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Ivan Konovalov
	Konovalov with Rubin Kazan in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Andreyevich Konovalov
Date of birth	18 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Balashikha, Russia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Turan Tovuz
Youth career
2011–2013	Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2014	Amkar Perm
2014	SKChF Sevastopol
2015	Astrakhan
2015–2016	Radnički Niš
2017	OFK Bačka
2017–2018	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
2018–2022	Rubin Kazan
2021	→ Ural Yekaterinburg (loan)
2021	→ Ural-2 Yekaterinburg (loan)
2022–2023	Livingston
2023	Tobol
2024	Baltika Kaliningrad
2024–	Turan Tovuz
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024

Ivan Andreyevich Konovalov (Russian: Иван Андреевич Коновалов; born 18 August 1994) is a Russian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Turan Tovuz in the Azerbaijan Premier League. He has previously played in the top divisions in Russia, Serbia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Scotland.

Career

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

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

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

On 9 February 2023, Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol announced the signing of Konovalov.^[8] On 10 January 2024, Tobol announced that Konovalov had left the club.^[9]

On 30 January 2024, Baltika Kaliningrad announced the signing of Konovalov on a contract until the end of the season.^[10] On 4 June 2024, Konovalov left Baltika as his contract expired.^[11]

On 25 June 2024, Azerbaijan Premier League club Turan Tovuz announced the signing of Konovalov.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2024

Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Amkar Perm	2013–14	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
SKChF Sevastopol	2014–15	Russian Second League	8	0	0	0	–		–		–		8	0
Astrakhan	2014–15	Russian Second League	13	0	–		–		–		–		13	0
Radnički Niš	2015–16	Serbian SuperLiga	1	0	0	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2016–17	Serbian SuperLiga	5	0	0	0	–		–		–		5	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
OFK Bačka	2016–17	Serbian SuperLiga	11	0	–		–		–		–		11	0
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	2017	Belarusian Premier League	5	0	1	0	–		–		–		6	0
	2018	Belarusian Premier League	7	0	–		–		–		–		7	0
	Total		12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Rubin Kazan	2018–19	Russian Premier League	20	0	1	0	–		–		–		21	0
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	0	0	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	–		0	0
	Total		20	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
Ural Yekaterinburg (loan)	2020–21	Russian Premier League	1	0	1	0	–		–		–		2	0
Ural-2 Yekaterinburg (loan)	2020–21	Russian Second League	1	0	–		–		–		–		1	0
Livingston	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		3	0
	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	4	0	0	0	4	0	–		–		8	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Livingston B	2022–23	—			—		—		—		2^[c]	0	2	0
Tobol	2023	Kazakhstan Premier League	16	0	4	0	–		8^[d]	0	–		28	0
Baltika Kaliningrad	2023–24	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
Turan Tovuz	2024–25	Azerbaijan Premier League	11	0	0	0	–		–		–		11	0
Career total			106	0	8	0	4	0	8	0	2	0	128	0

^ Includes Belarusian Cup, Russian Cup, Kazakhstan Cup
^ Includes Scottish League Cup
^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

^ Ivan Konovalov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
^ Ivan Konovalov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
^ Иван Коновалов, голман Archived 2015-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, 23-7-2015 (in Serbian)
^ Иван Андрејевић Коновалов нови голман БАЧКЕ! Archived 11 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine at OFK Bačka official website, 10-1-2017 (in Serbian)
^ Иван Коновалов – в «Рубине» (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ Black, Dave (18 January 2022). "Ivan Konovalov to join the Lions". Livingston FC. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Ivan Konovalov: Russian goalkeeper to make Livingston debut". BBC Sport. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
^ "Иван Коновалов – игрок Тобола". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "Рақмет, жігіттер!". facebook.com/FcTobol (in Kazakh). FC Tobol Facebook. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ". fc-baltika.ru (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "БАЛТИКА БЛАГОДАРИТ" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 4 June 2024.
^ "İvan Konovalov "Turan Tovuz"da ✍️". facebook.com/TuranTovuzPFK (in Azerbaijani). Turan Tovuz. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.