Deniss Ivanovs

As of 18 January 2015

Born in Liepāja, Ivanovs played in the youth team of local club Liepājas Metalurgs. Making his senior team debut in 2001, he played 9 seasons for Metalurgs, appearing in 187 league matches, scoring 9 goals, and eventually serving as captain. In July 2009 Ivanovs went on trial with Dutch Eredivisie club, Ajax Amsterdam. He did not make the team but a month later, on 26 August 2009, he signed a three-year contract with their farm-club Ajax Cape Town of the South African Premier Soccer League. He played there for one season, making 21 appearances. In July 2010 Ivanovs moved to Turkey, signing a two-year contract with the Süper Lig club Sivasspor. His debut came in a league match against Galatasaray which Sivasspor won 2–1. Ivanovs played all 90 minutes and received a yellow card. He appeared in 16 league matches but lost his place in the starting eleven in mid-season due to an injury. With his playing time limited, Ivanovs left Sivasspor at the end of the season. In July 2011 Ivanovs joined the Azerbaijan Premier League club, FK Baku, with his national team teammate Māris Verpakovskis and manager Aleksandrs Starkovs. He played there for two seasons, winning the Azerbaijan Cup in 2012. Ivanovs was released by Baku at the end of the 2012–13 season. In February 2014 Ivanovs joined the Romanian Liga I side FC Botoșani, appearing on 8 matches before leaving in mid-summer. In August 2014, after a five-year absence, Ivanovs returned to the Latvian Higher League, joining newly…

Ivanovs made his debut for Latvia at the age of 21, on 24 December 2005, in a King's Cup match against Thailand. He became a first eleven player in 2007. Ivanovs scored his first international goal on 26 March 2008 in a friendly match against Andorra. On 19 June 2010, for a Baltic Cup match against Estonia, Ivanovs was named captain of the team. As of 2015, he has collected 60 international caps and scored 2 goals.

Club

Virsliga: 2005, 2009, 2015; runner-up 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017 Latvian Cup: 2006, 2017, 2020 Baltic League: 2007 Azerbaijan Cup: 2011–12 International

Baltic Cup: 2008