Ivan Knyazev

Ivan Yevgenyevich Knyazev (Russian: Иван Евгеньевич Князев; born 5 November 1992) is a Russian football defender.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Yevgenyevich and the family name is Knyazev.
Ivan Knyazev
Knyazev with Torpedo in 2014
Personal information
Full name Ivan Yevgenyevich Knyazev
Date of birth (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992
Place of birth Nefteyugansk, Russia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 FC Kuban Krasnodar 0 (0)
2013–2015 FC Torpedo Moscow 27 (0)
2015–2016 FC Ural Yekaterinburg 0 (0)
2016 → Riga FC (loan) 18 (1)
2017 FC Kubanskaya Korona Shevchenko
2018 FK Valmiera 2 (0)
2019 FC Zugdidi 4 (0)
2019–2020 FC Irtysh Omsk 11 (0)
2020–2021 FC Zvezda Perm 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021

Career

Knyazev made his debut in the Russian National Football League for Torpedo Moscow on 12 March 2013 in a game against Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.[1] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Torpedo on 16 August 2014 in a game against FC Ural Yekaterinburg.

On 15 March 2021, it was reported that FIFA opened an investigation into Knyazev on suspicion of violating anti-doping rules in 2013.[2] On 18 July 2021, he received a two-year ban from playing from FIFA.[3]

References
  1. "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. "Источник: допинг в организм футболистов мог попасть через капельницу" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 15 March 2021.
  3. "FIFA DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE SANCTIONS RUSSIAN PLAYERS FOR ANTI-DOPING VIOLATIONS". FIFA. 18 July 2021.


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