Ivi (footballer)
Spanish footballer
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Iván López Álvarez (born 29 June 1994), commonly known as Ivi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Iraklis.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván López Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iraklis | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Getafe | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Getafe B | 64 | (11) |
| 2014–2015 | Getafe | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Sevilla B | 73 | (23) |
| 2017–2020 | Levante | 29 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | → Valladolid (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Huesca (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2020–2026 | Raków Częstochowa | 135 | (50) |
| 2026– | Iraklis | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:00, 8 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Spain
Born in Madrid, Ivi finished his youth career with local Getafe. On 24 February 2013, still a junior, he made his senior debut, coming on as a late substitute for the reserves in a 2–0 home win against Zamora in the Segunda División B.[1]
Ivi started the 2013–14 season still with the B team and in the third division, notably scoring twice in a 3–0 away victory over Real Unión.[2] On 27 March 2014, he made his main squad and La Liga debut, replacing Pablo Sarabia for the final 20 minutes of an eventual 0–1 home loss to Villarreal.[3]
On 16 June 2015, Ivi signed a three-year deal with another reserve team, Sevilla Atlético also in the third tier.[4] On 8 October of the following year he scored his first professional goals, netting a brace in a 2–1 home defeat of Real Zaragoza.[5]
On 7 August 2017, Ivi agreed to a four-year contract with top-flight club Levante for a reported fee of €1.5 million.[6] He scored his first goal for them on 26 August, through a penalty kick in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña,[7] and repeated the feat on 9 September to help to a 1–1 draw at title holders Real Madrid.[8]
Ivi was loaned to Real Valladolid in the same league on 27 July 2018, for one year.[9] The following 31 January, he signed with Sporting de Gijón of division two also in a temporary deal.[10]
On 13 August 2019, Ivi joined Huesca on loan for the second-tier season.[11] He left the following 16 January,[12] and moved to Ponferradina hours later also on loan.[13]
Raków Częstochowa
Ivi terminated his contract with Levante on 28 August 2020,[14] and joined Polish side Raków Częstochowa four days later.[15] He helped them to win the Polish Cup in his first season, equalising the 2–1 final victory over Arka Gdynia.[16][17]
On 17 July 2021, Ivi converted his attempt in Raków's penalty shootout victory against reigning Ekstraklasa champions Legia Warsaw in the Polish Super Cup.[18] The following 2 May, he scored in the final of the domestic cup to help defeat Lech Poznań 3–1 and secure a second consecutive conquest of the tournament;[19] he ended the campaign as the league's top scorer with 20 goals, being voted Footballer of the Year.[20]
Ivi missed the vast majority of 2023–24, after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a preseason friendly against Puszcza Niepołomice on 27 June 2023.[21] On 19 May 2026, it was announced that the 32-year-old would be released on 30 June; he made 172 total appearances during his spell, winning five major honours.[22]
Iraklis
On 27 July 2026, Ivi signed for Super League Greece club Iraklis Thessaloniki.[23]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 May 2026[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Getafe | 2013–14 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Sevilla B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 38 | 9 | — | — | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | 35 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 23 | — | — | — | 73 | 23 | |||||
| Levante | 2017–18 | La Liga | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| Valladolid (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Sporting Gijón (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Huesca (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Ponferradina (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 31 | 13 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 45 | 22 | |
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5[b] | 4 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 14 | |
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| Total | 135 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 62 | ||
| Iraklis | 2026–27 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 277 | 81 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 322 | 94 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
Honours
Huesca
Raków Częstochowa
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Season: 2021–22[20]
- Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2021–22[28]
- Ekstraklasa Midfielder of the Season: 2021–22[20]
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: October 2020,[29] September 2021,[30] April 2022,[31] March 2023[32]