Ivi
Personal information
Full name Iván López Álvarez
Date of birth (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Raków Częstochowa
Number 10
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)
2017–2020 Levante 29 (4)
2018–2019 → Valladolid (loan) 3 (0)
2019 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2020 → Huesca (loan) 7 (1)
2020 → Ponferradina (loan) 14 (3)
2020– Raków Częstochowa 85 (38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:41, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Iván López Álvarez (born 29 June 1994), commonly known as Ivi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Raków Częstochowa.

Club career

Spain

Born in Madrid, Ivi finished his youth career 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 in the Segunda División B.[1]

Ivi started the 2013–14 season still with the B-team and in the third division, notably scoring twice in a 3–0 away victory over 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 tier.[4] On 8 October of the following year he scored his first professional goals, netting a brace in a 2–1 home defeat of Real Zaragoza.[5]

On 7 August 2017, Ivi agreed to a four-year contract with top-flight club Levante UD for a reported fee of €1.5 million.[6] He scored his first goal for them on 26 August, 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]

Ivi was loaned to Real Valladolid in the same league on 27 July 2018, for one year.[9] The following 31 January, he signed with Sporting de Gijón of division two also in a temporary deal.[10]

On 13 August 2019, Ivi joined SD Huesca on loan for the second-tier season.[11] He left the following 16 January,[12] and moved to SD Ponferradina hours later also on loan.[13]

Raków Częstochowa

Ivi terminated his contract with Levante on 28 August 2020,[14] and joined Polish side Raków Częstochowa four days later.[15] He helped them to win the Polish Cup in his first season, equalising the 2–1 final victory over Arka Gdynia.[16][17]

On 17 July 2021, Ivi converted his attempt in Raków's penalty shootout victory against reigning Ekstraklasa champions Legia Warsaw in the Polish Super Cup.[18] The following 2 May, he scored in the final of the domestic cup to help defeat Lech Poznań 3–1 and secure a second consecutive conquest of the tournament.[19]

Ivi missed the vast majority of the 2023–24 campaign, after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a preseason friendly against MKS Puszcza Niepołomice on 27 June 2023.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Getafe 2013–14 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2014–15 La Liga 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Total 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
Sevilla B 2015–16 Segunda División B 38 9 — — — 38 9
2016–17 Segunda División 35 14 — — — 35 14
Total 73 23 — — — 73 23
Levante 2017–18 La Liga 29 4 3 1 — — 32 5
Valladolid (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 3 0 2 0 — — 5 0
Sporting Gijón (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 7 0 — — — 7 0
Huesca (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 7 1 2 0 — — 7 1
Ponferradina (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 14 3 — — — 14 3
Raków Częstochowa 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 26 9 5 4 — — 31 13
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 32 20 6 2 6[b] 0 1[c] 0 45 22
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 27 9 4 1 5[b] 4 1[c] 0 37 14
Total 85 38 15 7 11 4 2 0 113 49
Career total 227 69 23 8 11 4 2 0 263 81
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Polish Super Cup

Honours

Huesca

Raków Częstochowa

Individual

References

  1. ^ Martín, Jorge (24 February 2013). "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. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. ^ "El Real Unión se derrumba ante el Getafe B" [Real Unión collapse against Getafe B]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). 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. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ^ Ferrer, Pedro Luis (8 October 2016). "El Zaragoza prosigue con su caída: esta vez en Sevilla" [Zaragoza keep on falling: this time in Seville]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 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. ^ Valero, Adrián (26 August 2017). "El Levante rescata un punto con polémica" [Levante rescue a point with controversy]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Real Madrid 1–1 Levante". BBC Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  9. ^ Vidagan, Jaume (27 July 2018). "Ivi se marcha cedido al Real Valladolid" [Ivi moves on loan to Valladolid]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Oficial: Ivi López ya es del Sporting" [Official: Ivi López already belongs to Sporting] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Levante UD y SD Huesca pactan la cesión de Ivi" [Levante UD and SD Huesca agree the loan of Ivi] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Acuerdo para la desvinculación de Ivi López" [Agreement for the rescision of Ivi López] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Ivi López se une a la plantilla de la SD Ponferradina" [Ivi López joins SD Ponferradina squad] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Ivi López se desvincula del Levante UD" [Ivi López cuts ties with Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Ivi Lopez w Rakowie Częstochowa" [Ivi Lopez to Raków Częstochowa] (in Polish). Polsat Sport. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  16. ^ Rafalski, Maciej (2 May 2021). "Puchar Polski. Raków Częstochowa – Arka Gdynia 2:1. Znakomita końcówka finału" [Polish Cup. Rakow Częstochowa – Arka Gdynia 2:1. Great ending to the final] (in Polish). TVP Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Football: Raków Częstochowa beat Arka Gdynia in Polish Cup final". Polskie Radio. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Raków z Superpucharem" [Raków win Supercup] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Raków zdobył Puchar Polski" [Raków won Polish Cup] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Czarny scenariusz się ziścił. Koszmarna kontuzja Iviego Lopeza" [Worst-case scenario confirmed. Terrible injury to Ivi López] (in Polish). Polsat Sport. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  21. ^ a b Ivi at Soccerway
  22. ^ Compairé, Alberto (30 July 2020). "SD Huesca 2019/2020: De vuelta a Primera" [SD Huesca 2019/2020: Back to Primera] (in Spanish). Grada 3. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  23. ^ Adamiec, Andrzej (7 May 2023). "Raków Częstochowa mistrzem Polski!" [Raków Częstochowa are Polish champions!] (in Polish). Polsat Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  24. ^ Majchrzak, Rafał (17 July 2021). "Walka o Superpuchar trwa nadal! Śledź relację! [NA ŻYWO]" [The fight for the Super Cup continues! Follow the report! [LIVE]] (in Polish). TVP Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Nagrodzono gwiazdy sezonu w PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasie" [Stars of the season awarded at PKO Bank Polish Ekstraklasa] (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  26. ^ Matys, Paweł (21 May 2022). "20 goli. Ekstraklasa ma nowego króla strzelców. Najlepszy piłkarz ligi" [20 goals. Ekstraklasa has a new top scorer. The league's best footballer] (in Polish). Sport.pl. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Piłkarz Października 2020: Ivan Lopez" [October 2020 footballer: Ivan Lopez] (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  28. ^ "Piłkarz Września 2021: Ivan Lopez (Raków Częstochowa)" [September 2021 footballer: Ivan Lopez (Raków Częstochowa)] (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  29. ^ "Piłkarz Kwietnia 2022: Ivi Lopez (Raków Częstochowa)" [April 2022: footballer Ivi Lopez (Raków Częstochowa)] (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  30. ^ "PIŁKARZ MARCA 2023: IVAN LOPEZ (RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA)" [March 2023 footballer: Iván López (Raków Częstochowa)] (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

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Raków Częstochowa – current squad
Ekstraklasa top scorers
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