Alex Ivanov

Alex Ivanov (born July 7, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. He played college soccer for the Ohio State Buckeyes and also played in the NPSL with AFC Cleveland and Cleveland SC.

Alex Ivanov
Ivanov with AFC Cleveland in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-07) July 7, 1992
Place of birth Strongsville, Ohio, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2003–2006 Cleveland Whitecaps
2006–2010 Cleveland United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Ohio State Buckeyes 47 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 AFC Cleveland
2020 Cleveland SC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 31, 2020

At the conclusion of the 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Ivanov won the men's soccer Senior CLASS Award, a national recognition for the most outstanding senior in college soccer.

Career

Youth and college

Ivanov was raised in Strongsville, Ohio where he played youth soccer for Cleveland United.[1] Ahead of the 2010 college soccer season, Ivanov who had been attending Ohio State for college, was a walk-on for the men's soccer program, where he was immediately redshirted.

Towards the final stretch of his sophomore year, Ivanov began appearing in matches for the Buckeyes. During his redshirt junior year, Ivanov secured his starting role with Ohio State.[2] Ivanov finished his junior year being named to the All-Big Ten second team. Ivanov also finished the season with 110 saves, which was fifth all time in program history. The 110 saves was also fifth in the nation during the season.[3][4]

During the 2014 spring friendlies, Ivanov was named team co-captain.[4] During his senior year, Ivanov was nominated for the Senior CLASS Award for men's soccer,[4] winning the award.[5]

Senior

Ivanov went undrafted in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Ahead of the 2015 NPSL season, he signed on with his hometown AFC Cleveland, in 2015 he appeared in all 13 matches for Cleveland, where they reached the regional semifinals of the 2015 NPSL Playoffs.[6]

Personal life

Outside of soccer, Ivanov was a volunteer with the 2nd and 7 Foundation, the "Kids Kicking Cancer", and the "Friends of Jacly Foundation".[4]

References
  1. "2014 Ohio State men's soccer media guide" (PDF). Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State University. August 2018. p. 5. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  2. Hessler, Dan (October 1, 2013). "Alex Ivanov growing into leader for Ohio State men's soccer". The Lantern. The Lantern Media Group. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. "Alex Ivanov – Ohio State profile". Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State University. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  4. "Alex Ivanov – Senior Class Award profile". SeniorClassAward.com. Senior CLASS Award. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  5. "The Ohio State University goalkeeper Alex Ivanov wins 2014 Senior CLASS Award® for Men's Soccer" (Press release). Overland Park, Kansas: Senior CLASS Award. December 12, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  6. "Ivanov Earns Player of the Week Honors". ISNSoccer.com. International Soccer Network. June 25, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
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