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Ioan Yakovlev

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Ioan Yakovlev
Personal information
Full name Ioan Yakovlev[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Narva, Estonia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Levadia
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2009 Sillamäe Kalev
2010–2013 Levadia
2014 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Levadia III 6 (1)
2015–2016 Levadia U21 58 (15)
2017 Narva Trans 35 (2)
2018–2019 Tallinna Kalev 32 (3)
2018 Tallinna Kalev U21 5 (1)
2019–2020 Arandina 17 (1)
2020 Peña Deportiva 0 (0)
2020–2021 Arandina 12 (1)
2021 Torrijos 3 (0)
2022 Tallinna Kalev 33 (6)
2023– Levadia 61 (8)
International career
2023– Estonia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024

Ioan Yakovlev (born 19 January 1998) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Meistriliiga club Levadia and the Estonia national team.

Club career

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Yakovlev played for Tallinna Kalev in Meistriliiga for the 2022 season. He was awarded Meistriliiga Player of the Month in May.[2] At the end of the season his goal on 15 October 2022 against Paide Linnameeskond was tied in the Goal of the Season vote.[3] He finished the season with 6 goals in 33 matches and the highest number of assists in the league (13).[4]

In December 2022 he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with FCI Levadia.[4]

International career

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Yakovlev made his senior international debut for Estonia on 8 January 2023, in a 1–1 draw against Iceland in a friendly.[5]

Personal

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He held Estonian citizenship, but had to give it up and take Russian citizenship when he joined the academy of Zenit Saint Petersburg.[6] Yakovlev regained Estonian citizenship in 2022.[7]

Honours

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Individual

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2024 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Azerbaijan 1–0 3–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League

References

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  1. ^ "Ioan Yakovlev" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  2. ^ a b "Premium liiga kuu parimate auhinnad rändavad Levadiasse ja Kalevisse" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Premium liiga aasta värav" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b Naudi, Meelis (1 December 2022). "FCI Levadia sõlmis lepingu Premium liiga suurima söödumeistriga". Delfi.
  5. ^ "Meeste koondis leppis maavõistluses Islandiga viiki" [The men's national team drew against Iceland in a friendly] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  6. ^ Pulk, Meinhard (29 January 2020). "Hispaanias keerulise aasta seljatanud Jakovlev on koduklubis kerkinud üheks fännide lemmikuks ja soovib Eesti passi tagasi saada". Soccernet.ee.
  7. ^ Mikhailov, Sergey (16 October 2022). "Иоан Яковлев получил эстонский паспорт и надеется на вызов в сборную" [Ioan Yakovlev received an Estonian passport and hopes for a call up to the national team]. rus.err.ee.
  8. ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Avilov ja Pähn" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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