Ivan Pavela

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Ivan Pavela
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Pavela in 2025
Personal information
Full name Ivan Josip Pavela
Date of birth (2005-03-03) March 3, 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 York United FC
Number 12
Youth career
ProStars FC
2021–2022 Puskás Akadémia
2023 Lokomotiva
2024 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 ProStars FC 5 (0)
2022 ProStars FC 1 (0)
2023 York United FC 0 (0)
2023 → ProStars FC (loan) 5 (0)
2024 NK Dugopolje 0 (0)
2025– York United FC 5 (0)
International career‡
2024 Canada U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 12, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 12, 2025

Ivan Josip Pavela (born March 3, 2005) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for York United FC in the Canadian Premier League.

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Early life

After playing with ProStars FC's senior team in 2021, he joined the U19 side of Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia, before returning to ProStars in 2022. [2]

In 2023, he joined the U19 side of Croatian club NK Lokomotiva, followed by HNK Hajduk Split U19 in 2024. [3] He spent a month with the Hajduk Split first team, following a pair of injuries to their goalkeepers. [4]

Club career

In 2021, Pavela played with ProStars FC in League1 Ontario. [5] He returned to the team in 2022, following a stint in Hungary. [6]

In April 2023, he signed a developmental contract with York United FC in the Canadian Premier League. [7] He also played with ProStars FC that season. [8]

In 2024, he signed with Croatian second tier side NK Dugopolje. [9]

In February 2025, he signed a two-year contract with York United, with an option for 2026. [3] [10] He made his debut on April 6, 2025, in a 2-0 victory over Vancouver FC. [11]

International career

In February 2024, Pavela was called up to the Canada U20. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Ivan Pavela at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ↑ Jacques, John (23 February 2023). "Dossier: Two Young Goalkeepers At The York United Preseason Camp". Northern Tribune.
  3. 1 2 "York United FC signs goalkeeper Ivan Pavela". York United FC . 5 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (27 June 2025). "'Future of this club': Young keeper Pavela thriving at York". Canadian Premier League .
  5. ↑ "Ivan Pavela 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  6. ↑ "Ivan Pavela 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  7. ↑ "York United FC signs Ivan Pavela and Toby Richardson to Development Contracts". York United FC . 14 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ivan Pavela 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  9. ↑ "Nakon Jeme, u Dugopolje stigla još petorica" [After Jema, five more people arrived in Dugopolje]. Dalmatinski nogomet (in Croatian). 23 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Jacques, John (5 February 2025). "York United Signs Young Goalkeeper Ivan Pavela". Northern Tribune.
  11. ↑ Hewitt, Thomas (7 April 2025). "Super-sub Julian Altobelli brace lands York United season-opening win in Vancouver". Canadian Soccer Daily.
  12. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (12 February 2024). "Vancouver FC's Cameron, Forge's Tavernier named to Canada's roster for 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship Qualifiers". Canadian Premier League .
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