Andreas Ivan

Andreas Ivan (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈvan]; born 10 January 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sonnenhof Großaspach.

Andreas Ivan
Personal information
Full name Andreas Ivan
Date of birth (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995
Place of birth Pitești, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sonnenhof Großaspach
Number 30
Youth career
VfB Stuttgart
0000–2012 Karlsruher SC
2012–2014 Stuttgarter Kickers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Stuttgarter Kickers 16 (0)
2014–2016 Stuttgarter Kickers II 22 (3)
2016–2017 Rot-Weiss Essen 23 (1)
2017 Wuppertaler SV 11 (3)
2017–2018 SV Waldhof Mannheim 31 (8)
2018–2019 New York Red Bulls 21 (1)
2018–2019 New York Red Bulls II 4 (1)
2020 VfR Aalen 2 (0)
2020– Sonnenhof Großaspach 12 (1)
National team
2014 Germany U19 1 (0)
2015 Romania U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:40, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Ivan spent the first part of his senior career in the lower leagues of Germany, representing Stuttgarter Kickers, Rot-Weiss Essen, Wuppertaler SV and SV Waldhof Mannheim respectively. In the summer of 2018, aged 23, he signed for New York Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer.

Club career

Early years

A native of Pitești, Romania, Ivan began his career in the youth ranks of German clubs VfB Stuttgart and Karlsruher SC, before moving to Stuttgarter Kickers where signed his first professional contract on 1 January 2014.[1] He made his professional debut on 9 February that year, appearing as a starter in a 1–0 victory over VfB Stuttgart II.[2]

At the start of 2016, he joined regional league team Rot-Weiss Essen, where he won the Lower Rhine Cup 3–0 against Wuppertaler SV on 28 May. In the 2017 winter break, Ivan moved to league rivals Wuppertaler SV.[3] Ivan scored his first two goals for the club on 25 February 2017, in a 4–1 victory over Rot Weiss Ahlen.[4]

In the summer of 2017, Ivan signed a one-year contract with SV Waldhof Mannheim.[5] On 4 September 2017, Ivan netted his first goal for "the Waldhof Boys" in a 2–0 victory over FSV Frankfurt.[6] In his sole season at the club, Ivan made 31 appearances and scored eight goals.

New York Red Bulls

On 8 July 2018, it was reported that Ivan had rejected a trial with Hamburger SV and would be joining Major League Soccer team New York Red Bulls.[7] On the 20th that month, the signing was officially announced by the American side.[8] He made his debut by appearing as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 victory over Chicago Fire, on 11 August.[9]

He scored his first competitive goal for the Red Bulls on 27 February 2019, helping to a 3–0 victory over Dominican club Atlético Pantoja in the CONCACAF Champions League's round of 16.[10] Three days later, he also recorded his first MLS goal after opening the scoring with a header in an eventual 1–1 draw with Columbus Crew.[11][12]

On 14 August 2019, Ivan was waived by New York.[13]

Later career

On 30 January 2020, Ivan returned to Germany, joining Regionalliga Südwest club VfR Aalen on a contract until the end of the season.[14] He appeared in two league games for the club and was released at the end of the season after his contract expired.[15]

He signed a two-year contract with fellow Regionalliga Südwest club Sonnenhof Großaspach in August 2020.[16]

International career

Born in Romania, Ivan represented Germany at under-19 level, earning a cap on 5 March 2014 in a 1–1 draw with Italy.[17] In 2015, he was convoked by his native country for the under-21 team.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 August 2019[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League League Cup Domestic Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stuttgarter Kickers 3. Liga 2013–14 1002000--120
2014–15 401000--50
2015–16 200010--30
Total 1603010--200
Stuttgarter Kickers II Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 2014–15 1430000--143
2015–16 800000--80
Total 2230000--223
Rot-Weiss Essen Regionalliga West 2015–16 1510000--151
2016–17 800000--80
Total 2310000--231
Wuppertaler SV Regionalliga West 2016–17 1130000--113
SV Waldhof Mannheim Regionalliga Südwest 2017–18 3181000--328
New York Red Bulls Major League Soccer 2018 90200000110
2019 121001031162
Total 211201031272
New York Red Bulls II (loan) United Soccer League 2018 2100000021
USL Championship 2019 2000000020
Total 4100000041
Career total 1281760203113918

Honours

Club

Rot-Weiss Essen

New York Red Bulls

References
  1. "HERVORRAGENDE BEDINGUNGEN IM TRAININGSLAGER - KICKERS BINDEN IVAN AN DEN VEREIN". stuttgarter-kickers.de (in German). 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. "Calamita macht im Derby den Unterschied". kicker.de (in German). 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. "Andreas Ivan wechselt zum Liga-Konkurrenten". reviersport.de (in German). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. "Rot Weiss Ahlen -Wuppertaler SV (1-4)". kicker.de (in German). 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. "SV Waldhof verpflichtet Testspieler Andreas Ivan". mannheim24.de (in German). 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. "Beim SV Waldhof Mannheim wird wieder gelacht". rnz.de (in German). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. "Ex-Essener Ivan sagt Hamburg ab und wechselt in die USA" [Former Essen player Ivan says no to Hamburg and moves to the US] (in German). Revier Sport. 8 July 2018.
  8. "New York Red Bulls Sign Romanian Andreas Ivan". New York Red Bulls. 20 July 2018.
  9. "Chicago Fire 0, New York Red Bulls 1 | 2018 MLS Match Recap". MLS Soccer. 12 August 2018.
  10. "RBNY dispatch "explosive" Atletico Pantoja in CCL, turn focus to Santos". New York Red Bulls. 28 February 2019.
  11. "Andreas Ivan's star turn for the New York Red Bulls continues". MLS Soccer. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  12. "Cucerim America! După show-ul lui Alex Mitriță, Andreas Ivan înscrie primul gol în campionat » A doua reușită în câteva zile" [We conquer America! After Alex Mitriță's show, Andreas Ivan scored his first league goal » His second goal in the last couple of days]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  13. "New York Red Bulls Waive Andreas Ivan | New York Red Bulls".
  14. "Aus New York auf die Ostalb: Aalen holt Ivan". kicker (in German). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  15. "VfR Aalen und Andreas Ivan gehen getrennte Wege". Regionalliga Südwest OnlinePortale (in German). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  16. "Nach mehreren Trainingseinheiten: Großaspach verpflichtet Ivan". kicker (in German). 26 August 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  17. "Zu Freunden nach Regensburg". stuttgarter-kickers.de (in German). Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  18. Andreas Ivan at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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