8)
2025-	Panionios	0	(0)
International career^‡
2023–	Estonia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024

Ioan Yakovlev (born 19 January 1998) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League 2 club Panionios and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Yakovlev played for Tallinna Kalev in Meistriliiga for the 2022 season. He was awarded Meistriliiga Player of the Month in May.[2] At the end of the season his goal on 15 October 2022 against Paide Linnameeskond was tied in the Goal of the Season vote.[3] He finished the season with 6 goals in 33 matches and the highest number of assists in the league (13).[4]

In December 2022 he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with FCI Levadia.[4]

International career

Yakovlev made his senior international debut for Estonia on 8 January 2023, in a 1–1 draw against Iceland in a friendly.[5]

Personal life

He held Estonian citizenship, but had to give it up and take Russian citizenship when he joined the academy of Zenit Saint Petersburg.[6] Yakovlev regained Estonian citizenship in 2022.[7]

Honours

Individual

• Meistriliiga Player of the Month: May 2022,[2]
• Meistriliiga Goal of the Month: October 2022[8]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 October 2024	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Azerbaijan	1–0	3–1	2024–25 UEFA Nations League

References

1. "Ioan Yakovlev" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
2. "Premium liiga kuu parimate auhinnad rändavad Levadiasse ja Kalevisse" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
3. "Premium liiga aasta värav" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
4. Naudi, Meelis (1 December 2022). "FCI Levadia sõlmis lepingu Premium liiga suurima söödumeistriga". Delfi.
5. "Meeste koondis leppis maavõistluses Islandiga viiki" [The men's national team drew against Iceland in a friendly] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
6. Pulk, Meinhard (29 January 2020). "Hispaanias keerulise aasta seljatanud Jakovlev on koduklubis kerkinud üheks fännide lemmikuks ja soovib Eesti passi tagasi saada". Soccernet.ee.
7. Mikhailov, Sergey (16 October 2022). "Иоан Яковлев получил эстонский паспорт и надеется на вызов в сборную" [Ioan Yakovlev received an Estonian passport and hopes for a call up to the national team]. rus.err.ee.
8. "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Avilov ja Pähn" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

External links

• Ioan Yakovlev at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Ioan Yakovlev national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
• Ioan Yakovlev at Soccerway