| Full Name: | Andreas Ionuț Ivan |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Pitești, Romania |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, winger |
| Currentclub: | Eintracht Trier |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthclubs1: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Youthyears2: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Karlsruher SC |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Stuttgarter Kickers II |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | Wuppertaler SV |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Waldhof Mannheim |
| Caps5: | 31 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | New York Red Bulls |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | New York Red Bulls II |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | VfR Aalen |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | Sonnenhof Großaspach |
| Caps9: | 35 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs10: | Rot Weiss Ahlen |
| Caps10: | 28 |
| Goals10: | 10 |
| Years11: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs11: | Schalke 04 II |
| Caps11: | 30 |
| Goals11: | 7 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Clubs12: | Schalke 04 |
| Caps12: | 1 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2024– |
| Clubs13: | Eintracht Trier |
| Caps13: | 8 |
| Goals13: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Romania U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10 November 2024 |
Andreas Ivan (pronounced as /ro/; born 10 January 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Regionalliga Südwest club Eintracht Trier.
Ivan spent the first part of his senior career in the lower leagues of Germany, representing Stuttgarter Kickers, Rot-Weiss Essen, Wuppertaler SV and SV Waldhof Mannheim respectively. In the summer of 2018, aged 23, he signed for New York Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer.
A native of Pitești, Romania, Ivan began his career in the youth ranks of German clubs VfB Stuttgart and Karlsruher SC, before moving to Stuttgarter Kickers where signed his first professional contract on 1 January 2014.[1] He made his professional debut on 9 February that year, appearing as a starter in a 1–0 victory over VfB Stuttgart II.[2]
At the start of 2016, he joined regional league team Rot-Weiss Essen, where he won the Lower Rhine Cup 3–0 against Wuppertaler SV on 28 May. In the 2017 winter break, Ivan moved to league rivals Wuppertaler SV.[3] Ivan scored his first two goals for the club on 25 February 2017, in a 4–1 victory over Rot Weiss Ahlen.[4]
In the summer of 2017, Ivan signed a one-year contract with SV Waldhof Mannheim.[5] On 4 September 2017, Ivan netted his first goal for "the Waldhof Boys" in a 2–0 victory over FSV Frankfurt.[6] In his sole season at the club, Ivan made 31 appearances and scored eight goals.
On 8 July 2018, it was reported that Ivan had rejected a trial with Hamburger SV and would be joining Major League Soccer team New York Red Bulls.[7] On 20 July, the signing was officially announced by the American side.[8] He made his debut by appearing as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 victory over Chicago Fire, on 11 August.[9]
He scored his first competitive goal for the Red Bulls on 27 February 2019, helping to a 3–0 victory over Dominican club Atlético Pantoja in the CONCACAF Champions League's round of 16.[10] Three days later, he also recorded his first MLS goal after opening the scoring with a header in an eventual 1–1 draw with Columbus Crew.[11] [12]
On 14 August 2019, Ivan was waived by New York.[13]
On 30 January 2020, Ivan returned to Germany, joining Regionalliga Südwest club VfR Aalen on a contract until the end of the season.[14] He appeared in two league games for the club and was released at the end of the season after his contract expired.[15]
Ivan signed a two-year contract with fellow Regionalliga Südwest club Sonnenhof Großaspach in August 2020.[16] He agreed the termination of his contract on 31 August 2021, the last day of the 2021 summer transfer window.[17] He then moved to Rot Weiss Ahlen.[18]
On 27 July 2022, Ivan agreed to join Schalke 04, where he was initially assigned to the reserve team.[19] He made his Bundesliga debut for the first team of Schalke on 24 January 2023, coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute in a 6–1 home defeat against RB Leipzig.[20]
Born in Romania, Ivan represented Germany at under-19 level, earning a cap on 5 March 2014 in a 1–1 draw with Italy.[21] In 2015, he was convoked by his native country for the under-21 team.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | Oberliga Baden-Württ. | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||||
| 2015–16 | Oberliga Baden-Württ. | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 3 | – | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||||||
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Wuppertaler SV | 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Waldhof Mannheim | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 31 | 8 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 | |||
| New York Red Bulls | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
| New York Red Bulls II | 2018 | USL Championship | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | USL Championship | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| VfR Aalen | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Sonnenhof Großaspach | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 33 | 3 | – | – | – | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 3 | – | – | – | 35 | 3 | ||||||
| Rot Weiss Ahlen | 2021–22 | Regionalliga West | 28 | 10 | – | – | – | 28 | 10 | ||||
| Schalke 04 II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 16 | 5 | – | – | – | 16 | 5 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 7 | – | – | – | 30 | 7 | ||||||
| Schalke 04 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Eintracht Trier | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 232 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 39 | |||
Rot-Weiss Essen
2016
New York Red Bulls