Levi Ives (footballer)

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League Cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torquay United 2014-15 Football Conference 200004 [c] 0240
Cliftonville 2015-16 NIFL Premiership 260203000310
2016-17 NIFL Premiership35400104 [d] 01 [e] 0414
2017-18 NIFL Premiership33130302 [e] 0411
2018-19 NIFL Premiership30300222 [d] 02 [e] 1366
2019-20 NIFL Premiership12010004 [d] 0170
2020-21 NIFL Premiership4000002 [e] 060
2021-22 NIFL Premiership3443030404
2022-23 NIFL Premiership12120102 [f] 02 [g] 0191
Total186131101321209123116
Larne 2023-24 NIFL Premiership28341202 [f] 0364
2024-25 NIFL Premiership14100209 [h] 01 [i] 0240
Total424414011010604
Career total2481715117223014131721
  1. Includes FA Cup, Irish Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup, NIFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in NIFL Premiership UEFA Europa League play-offs
  6. 1 2 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

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.