Robert Ivanov

Robert Ivanov

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	Eintracht Braunschweig
Number	5
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–	Eintracht Braunschweig	43	(1)
International career‡
2019–	Finland	35	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Robert Ivanov (born 19 September 1994) ^[2] is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig and the Finland national team.

Club career

Ivanov has played for FC Myllypuro, FC Viikingit and FC Honka in Kolmonen, Kakkonen, Ykkönen and Veikkausliiga; then all four highest-tiers in Finnish football league system. ^[3]

He was part of the Veikkausliiga Team of the Month for July 2018, ^[4] and September 2018. ^[5]

On 1 September 2020, he signed an initial two-year contract with Polish club Warta Poznań for an undisclosed fee. ^[6]

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. ^[7] Ivanov scored his first goal for the club on 8 October 2023, in a 3–1 home defeat against Paderborn. ^[8]

International career

Having never played for any of the Finland international youth teams, ^{[9] [10]} 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. ^[11]

Ivanov was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021. ^[12] He was part of the Finland squad in the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 in June 2021. ^[13]

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, ^[14] had moved to Finland from Estonia earlier in 1990. ^{[15] [16]} Besides professional football, Ivanov has played futsal in MaKu. ^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 February 2025 ^{[3] [18]}

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	16	0	1	0	–		17	0
	Total		43	1	1	0	0	0	44	1
Career total			296	26	35	5	1	0	332	31

1. Includes Suomen Cup, Polish Cup and DFB-Pokal
2. Includes UEFA Europa League

International

As of 17 November 2024 ^{[19] [20]}

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
Total		35	0

Honours

Honka ^[3]

• Ykkönen runner-up: 2017

References

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

External links

• Eintracht Braunschweig official profile
• Finnish Football Federation profile
• Robert Ivanov at BDFutbol