Ivan Andreyevich Konovalov (russian: Иван Андреевич Коновалов; born 18 August 1994) is a Russian

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player who plays as a goalkeeper for

Turan Tovuz Turan Tovuz ( az, Turan Tovuz) is an Azerbaijani association football, football club based in Tovuz, Azerbaijan, Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan Premier League, Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–1995. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City ...

in the

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. 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 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 ...

in the seasons 2012–13 and 2013–14, respectively. He made his professional debut in the

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for

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on 3 September 2014 in a game against Krasnodar-2. On 23 July 2015, he signed a 2-year contract with Serbian SuperLiga side Radnički Niš. In January 2017, he signed contract with Serbian SuperLiga side OFK Bačka. On 29 June 2018, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan. On 18 January 2022, Konovalov signed an initial 18-month deal with Scottish Premiership side

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, subject to international clearance and obtaining a work permit. Konovalov was the only Russian player in professional league football in the UK at the time. He initially served as a backup to

Max Stryjek Maksymilian Stryjek (born 18 July 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Wycombe Wanderers. He was a Poland youth international. He will join Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok on 1 July 2024. Club career Born in ...

, but was given an opportunity to play when Stryjek was suspended for two matches. On 9 February 2023, Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol announced the signing of Konovalov. On 10 January 2024, Tobol announced that Konovalov had left the club. On 30 January 2024, Baltika Kaliningrad announced the signing of Konovalov on a contract until the end of the season. On 4 June 2024, Konovalov left Baltika as his contract expired. On 25 June 2024,

club

announced the signing of Konovalov.

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* 1994 births People from Balashikha Footballers from Moscow Oblast Living people Russian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers FC Spartak Moscow players FC Amkar Perm players FC Sevastopol (2014) players FK Radnički Niš players OFK Bačka players FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Ural Yekaterinburg players Livingston F.C. players FC Tobol players FC Baltika Kaliningrad players Russian Premier League players Russian Second League players Serbian SuperLiga players Belarusian Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Russian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Russian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Russian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan {{Russia-footy-goalkeeper-stub