| Robert Ivanov | |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Height: | 1.97 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | –2011[1] |
| Youthclubs1: | PK-35 |
| Youthyears2: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | LPS |
| Youthyears3: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | Myllypuro |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Myllypuro |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | Viikingit |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Viikingit II |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Honka |
| Caps4: | 115 |
| Goals4: | 13 |
| Years5: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Warta Poznań |
| Caps5: | 84 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 29 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 4 June 2024 |
Robert Ivanov (Russian: Роберт Иванов, 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.
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.
He was part of the Veikkausliiga Team of the Month for July 2018,[3] and September 2018.[4]
On 1 September 2020, he signed an initial two-year contract with Polish club Warta Poznań for an undisclosed fee.[5]
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.[6] Ivanov scored his first goal for the club on 8 October 2023, in a 3–1 home defeat against Paderborn.[7]
Having never played for any of the Finland international youth teams,[8] [9] 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.[10]
Ivanov was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[11] He was part of the Finland squad in the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 in June 2021.[12]
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,[13] had moved to Finland from Estonia earlier in 1990.[14] [15] Besides professional football, Ivanov has played futsal in MaKu.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | 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 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 282 | 26 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 318 | 31 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | ||