Ivan Aleksandrovich Ignatyev (russian: Иван Александрович Игнатьев; born 6 January 1999) is a Russian professional

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who plays as a striker for Armenian club

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Club career

He made his debut in the

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for Krasnodar-2 on 3 May 2016 in a game against Chernomorets Novorossiysk. He made his debut for the main squad of

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...

on 27 July 2017 in an 2017–18 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round game against

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. On his

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debut on 10 August 2017, he scored a goal in added time to give Krasnodar a 3–2 victory over

Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

. On his second

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appearance, he scored his first Europa League goal which helped his team to a 3–2 victory vs

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

. When

Fyodor Smolov Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov ( rus, link=yes, Фёдор Миха́йлович Смо́лов, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ˈsmoləf; born 9 February 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow and ...

, the top scorer of the

for two seasons running, recovered from the injury he was suffering from in the beginning of the 2017–18 season and moved back into the lineup, Ignatyev was moved back into the Krasnodar's junior squad. He continued to score prolifically there, including 16 goals in 12 games for the Under-21 squad and 10 goals in the

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, including 5 in one game and 4 in another, making him the top scorer of that competition at the winter break. Ignatyev started the next

game that Smolov was given rest for, against

Amkar Perm FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm. It was a participant in second-tier football from 1995 and ...

on 10 December 2017, and scored his second league goal in his team's 3–1 victory. On 28 December 2019, he signed a contract with

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

until 30 May 2024. On 2 February 2022, Ignatyev moved to

Krylia Sovetov Samara PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara (russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб «Крылья Советов» Самара) is a football club from Russia based in Samara. It returned to the Russian Premier League for the 20 ...

on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to buy. Ignatyev's contract with Rubin was terminated by mutual consent on 27 June 2022. On 21 July 2022, Ignatyev signed with

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москв ...

for the term of one season, with an option to extend for two more. On 28 August 2022, he scored a hat-trick in 11 minutes in the first half of the 5–1 victory over

Orenburg Orenburg (russian: Оренбу́рг, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Ural River, southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is also very close to the Kazakhstan-Russia bor ...

. He left Lokomotiv in June 2023. On 22 June 2023, Ignatyev joined

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

. On 14 January 2024, Ignatyev left Sochi by mutual consent.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual

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top goalscorer: 2017–18

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* 1999 births People from Achinsk Footballers from Krasnoyarsk Krai Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards FC Krasnodar-2 players FC Krasnodar players FC Rubin Kazan players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players PFC Sochi players FK Železničar Pančevo players FC Urartu players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players Serbian SuperLiga players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Russian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Russian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia {{Russia-footy-forward-1990s-stub