Andreas Ivan (; born 10 January 1995) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as an

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or winger for the German club Schalke 04 II. Ivan spent the first part of his senior career in the lower leagues of Germany, representing

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Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club currently plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße. The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 195 ...

Wuppertaler SV Wuppertaler SV is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – e ...

and

SV Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim is a multi-sports club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is most known for its association football team; however, there are also professional handball and table-tennis sides. The club today has a membership of over ...

respectively. In the summer of 2018, aged 23, he signed for New York Red Bulls in the

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Club career

Early years

A native of

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, Romania, Ivan began his career in the youth ranks of German clubs

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

and

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, before moving to

where signed his first professional contract on 1 January 2014. He made his professional debut on 9 February that year, appearing as a starter in a 1–0 victory over

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. At the start of 2016, he joined regional league team

, where he won the

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3–0 against

on 28 May. In the 2017 winter break, Ivan moved to league rivals Wuppertaler SV. Ivan scored his first two goals for the club on 25 February 2017, in a 4–1 victory over

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. In the summer of 2017, Ivan signed a one-year contract with

. On 4 September 2017, Ivan netted his first goal for "the Waldhof Boys" in a 2–0 victory over

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. 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

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and would be joining

team

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. On 20 July, the signing was officially announced by the American side. He made his debut by appearing as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 victory over Chicago Fire, on 11 August. He scored his first competitive goal for the Red Bulls on 27 February 2019, helping to a 3–0 victory over Dominican club

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in the

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. Three days later, he also recorded his first MLS goal after opening the scoring with a header in an eventual 1–1 draw with

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

Further career

On 30 January 2020, Ivan returned to Germany, joining

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club

VfR Aalen Verein für Rasenspiele 1921 Aalen e.V., known simply as VfR Aalen, is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg. The football team is part of a larger sports club which also offers its members gymnastics, table tennis, and cheer ...

on a contract until the end of the season. He appeared in two league games for the club and was released at the end of the season after his contract expired. Ivan signed a two-year contract with fellow Regionalliga Südwest club Sonnenhof Großaspach in August 2020. He agreed the termination of his contract on 31 August 2021, the last day of the 2021 summer

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. He then moved to

Schalke 04

On 27 July 2022, Ivan agreed to join

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, where he was initially assigned to the

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. He made his

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debut for the first team of Schalke on 24 January 2023, coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute in a 6–1 home defeat against

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International career

Born in Romania, Ivan represented

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at under-19 level, earning a

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on 5 March 2014 in a 1–1 draw with

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. In 2015, he was convoked by his native country for the under-21 team.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Rot-Weiss Essen *

: 2016 New York Red Bulls *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivan, Andreas 1995 births Living people Footballers from Pitești Romanian emigrants to Germany Romanian men's footballers Men's association football wingers 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Bundesliga players Stuttgarter Kickers players Rot-Weiss Essen players Wuppertaler SV players SV Waldhof Mannheim players VfR Aalen players SG Sonnenhof Großaspach players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players New York Red Bulls players New York Red Bulls II players FC Schalke 04 II players FC Schalke 04 players Germany men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States