Robert Ivanov

Robert Ivanov
Ivanov with Honka in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 (age 30)
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
1998–2002 Kontu
2003–2010 HJK
2011 PK-35
2012 LPS
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 39 (1)
International career‡
2019– Finland 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Robert Ivanov (Russian: Роберт Владимирович Иванов, born 19 September 1994)[2] is a Finnish professional of Russian origin footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig and the Finland national team.

Club career

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.[3]

He was part of the Veikkausliiga Team of the Month for July 2018,[4] and September 2018.[5]

On 1 September 2020, he signed an initial two-year contract with Polish club Warta Poznań for an undisclosed fee.[6]

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.[7] Ivanov scored his first goal for the club on 8 October 2023, in a 3–1 home defeat against Paderborn.[8]

International career

Having never played for any of the Finland international youth teams,[9][10] 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.[11]

Ivanov was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[12] He was part of the Finland squad in the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 in June 2021.[13]

Personal life

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,[14] had moved to Finland from Estonia earlier in 1990.[15][16] Besides professional football, Ivanov has played futsal in MaKu.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 December 2024[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe 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[b] 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 27 1 0 0 — 27 1
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 12 0 1 0 – 13 0
Total 39 1 1 0 0 0 40 1
Career total 292 26 35 5 1 0 328 31
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Polish Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Europa League

International

As of 17 November 2024[20][21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Finland 2019 2 0
2020 0 0
2021 6 0
2022 9 0
2023 10 0
2024 8 0
Total 35 0

References

  1. ^ Robert Ivanov at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "#4 Ivanov, Robert" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ Robert Ivanov at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Honka-tähti jälleen kuukauden pelaajaksi – kuukauden valmentaja VPS:n hurjaan lentoon siivittänyt Vuorinen" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Tulikuuma HJK-tähti jälleen kuukauden pelaajaksi" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  6. ^ "ROBERT IVANOV BECOMES A FOOTBALL PLAYER OF WARTA POZNAŃ" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 1 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Robert Ivanov wechselt zu Eintracht Braunschweig" (in German). regionalheute.de. 16 June 2023.
  8. ^ "ref". SOCCERWAY. 8 October 2023.
  9. ^ Pitkä polku Huuhkajiin, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 9 October 2021
  10. ^ Henkilökuva: Robert Ivanov – matka divarista Puolaan, floppitaulu.net, 9 October 2020
  11. ^ "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 8 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  13. ^ Huuhkajien Robert Ivanoville huhutaan maukasta siirtoa – kintereillä 31 mestaruutta voittanut suurseura, Aamulehti, Viljami Kalmari, 15 June 2021
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Huuhkajien sensaatio kannatti lapsena Venäjää – äiti kertoo: ”ammattiohjaaja sanoi, että toivoton tapaus”, Iltalehti, 16 June 2021
  16. ^ Inkeristä Eurooppaan – Yhdessä inkeriläisperheessä on kolme tapaa olla suomalainen. Vaari kärsi vainot, äiti pääsi it-töihin, lapset varttuvat euromaassa, Helsingin Sanomat, 10 March 2002
  17. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
  18. ^ "Robert Ivanov". soccerway.
  19. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
  20. ^ "Robert Ivanov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  21. ^ Robert Ivanov » Internationals, REF worldfootball.net