Deniss Ivanovs

Deniss Ivanovs (born 11 January 1984) is a Latvian football defender who plays for Nyíregyháza Spartacus in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.

Deniss Ivanovs
Ivanovs playing for Latvia
Personal information
Full name Deniss Ivanovs
Date of birth (1984-01-11) 11 January 1984
Place of birth Liepāja, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Republic of Latvia)
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Nyíregyháza Spartacus
Number 26
Youth career
Liepājas Metalurgs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2009 Liepājas Metalurgs 187 (9)
2009–2010 Ajax Cape Town 21 (0)
2010–2011 Sivasspor 16 (0)
2011–2013 FK Baku 49 (3)
2014 FC Botoșani 8 (0)
2014 FK Liepāja 11 (0)
2015– Nyíregyháza Spartacus 0 (0)
National team‡
2003–2005 Latvia U-21
2005–2013 Latvia 60 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2015

Club career

Born in Liepāja, as a youth player Ivanovs played for his local club Liepājas Metalurgs. He made his first team debut in 2001. With the number of appearances growing each season, Ivanovs played in Liepāja for 9 seasons, playing 187 league matches and scoring 9 goals. In the last few seasons he was also the captain of the team.

In July 2009 Ivanovs went on trial with the Eredivisie club Ajax.[1] He did not stay with the Dutch team but a month later, on 26 August 2009, he was signed by their farm-club Ajax Cape Town, playing in the Premier Soccer League. Ivanovs signed a three-year contract.[2] He played in South Africa for one season, making 21 appearances in the Premier League.

In July 2010 Ivanovs moved to Turkey, signing a two-year contract with the Süper Lig club Sivasspor.[3] He debuted in a league match against Galatasaray. Ivanovs played all 90 minutes and Sivasspor won the match 2–1, with Ivanovs himself collecting a yellow card.[4] All in all, he appeared in 16 league matches but lost his place in the starting eleven in mid-season due to an injury. Due to the limited playing time in the second half of the season Ivanovs left Sivasspor at the end of the season.

In July 2011 Ivanovs joined the Azerbaijan Premier League club FK Baku alongside his national team teammate Māris Verpakovskis and manager Aleksandrs Starkovs.[5] He played there for two seasons, winning the Azerbaijan Cup in 2012. Ivanovs was released by Baku at the end of the 2012–13 season.[6]

In February 2014 Ivanovs joined the Romanian Liga I side FC Botoșani.[7] He played 8 matches for them and left the team in mid-summer. In August 2014, after a five-year break, Ivanovs returned to the Latvian Higher League and joined the newly established FK Liepāja.[8] He is currently the captain of the team. Ivanovs is individually sponsored by the company NPK Expert.[9]

International career

Ivanovs made his debut for Latvia at the age of 21, on 24 December 2005, in a King's Cup match against Thailand.[10] He became a first eleven player in 2007. Ivanovs scored his first international goal on 26 March 2008 in a friendly match against Andorra.[11] On 19 June 2010 in a Baltic Cup match against Estonia Ivanovs was firstly named to be the captain of the team.[12] As of 2015, he has collected 60 international caps and scored 2 goals.

Career statistics
As of 18 January 2015[13]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2001Liepājas MetalurgsLatvian Higher League10-10
200226021281
200324000240
200419030220
200528040320
200623221253
200727242314
200820400204
200919120211
2009–10Ajax Cape TownABSA Premiership210-210
2010–11SivassporSüper Lig16010-170
2011–12[14]FK BakuAzerbaijan Premier League31350-363
2012–13[15]1802020220
2013–14FC BotoșaniLiga I8080
2014FK LiepājaLatvian Higher League110110
Total Latvia 198917421513
South Africa 21000210
Turkey 1631000170
Azerbaijan 4933000583
Romania 80000080
Career total 292124017431316

Honours

Club

International

References
  1. "Deniss Ivanovs uz pārbaudes laiku Amsterdamas "Ajax"". liepajniekiem.lv. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. PSL/ABSA Premiership 2009/2010 Player Transfers Archived 4 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. DELFI (16 July 2010). "Deniss Ivanovs paraksta līgumu ar Turcijas Sivasspor". DELFI (in Latvian). Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. "Ivanovs debitē ar uzvaru pret "Galatasaray"". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 14 August 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. "Ivanovs pievienojas Verpakovskim un Starkovam "Baku"". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 3 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. "Reform has started in Baku". azerisport.com. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. "Latvijas futbola aizsargs Ivanovs pievienojies Rumānijas klubam "Botosani"" (in Latvian). kasjauns. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  8. "Deniss Ivanovs: "Esmu labā formā un ar prieku atgrieztos izlasē"". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. "Foto: Deniss Ivanovs būs FK "Liepāja" kapteinis". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. www.born.lv, BORN. "Latvijas futbola federācija". www.lff.lv. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  11. DELFI (26 March 2008). "Latvijas futbola izlase pārliecinoši pārspēj Andoras valstsvienību". DELFI (in Latvian). Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  12. www.born.lv, BORN. "Latvijas futbola federācija". www.lff.lv. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  13. "Deniss Ivanovs". national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  14. "11/12 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  15. "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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