Levi Ives (footballer)

Not to be confused with Levi Silliman Ives.

Levi Ives

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Coleraine
Number	25
Youth career
	Torquay United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Torquay United	20	(0)
2015–2023	Cliftonville	195	(14)
2023–2025	Larne	37	(4)
2025–	Coleraine	0	(0)
International career‡
2013	Northern Ireland U16	2	(0)
2014–2015	Northern Ireland U19	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 February 2023

Levi Ives (born 28 July 1997) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a left-back for [[Coleraine F.C.|Coleraine

Club career

Ives began his career at Torquay United. ^{[1] [2]} He made 20 appearances in his first season, attracting attention from Premier League and EFL Championship teams. ^{[3] [4]} Ives left Torquay United in 2015. ^[5]

In 2015, Ives joined Cliftonville. ^[6] On 17 October 2015, Ives made his debut against Portadown. ^[7] He helped Cliftonville win the 2015–16 Northern Ireland Football League Cup and 2021–22 Northern Ireland Football League Cup. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 4 December 2024 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League Cup [b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Torquay United	2014-15	Football Conference	20	0	0	0	—		—		4 [c]	0	24	0
Cliftonville	2015-16	NIFL Premiership	26	0	2	0	3	0	—		0	0	31	0
	2016-17	NIFL Premiership	35	4	0	0	1	0	4 [d]	0	1 [e]	0	41	4
	2017-18	NIFL Premiership	33	1	3	0	3	0	—		2 [e]	0	41	1
	2018-19	NIFL Premiership	30	3	0	0	2	2	2 [d]	0	2 [e]	1	36	6
	2019-20	NIFL Premiership	12	0	1	0	0	0	4 [d]	0	—		17	0
	2020-21	NIFL Premiership	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		2 [e]	0	6	0
	2021-22	NIFL Premiership	34	4	3	0	3	0	—		—		40	4
	2022-23	NIFL Premiership	12	1	2	0	1	0	2 [f]	0	2 [g]	0	19	1
	Total		186	13	11	0	13	2	12	0	9	1	231	16
Larne	2023-24	NIFL Premiership	28	3	4	1	2	0	2 [f]	0	—		36	4
	2024-25	NIFL Premiership	14	1	0	0	2	0	9 [h]	0	1 [i]	0	24	0
	Total		42	4	4	1	4	0	11	0	1	0	60	4
Career total			248	17	15	1	17	2	23	0	14	1	317	21

1. Includes FA Cup, Irish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, NIFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance(s) in NIFL Premiership UEFA Europa League play-offs
6. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
7. Appearance(s) in NIFL Premiership UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs
8. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
9. Appearance(s) in NIFL Charity Shield

Honours

Cliftonville

• Irish League Cup: 2015-16, 2021-22 ^[12]
• County Antrim Shield: 2019-20 ^[13]

References

1. "Levi Ives urges youngsters to grow up in Irish League football before making mainland switch". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
2. "Levi Ives almost quit Torquay United after homesickness". bbc.com.
3. "Torquay's Levi Ives watched by Premier League and Championship clubs". skysports.com.
4. "Bristol City win race for Torquay's Ives". hitc.com.
5. "Levi Ives rejects Torquay United professional contract offer". bbc.com.
6. "Levi Ives savouring every second of Irish League action after injury hell". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
7. "Cliftonville Football Club » Levi Ives" . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
8. "Levi Ives hoping to deliver League Cup glory for Cliftonville after taking day off work as an Amazon driver". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
9. "Cliftonville defender Levi Ives hailed as "best" in Irish League after agreeing new deal". belfastlive.co.uk.
10. "Cliftonville will learn from title heartache and 'go again' next season, says Levi Ives". belfastlive.co.uk.
11. Levi Ives at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
12. "Northern Ireland - L. Ives - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
13. "Curran hits last-gasp winner for Reds". BBC Sport. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2023.