Ivan Konovalov

Ivan Andreyevich Konovalov (Russian: Иван Андреевич Коновалов; born 18 August 1994) is a Russian football player who plays for Scottish club Livingston.

For the Russian Olympic athlete, see Ivan Konovalov (runner).
Ivan Konovalov
Konovalov with Rubin Kazan in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ivan Andreyevich Konovalov
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994
Place of birth Balashikha, Russia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 31
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– Livingston 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2022

Career

Coming from the Fyodor Cherenkov Academy, Konovalov's first role as a senior was as reserve goalkeeper of Russian Premier League sides FC Spartak Moscow and FC Amkar Perm in the seasons 2012–13 and 2013–14, respectively.[1]

He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC SKChF Sevastopol on 3 September 2014 in a game against FC Krasnodar-2.[2]

On 23 July 2015, he signed a 2-year contract with Serbian SuperLiga side FK 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 FC 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]

Career statistics
As of 11 December 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Amkar Perm 2013–14 RPL 0000–00
SKChF Sevastopol 2014–15 PFL 8000–80
Astrakhan 2014–15 PFL 130––130
Radnički Niš 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 1000–10
2016–17 5000–50
Total 60000060
OFK Bačka 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 110––110
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 2017 BPL 5010–60
2018 70––70
Total 1201000130
Rubin Kazan 2018–19 RPL 20010–210
2019–20 0010–10
2020–21 0000–00
2021–22 00000000
Total 2002000220
Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) 2020–21 RPL 1010–20
Ural-2 Yekaterinburg (loan) 2020–21 PFL 10––10
Livingston 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 0000–00
Career total 7204000760

References
  1. Ivan Konovalov at footballfacts.ru (in Russian)
  2. "Career Summary". Russian Professional Football League. 29 September 2014.
  3. Иван Коновалов, голман Archived 2015-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, 23-7-2015 (in Serbian)
  4. Иван Андрејевић Коновалов нови голман БАЧКЕ! at OFK Bačka official website, 10-1-2017 (in Serbian)
  5. Иван Коновалов – в «Рубине» (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 29 June 2018.
  6. Black, Dave (2022-01-18). "Ivan Konovalov to join the Lions". Livingston FC. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  7. "Ivan Konovalov: Russian goalkeeper to make Livingston debut". BBC Sport. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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