Ivan Knyazev

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, 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 (age 32)
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

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

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.

External links

• Ivan Knyazev at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
• Ivan Knyazev at Russian Premier League
• Ivan Knyazev at Soccerway