Deniss Ivanovs

Deniss Ivanovs

Ivanovs playing for Latvia
Personal information
Full nameDeniss Ivanovs
Date of birth11 January 1984
Place of birthLiepāja, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Republic of Latvia)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Nyíregyháza Spartacus
Number26
Youth career
Liepājas Metalurgs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2009Liepājas Metalurgs187(9)
2009–2010Ajax Cape Town21(0)
2010–2011Sivasspor16(0)
2011–2013FK Baku49(3)
2014FC Botoșani8(0)
2014FK Liepāja11(0)
2015–Nyíregyháza Spartacus0(0)
National team‡
2003–2005Latvia U-21
2005–2013Latvia60(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2015

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

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 amount 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 team-mate 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
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2001Liepājas MetalurgsLatvian Higher League10 -10
2002260 21281
2003240 00240
2004190 30220
2005280 40320
2006232 21253
2007272 42314
2008204 00204
2009191 20211
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 I80 80
2014FK LiepājaLatvian Higher League110 110
Total Latvia 1989 17421513
South Africa 210 00210
Turkey 1631000170
Azerbaijan 4933000583
Romania 80000080
Career total 292124017431316

Honours

Club

National team

References

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