Ivi (footballer)

Iván López Álvarez (born 29 June 1994), commonly known as Ivi, is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina on loan from Levante UD as a forward.

Club career
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 División B championship.

Ivi started the 2013–14 season still with the B-team and in the third level, notably scoring twice in a 3–0 success at Real Unión. 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 Atlético also in the third division. On 8 October of the following year he scored his first professional goals, netting a brace in a 2–1 home win against Real Zaragoza.

On 7 August 2017, Ivi agreed to a four-year contract with top tier 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 Coruña, and repeated the feat on 9 September to help to a 1–1 draw at title holders Real Madrid.

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

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

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Category:1994 births
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Category:La Liga players
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