Robert Ivanov

Robert Ivanov (Russian: Роберт Иванов, born 19 September 1994)[2] is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Polish club Warta Poznań and the Finland national team as a centre-back.

Robert Ivanov
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
 Warta Poznań
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 FC Myllypuro 13 (2)
2015 FC Viikingit 19 (3)
2016–2020 FC Honka 113 (13)
2020– Warta Poznań 82 (2)
International career‡
2019– Finland 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Ivanov has played for FC Myllypuro, FC Viikingit and FC Honka.[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 a two-year contract with Polish club Warta Poznań.[6]

International career

He made his debut for the Finland national football team on 8 January 2019 in a friendly against Sweden, as an 85th-minute substitute for Albin Granlund.[7]

Ivanov was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[8]

Personal life

Ivanov was born in Helsinki to an Ingrian Finnish mother and a Russian father.[9]

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 Augusty 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. "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 8 January 2019.
  8. "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. 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.


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