Ivi (footballer)

Ivi
Personal information
Full name Iván López Álvarez
Date of birth (1994-06-29) 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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Perbet revives Villarreal Euro bid". ESPN FC. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "El Levante rescata un punto con polémica" [Levante rescue a point with controversy]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Real Madrid 1–1 Levante". BBC Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ivi se marcha cedido al Real Valladolid" [Ivi moves on loan to Valladolid]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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