Matvei Igonen

Matvei Igonen

Personal information
Full name	Matvei Igonen
Date of birth	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Tallinn, Estonia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Botev Plovdiv
Number	32
Youth career
2004–2006	Ajax Lasnamäe
2007–2012	Infonet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Infonet II	14	(0)
2012–2017	FCI Tallinn	147	(0)
2018–2019	Lillestrøm 2	13	(0)
2018–2020	Lillestrøm	5	(0)
2019	→ Flora (loan)	16	(0)
2020–2021	Flora	39	(0)
2022–2023	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	41	(0)
2023–2024	Hebar Pazardzhik	15	(0)
2024–	Botev Plovdiv	8	(0)
International career^‡
2011	Estonia U16	1	(0)
2012–2013	Estonia U17	6	(0)
2013–2014	Estonia U19	12	(0)
2014–2018	Estonia U21	12	(0)
2014	Estonia U23	1	(0)
2017–	Estonia	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Matvei Igonen (born 2 October 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bulgarian First League club Botev Plovdiv and the Estonia national team.

Club career

FCI Tallinn

Igonen made his Meistriliiga debut on 16 March 2013, in a 1–1 draw against Flora.[1]

Lillestrøm

On 5 January 2018, Igonen signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Lillestrøm.[2]

Flora

On 1 July 2019, Igonen joined Estonian club Flora on a half-year loan.[3]

In July 2020 he signed a permanent deal with Flora until the end of 2021.[4]

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała

On 23 December 2021, Igonen joined Polish second division club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała on a deal until June 2023.[5]

Hebar Pazardzhik

In July 2023, he signed a contract with Bulgarian team Hebar Pazardzhik.[6]

International career

Igonen made his senior international debut for Estonia on 23 November 2017, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory over Vanuatu in a friendly.[7]

Honours

FCI Tallinn

• Meistriliiga: 2016[8]
• Esiliiga: 2012
• Estonian Cup: 2016–17[8]
• Estonian Supercup: 2017[8]

Flora[8]

• Meistriliiga: 2019, 2020
• Estonian Supercup: 2021

Botev Plovdiv

• Bulgarian Cup: 2023–24[9]

Individual

• Meistriliiga Team of the Season: 2020[10]

References

1. "Mängijad" (in Estonian). jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
2. "Ametlik: Igonen liitus Norra kõrgliigaklubiga" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
3. "Ametlik: Norra kõrgliigas varuväravavahi rolli täitnud Igonen naaseb Eesti kõrgliigasse" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
4. "Tere tulemast tagasi, Matvei Igonen!". fcflora.ee (in Estonian). 22 July 2020.
5. "Flora esivaht Igonen siirdub Poola. Agent Novikov: alagrupiturniir on väga hea müügiplats!". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 15 December 2022.
6. "Матвей Игонен е петото ново попълнение на Хебър" (in Bulgarian). hebarfc.com. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
7. "Eesti koondis alistas Vanuatu 1:0" [Estonia defeated Vanuatu 1–0] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 23 November 2017.
8. "Matvei Igonen". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
9. "Купа на България 2023/24 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 15 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
10. "Fännide lemmik 2020 - Rauno Sappinen (milline sai sümboolne koosseis?)". Soccernet.ee. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

External links

• Matvei Igonen at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Matvei Igonen national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
• Matvei Igonen – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Matvei Igonen at Soccerway