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Ivan Konovalov

Ivan Konovalov
Konovalov with Rubin Kazan in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ivan Andreyevich Konovalov
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Balashikha, Russia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Turan Tovuz
Youth career
2011–2013 Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Amkar Perm 0 (0)
2014 SKChF Sevastopol 8 (0)
2015 Astrakhan 13 (0)
2015–2016 Radnički Niš 6 (0)
2017 OFK Bačka 11 (0)
2017–2018 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 12 (0)
2018–2022 Rubin Kazan 20 (0)
2021Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) 1 (0)
2021Ural-2 Yekaterinburg (loan) 1 (0)
2022–2023 Livingston 7 (0)
2023 Tobol 16 (0)
2024 Baltika Kaliningrad 0 (0)
2024– Turan Tovuz 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024

Ivan Andreyevich Konovalov (Russian: Иван Андреевич Коновалов; born 18 August 1994) is a Russian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Turan Tovuz in the Azerbaijan Premier League. He has previously played in the top divisions in Russia, Serbia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Scotland.

Career

Coming from the Fyodor Cherenkov Academy, Konovalov's first role as a senior was as reserve goalkeeper of Russian Premier League sides Spartak Moscow and Amkar Perm in the seasons 2012–13 and 2013–14, respectively.[1]

He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for SKChF Sevastopol on 3 September 2014 in a game against Krasnodar-2.[2]

On 23 July 2015, he signed a 2-year contract with Serbian SuperLiga side Radnički Niš.[3]

In January 2017, he signed contract with Serbian SuperLiga side OFK Bačka.[4]

On 29 June 2018, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.[5]

On 18 January 2022, Konovalov signed an initial 18-month deal with Scottish Premiership side Livingston, subject to international clearance and obtaining a work permit.[6] Konovalov was the only Russian player in professional league football in the UK at the time.[7] He initially served as a backup to Max Stryjek, but was given an opportunity to play when Stryjek was suspended for two matches.[7]

On 9 February 2023, Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol announced the signing of Konovalov.[8] On 10 January 2024, Tobol announced that Konovalov had left the club.[9]

On 30 January 2024, Baltika Kaliningrad announced the signing of Konovalov on a contract until the end of the season.[10] On 4 June 2024, Konovalov left Baltika as his contract expired.[11]

On 25 June 2024, Azerbaijan Premier League club Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Konovalov.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2024
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Amkar Perm 2013–14 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
SKChF Sevastopol 2014–15 Russian Second League 8 0 0 0 8 0
Astrakhan 2014–15 Russian Second League 13 0 13 0
Radnički Niš 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
OFK Bačka 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 11 0 11 0
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 2017 Belarusian Premier League 5 0 1 0 6 0
2018 Belarusian Premier League 7 0 7 0
Total 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Rubin Kazan 2018–19 Russian Premier League 20 0 1 0 21 0
2019–20 Russian Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0
2020–21 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) 2020–21 Russian Premier League 1 0 1 0 2 0
Ural-2 Yekaterinburg (loan) 2020–21 Russian Second League 1 0 1 0
Livingston 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2022–23 Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 4 0 8 0
Total 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Livingston B 2022–23 2[c] 0 2 0
Tobol 2023 Kazakhstan Premier League 16 0 4 0 8[d] 0 28 0
Baltika Kaliningrad 2023–24 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turan Tovuz 2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League 11 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 106 0 8 0 4 0 8 0 2 0 128 0

References

  1. ^ Ivan Konovalov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  2. ^ Ivan Konovalov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
  3. ^ Иван Коновалов, голман Archived 2015-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, 23-7-2015 (in Serbian)
  4. ^ Иван Андрејевић Коновалов нови голман БАЧКЕ! Archived 11 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine at OFK Bačka official website, 10-1-2017 (in Serbian)
  5. ^ Иван Коновалов – в «Рубине» (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  6. ^ Black, Dave (18 January 2022). "Ivan Konovalov to join the Lions". Livingston FC. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Ivan Konovalov: Russian goalkeeper to make Livingston debut". BBC Sport. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Иван Коновалов – игрок Тобола". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Рақмет, жігіттер!". facebook.com/FcTobol (in Kazakh). FC Tobol Facebook. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ^ "ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ". fc-baltika.ru (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  11. ^ "БАЛТИКА БЛАГОДАРИТ" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 4 June 2024.
  12. ^ "İvan Konovalov "Turan Tovuz"da ✍️". facebook.com/TuranTovuzPFK (in Azerbaijani). Turan Tovuz. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.