Ivan Zlobin Explained

Ivan Zlobin
Full Name:Ivan Sergeyevich Zlobin
Birth Date:7 March 1997
Birth Place:Tyumen, Russia
Height:1.91 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Famalicão
Clubnumber:1
Youthyears1:2003–2009
Youthclubs1:Tyumen
Youthyears2:2009–2012
Youthclubs2:Konoplyov football academy
Youthyears3:2012–2015
Youthclubs3:CSKA Moscow
Youthyears4:2015
Youthclubs4:União Leiria
Youthyears5:2016
Youthclubs5:Benfica (loan)
Years1:2016–2020
Clubs1:Benfica B
Caps1:64
Goals1:0
Years2:2019–2020
Clubs2:Benfica
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–
Clubs3:Famalicão
Caps3:8
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Russia U16
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2014
Nationalteam2:Russia U17
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2013
Nationalteam3:Russia U18
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:13 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:17 March 2019

Ivan Sergeyevich Zlobin (Russian: Иван Сергеевич Злобин; born 7 March 1997) is a Russian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Famalicão as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Early career

Born in Tyumen in Siberia, Zlobin began playing at hometown club FC Tyumen from the age of six. After impressing in a youth tournament at 12, he was approached by the Konoplyov football academy, Lokomotiv Moscow and Krasnodar, and opted for the first of those. When Roman Abramovich withdrew funding from the Tolyatti-based centre, Zlobin moved to CSKA Moscow. Though second choice to Ilya Pomazun, he won all five league games he played (conceding only one goal) and defeated Bayern Munich in the UEFA Youth League. Injuries removed him from play in early 2015.[1]

Zlobin joined Portuguese club União de Leiria in October 2015, aged 18.[2] He was one of several Eastern European players transferred to the club by agent and investor Alexander Tolstikov.[1]

Benfica

In January 2016, Zlobin was loaned out to Benfica, where he played for their under-19 team before signing a permanent five-year contract on 25 June that year.[3] On 28 November, he made his professional debut with the reserve team as a starter in a 1–0 home loss to Fafe in LigaPro.[4] In his first season, he was second-choice to André Ferreira, but still trained with the first team, where manager Rui Vitória likened him to Lev Yashin.[5]

On 29 January 2019, Zlobin was called to the bench for Benfica's 5–1 home Primeira Liga win over Boavista, as regular back-up Mile Svilar was injured.[6] Three days later he was promoted to the club's main team, alongside three other reserve players.[7] He made his first-team debut in a goalless home draw to Vitória de Guimarães in the Taça da Liga on 25 September.[8]

Famalicão

Zlobin signed for fellow top-flight club Famalicão on 22 August 2020, on a five-year deal.[9] He made his debut in the season opener on 18 September, a 5–1 home loss to his previous club.[10] Brazilian Luiz Júnior then took his place as the starting goalkeeper.[11]

On 26 February 2022, two days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zlobin posed for photographs at the Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho in Vila Nova de Famalicão with a Ukrainian fan and the flag of Ukraine.[12]

Honours

Benfica

2019[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lisenko . Oleg . «Пример Крицюка мотивирует». Как вратарь ЦСКА попал в «Бенфику». "Krytsyuk's example is motivating". How the CSKA goalkeeper got to Benfica. 22 April 2022 . Championat . 12 August 2016 . Russian.
  2. News: União Leiria garante internacional russo de sub-17. União Leiria confirm Russian under-17 international . 22 April 2022 . Mais Futebol . 13 October 2015 . Portuguese.
  3. News: Ivan Zlobin assinou por cinco temporadas. Ivan Zlobin signed for five seasons . 22 April 2022 . SAPO . 25 June 2016 . Portuguese.
  4. Web site: Benfica II vs. Fafe 0 - 1 . Soccerway . 22 April 2022.
  5. News: Sabe quem é que Rui Vitória chama de Yashin no Benfica?. Do you know who and what Rui Vitória called Yashin at Benfica? . 22 April 2022 . . 4 May 2017 . Portuguese.
  6. News: Zlobin a postos para terça-feira. Zlobin ready for Tuesday . 22 April 2022 . Record . 28 January 2019 . Portuguese.
  7. News: Sanches. João. 1 February 2019. Zlobin, Ferro, Florentino, and Jota permanently in the first team. S.L. Benfica. 1 February 2019.
  8. News: Marques . Valter . Magalhães . Sérgio . Bruno Lage elogia estreia de Zlobin pelo Benfica: «Tem uma qualidade incrível» . Bruno Lage praises Zlobin's debut for Benfica: "He has incredible quality". 22 April 2022 . Record . 25 September 2019 . Portuguese.
  9. News: OFICIAL: Zlobin deixa Benfica e segue em definitivo para o Famalicão. OFFICIAL: Zlobin leaves Benfica and transfers permanently to Famalicão . 22 April 2022 . Mais Futebol . 22 August 2020 . Portuguese.
  10. News: Martins . Juliana . FC Famalicão sofre desaire caseiro frente ao SL Benfica. FC Famalicão suffer home collapse against SL Benfica. 22 April 2022 . ComUM . 18 September 2020 . Portuguese.
  11. News: Famalicão renova com Luiz Junior até 2026. Famalicão renew with Luiz Júnior until 2026. 22 April 2022 . Record . 25 February 2021 . Portuguese.
  12. News: Russo Zlobin segurou bandeira ucraniana após o Famalicão-Tondela. Russian Zlobin held Ukrainian flag after Famalicão-Tondela. 22 April 2022 . . 27 February 2022 . Portuguese.
  13. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/04/portugal/super-cup/benfica/sporting-clube-de-portugal/3024399/ Benfica 5-0 Sporting Lisbon