Robert Ivanov (born 19 September 1994)[2] is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2.
[5] On 1 September 2020, he signed an initial two-year contract with Polish club Warta Poznań for an undisclosed fee.
[7] Ivanov scored his first goal for the club on 8 October 2023, in a 3–1 home defeat against Paderborn.
[8] Having never played for any of the Finland international youth teams,[9][10] Ivanov made his debut for the Finland senior national team on 8 January 2019 at the age of 24, in a friendly against Sweden, coming on an 85th-minute substitute for Albin Granlund.
His mother Nelli Pakki, a former Estonian international handball player,[14] had moved to Finland from Estonia earlier in 1990.