Robert Ivanov

Robert Ivanov
Ivanov with Honka in 2018
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
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)
2023–2025 Eintracht Braunschweig 46 (1)
International career‡
2019– Finland 37 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2025

Robert Ivanov (born 19 September 1994)[2] is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He represents the Finland national team.

Ivanov began his career with Kontu, and made his senior debut aged 18 in 2013 with Myllypuro.

Club career

Ivanov started his senior career with FC Myllypuro in 2013, competing in Kolmonen. After the promotion, he continued with the team in third-tier Kakkonen.[3] After one season with FC Viikingit in Kakkonen, he joined FC Honka for the 2016 Kakkonen season. They won two consecutive promotions, and eventually Ivanov debuted in the top-tier Veikkausliiga with Honka in 2018.[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 Ekstraklasa 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 3–1 home defeat against Paderborn.[9] In June 2025, it was announced that Ivanov would leave Braunschweig following the expiry of his contract, having not played since March due to minor injury.[10]

International career

Having never played for any of the Finland international youth teams,[11][12] 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.[13]

Ivanov was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[14] He was part of the Finland squad in the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 in June 2021.[15]

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,[16] had moved to Finland from Estonia earlier in 1990.[17][18] Besides professional football, Ivanov has played futsal in MaKu.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 March 2025[3]
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 19 0 1 0 – 20 0
Total 46 1 1 0 0 0 47 1
Career total 299 26 35 5 1 0 335 31
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Polish Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Europa League

International

As of 21 March 2025[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
2025 1 0
Total 36 0

Honours

Honka[4]

References

  1. ^ Robert Ivanov at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "#4 Ivanov, Robert" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ Suomalaistähdelle tylyt sanat päin näköä: Ulos joukkueesta, Iltalehti, 4 June 2025
  11. ^ Pitkä polku Huuhkajiin, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 9 October 2021
  12. ^ Henkilökuva: Robert Ivanov – matka divarista Puolaan, floppitaulu.net, 9 October 2020
  13. ^ "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 8 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  15. ^ Huuhkajien Robert Ivanoville huhutaan maukasta siirtoa – kintereillä 31 mestaruutta voittanut suurseura, Aamulehti, Viljami Kalmari, 15 June 2021
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Huuhkajien sensaatio kannatti lapsena Venäjää – äiti kertoo: "ammattiohjaaja sanoi, että toivoton tapaus", Iltalehti, 16 June 2021
  18. ^ Inkeristä Eurooppaan – Yhdessä inkeriläisperheessä on kolme tapaa olla suomalainen. Vaari kärsi vainot, äiti pääsi it-töihin, lapset varttuvat euromaassa, Helsingin Sanomat, 10 March 2002
  19. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
  20. ^ "Robert Ivanov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  21. ^ Robert Ivanov » Internationals, REF worldfootball.net
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