Ivi

Ivan Lopez Alvarez (born 29 June 1994), commonly known as Ivi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Rakow Czestochowa.

Club Career

Spain

Born in Madrid, Ivi finished his youth career with local Getafe CF. On 24 February 2013, still a junior, he made his senior debut, coming on as a late substitute for the reserves in a 2–0 home win against Zamora CF for the Segunda Division B.

Ivi started the 2013–14 season still with the B-team and in the third division, notably scoring twice in a 3–0 away victory over Real Union. On 27 March 2014, he made his main squad and La Liga debut, replacing Pablo Sarabia for the final 20 minutes of an eventual 0–1 home loss to Villarreal CF.

On 16 June 2015, Ivi signed a three-year deal with another reserve team, Sevilla Atletico also in the third tier. On 8 October of the following year he scored his first professional goals, netting a brace in a 2–1 home defeat of Real Zaragoza.

On 7 August 2017, Ivi agreed to a four-year contract with top-flight club Levante UD for a reported fee of €1.5 million. He scored his first goal for them on 26 August, through a penalty kick in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruna, and repeated the feat on 9 September to help to a 1–1 draw at title holders Real Madrid.

Ivi was loaned to fellow league side Real Valladolid on 27 July 2018, for one year. The following 31 January, he signed with Sporting de Gijon of division two also in a temporary deal.

On 13 August 2019, Ivi joined SD Huesca on loan for the second-tier season. The following 16 January, however, he left and moved to fellow league team SD Ponferradina just hours later also on loan.

Poland

Ivi terminated his contract with Levante on 28 August 2020, and joined Polish side Rakow Czestochowa four days later. He helped them win the Polish Cup in his first season, equalising the 2–1 final win over Arka Gdynia.

On 17 July 2021, Ivi converted his a

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