| Ivan Knyazev | |
| Full Name: | Ivan Yevgenyevich Knyazev |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Nefteyugansk, Russia |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs2: | FC Torpedo Moscow |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Riga FC (loan) |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | FC Kubanskaya Korona Shevchenko |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | FK Valmiera |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Clubs7: | FC Zugdidi |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | FC Irtysh Omsk |
| Caps8: | 11 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | FC Zvezda Perm |
| Caps9: | 13 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 15 June 2021 |
Ivan Yevgenyevich Knyazev (Russian: Иван Евгеньевич Князев; born 5 November 1992) is a Russian football defender.
Knyazev made his debut in the Russian National Football League for Torpedo Moscow on 12 March 2013 in a game against Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.[1] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Torpedo on 16 August 2014 in a game against FC Ural Yekaterinburg.
On 15 March 2021, it was reported that FIFA opened an investigation into Knyazev on suspicion of violating anti-doping rules in 2013.[2] On 18 July 2021, he received a two-year ban from playing from FIFA.[3]