Ivi (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iván López Álvarez | ||
Date of birth | 29 June 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Valladolid (on loan from Levante) | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Getafe | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Getafe B | 64 | (11) |
2014–2015 | Getafe | 9 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Sevilla B | 73 | (23) |
2017– | Levante | 29 | (4) |
2018– | → Valladolid (loan) | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2018 |
Iván López Álvarez (born 29 June 1994), commonly known as Ivi, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Valladolid on loan from Levante UD as a forward.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Ivi finished his formation with local Getafe CF. On 24 February 2013, still a junior, he made his senior debut, coming on as a late substitute for the reserves in a 2–0 home win against Zamora CF for the Segunda División B championship.[1]
Ivi started the 2013–14 season still with the B-team and in the third level, notably scoring twice in a 3–0 success at Real Unión.[2] On 27 March 2014, he made his main squad and La Liga debut, replacing Pablo Sarabia for the final 20 minutes of an eventual 0–1 home loss to Villarreal CF.[3]
On 16 June 2015, Ivi signed a three-year deal with another reserve team, Sevilla Atlético also in the third division.[4] On 8 October of the following year he scored his first professional goals, netting a brace in a 2–1 home win against Real Zaragoza.[5]
On 7 August 2017, Ivi agreed to a four-year contract with top tier club Levante UD for a reported fee of €1.5 million.[6] He scored his first goal for them on 26 August, netting through a penalty kick in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña,[7] and repeated the feat on 9 September to help to a 1–1 draw at title holders Real Madrid.[8]
On 27 July 2018, Ivi was loaned to fellow league side Real Valladolid for one year.[9]
References
- ↑ "Getafe CF B 2–0 CF Zamora: los madrileños se toman un respiro" [Getafe CF B 2–0 CF Zamora: Madrilenians take a breather] (in Spanish). Vavel. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "El Real Unión se derrumba ante el Getafe B" [Real Unión collapse against Getafe B] (in Spanish). Noticias de Gipuzkoa. 27 October 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "Perbet revives Villarreal Euro bid". ESPN FC. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "El atacante Iván López 'Ivi' firma por tres temporadas procedente del Getafe" [Forward Iván López 'Ivi' signs for three seasons from Getafe] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "El Zaragoza prosigue con su caída: esta vez en Sevilla" [Zaragoza keep on falling: this time in Seville]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 8 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ "Oficial: Ivi López es nuevo futbolista del Levante" [Official: Ivi López is the new footballer of Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ↑ "El Levante rescata un punto con polémica" [Levante rescue a point with controversy]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ↑ "Real Madrid 1–1 Levante". BBC Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ↑ "Ivi se marcha cedido al Real Valladolid" [Ivi moves on loan to Valladolid]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.