Ivan Ignatyev

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Ignatyev.

Ivan Aleksandrovich Ignatyev (Russian: Иван Александрович Игнатьев; born 6 January 1999) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for JS Kabylie.

Ivan Ignatyev

Ignatyev with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Aleksandrovich Ignatyev
Date of birth	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Achinsk, Russia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	JS Kabylie
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2011	Tsentr Futbola Achinsk
2011–2018	FC Krasnodar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Krasnodar-2	12	(1)
2017–2019	Krasnodar	37	(13)
2020–2022	Rubin Kazan	37	(3)
2022	→ Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan)	5	(1)
2022–2023	Lokomotiv Moscow	20	(5)
2023–2024	Sochi	12	(2)
2024	Železničar Pančevo	7	(0)
2024–2025	Urartu	16	(13)
2025–	JS Kabylie	10	(4)
International career‡
2014	Russia U-15	2	(1)
2014–2015	Russia U-16	6	(2)
2015–2016	Russia U-17	8	(3)
2016–2017	Russia U-18	13	(13)
2017	Russia U-19	3	(4)
2017–2020	Russia U-21	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2020

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Krasnodar-2 on 3 May 2016 in a game against Chernomorets Novorossiysk.^[1]

He made his debut for the main squad of Krasnodar on 27 July 2017 in a 2017–18 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round game against Lyngby.^[2]

On his Russian Premier League debut on 10 August 2017, he scored a goal in added time to give Krasnodar a 3–2 victory over Akhmat Grozny.^[3]

On his second UEFA Europa League appearance, he scored his first Europa League goal which helped his team to a 3–2 victory vs Red Star Belgrade.

When Fyodor Smolov, the top scorer of the Russian Premier League 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 2017–18 UEFA Youth League, 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 Russian Premier League game that Smolov was given rest for, against Amkar Perm 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 until 30 May 2024.^[4]

On 2 February 2022, Ignatyev moved to Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to buy.^[5]

Ignatyev's contract with Rubin was terminated by mutual consent on 27 June 2022.^[6]

On 21 July 2022, Ignatyev signed with Lokomotiv Moscow for the term of one season, with an option to extend for two more.^[7] On 28 August 2022, he scored a hat-trick in 11 minutes in the first half of the 5–1 victory over Orenburg.^[8] He left Lokomotiv in June 2023.^[9]

On 22 June 2023, Ignatyev joined Sochi.^[10] On 14 January 2024, Ignatyev left Sochi by mutual consent.^[11]

On 29 June 2024, Armenian Premier League club Urartu announced the signing of Ignatyev from Železničar Pančevo.^[12] On 6 February 2025, after scoring 13 goals in 19 appearances for Urartu Ignatyev left the club to sign for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club JS Kabylie.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Krasnodar-2	2015–16	Russian Second League	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	2016–17	Russian Second League	1	0	–		–		1[a]	2	2	2
	2017–18	Russian Second League	1	0	–		–		1[b]	0	2	0
	2018–19	Russian First League	7	1	–		–		0	0	7	1
	2019–20	Russian First League	1	0	–		–		0	0	1	0
	Total		12	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	14	3
Krasnodar	2017–18	Russian Premier League	4	2	0	0	2[c]	1	–		6	3
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	20	7	3	2	6[c]	0	–		29	9
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	13	4	0	0	6[d]	1	–		19	5
	Total		37	13	3	2	14	2	0	0	54	17
Rubin Kazan	2019–20	Russian Premier League	11	1	0	0	–		–		11	1
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	17	2	2	0	–		–		19	2
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	9	0	0	0	1[e]	0	–		10	0
	Total		37	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	40	3
Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan)	2021–22	Russian Premier League	5	1	–		–		–		5	1
Lokomotiv Moscow	2022–23	Russian Premier League	20	5	7	0	–		–		27	5
Sochi	2023–24	Russian Premier League	12	2	6	0	–		–		18	2
Železničar Pančevo	2023–24	Serbian SuperLiga	7	0	0	0	–		0	0	7	0
Urartu	2024–25	Armenian Premier League	16	13	1	0	2	0	–		16	13
Career total			146	37	18	2	15	2	2	2	181	43

1. One appearance in FNL Cup
2. One appearance in FNL Cup
3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances, one goal in the UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Individual

• UEFA Youth League top goalscorer: 2017–18