Robert Ivanov
Ivanov with FC Honka
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994
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
–2011[2] PK-35
2012 LPS
2013 Myllypuro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Myllypuro 14 (2)
2015 Viikingit 19 (3)
2016–2020 Honka 115 (13)
2020–2023 Warta Poznań 84 (2)
2023– Eintracht Braunschweig 13 (1)
International career‡
2019– Finland 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023

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.

Club career

Ivanov has played for FC Myllypuro, FC Viikingit and FC Honka.[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]

International career

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]

Personal life

Ivanov was born in Helsinki to an Ingrian Finnish mother and a Russian father.[15] His mother, a handball player, had moved to Finland from Estonia earlier in 1990.[16] Besides professional football, Ivanov has played futsal in MaKu.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 December 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Myllypuro 2014 Kakkonen 14200—142
FC Viikingit 2015 19310—203
FC Honka 2016 Kakkonen 22540—275
2017 Ykkönen 24363—306
2018 Veikkausliiga 30371—374
2019 29271—363
2020 100601[lower-alpha 2]0170
Total 115133051014618
Warta Poznań 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 22010—230
2021–22 31110—321
2022–23 31110—321
Total 8423000872
Eintracht Braunschweig 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 13100—131
Career total 244213451027926

International

As of 19 November 2023[19][20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 201920
202000
202160
202290
2023100
Total270

References

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


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