Robert Ivanov

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Robert Ivanov
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Ivanov with Honka in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Asteras Tripolis
Number 2
Youth career
1998–2002 Kontu
2003–2010 HJK
2011 PK-35
2012 LPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Myllypuro 35 (6)
2015 Viikingit 19 (3)
2015Viikingit II 1 (1)
2016–2020 Honka 115 (13)
2020–2023 Warta Poznań 84 (2)
2023–2025 Eintracht Braunschweig 46 (1)
2025– Asteras Tripolis 0 (0)
International career
2019– Finland 39 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Robert Ivanov (born 19 September 1994) [2] is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis and the Finland national team.

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

Club career

FC Myllypuro

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]

Viikingit

He joined FC Viikingit for the 2015 season and made 19 appearances in the first team and 4 in the reserve team. [4] After one season with Viikingit in Kakkonen, he joined FC Honka for the 2016 Kakkonen season.

Honka

With Honka he won two consecutive promotions, and eventually Ivanov debuted in the top-tier Veikkausliiga with Honka in 2018. [5] He was part of the Veikkausliiga Team of the Month for July 2018, [6] and September 2018. [7]

Warta Poznań

On 1 September 2020, he signed an initial two-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Warta Poznań for an undisclosed fee. [8]

Eintracht Braunschweig

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. [9] Ivanov scored his first goal for the club on 8 October 2023, in a 3–1 home defeat against Paderborn. [10] 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. [11]

Asteras Tripolis

On 13 August 2025, Ivanov signed a two-year contract with Asteras Tripolis in Greece. [12]

International career

Having never played for any of the Finland international youth teams, [13] [14] 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. [15]

Ivanov was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021. [16] He was part of the Finland squad in the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 in June 2021. [17]

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, [18] had moved to Finland from Estonia earlier in 1990. [19] [20] Besides professional football, Ivanov has played futsal in MaKu. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 March 2025 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Myllypuro 2013 Kolmonen 21400214
2014 Kakkonen 14200142
Total35600356
FC Viikingit 2015 Kakkonen19310203
FC Viikingit II 2015Kolmonen1111
FC Honka 2016 Kakkonen22540275
2017 Ykkönen 24363306
2018 Veikkausliiga 30371374
2019 Veikkausliiga29271363
2020 Veikkausliiga100601 [b] 0170
Total115133051014618
Warta Poznań 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 22010230
2021–22 Ekstraklasa31110321
2022–23 Ekstraklasa31110321
Total8423000872
Eintracht Braunschweig 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 27100271
2024–25 2. Bundesliga19010200
Total4611000471
Asteras Tripolis 2025–26 Super League Greece 000000
Career total299263551033531

International

As of 10 June 2025 [22] [23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 201920
202000
202160
202290
2023100
202480
202540
Total390

Honours

Honka [5]

References

  1. Robert Ivanov at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "#4 Ivanov, Robert" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
  4. "Robert Ivanov". Palloliitto . Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 Robert Ivanov at Soccerway . Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. "Honka-tähti jälleen kuukauden pelaajaksi – kuukauden valmentaja VPS:n hurjaan lentoon siivittänyt Vuorinen" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. "Tulikuuma HJK-tähti jälleen kuukauden pelaajaksi" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  8. "ROBERT IVANOV BECOMES A FOOTBALL PLAYER OF WARTA POZNAŃ" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 1 September 2020.
  9. "Robert Ivanov wechselt zu Eintracht Braunschweig" (in German). regionalheute.de. 16 June 2023.
  10. "ref". SOCCERWAY. 8 October 2023.
  11. Suomalaistähdelle tylyt sanat päin näköä: Ulos joukkueesta, Iltalehti, 4 June 2025
  12. "Ο διεθνής Φινλανδός Robert Ivanov στον ASTERAS AKTOR" [Finnish international Robert Ivanov at ASTERAS AKTOR] (in Greek). Asteras Tripolis F.C. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  13. Pitkä polku Huuhkajiin, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 9 October 2021
  14. Henkilökuva: Robert Ivanov – matka divarista Puolaan, floppitaulu.net, 9 October 2020
  15. "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 8 January 2019.
  16. "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  17. Huuhkajien Robert Ivanoville huhutaan maukasta siirtoa – kintereillä 31 mestaruutta voittanut suurseura, Aamulehti, Viljami Kalmari, 15 June 2021
  18. 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.
  19. Huuhkajien sensaatio kannatti lapsena Venäjää – äiti kertoo: "ammattiohjaaja sanoi, että toivoton tapaus", Iltalehti, 16 June 2021
  20. Inkeristä Eurooppaan – Yhdessä inkeriläisperheessä on kolme tapaa olla suomalainen. Vaari kärsi vainot, äiti pääsi it-töihin, lapset varttuvat euromaassa, Helsingin Sanomat, 10 March 2002
  21. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
  22. "Robert Ivanov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  23. Robert Ivanov » Internationals, REF worldfootball.net