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.
 Konovalov with Rubin Kazan in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Andreyevich Konovalov | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1994 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021 | → Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Ural-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 | |||
Career
editComing 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
edit- 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Belarusian Cup, Russian Cup, Kazakhstan Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ^ Ivan Konovalov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- ^ Ivan Konovalov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
- ^ Иван Коновалов, голман Archived 2015-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, 23-7-2015 (in Serbian)
- ^ Иван Андрејевић Коновалов нови голман БАЧКЕ! Archived 11 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine at OFK Bačka official website, 10-1-2017 (in Serbian)
- ^ Иван Коновалов – в «Рубине» (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Black, Dave (18 January 2022). "Ivan Konovalov to join the Lions". Livingston FC. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Ivan Konovalov: Russian goalkeeper to make Livingston debut". BBC Sport. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Иван Коновалов – игрок Тобола". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Рақмет, жігіттер!". facebook.com/FcTobol (in Kazakh). FC Tobol Facebook. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ". fc-baltika.ru (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "БАЛТИКА БЛАГОДАРИТ" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 4 June 2024.
- ^ "İvan Konovalov "Turan Tovuz"da ✍️". facebook.com/TuranTovuzPFK (in Azerbaijani). Turan Tovuz. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
External links
edit- Ivan Konovalov at Soccerway
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