Branislav Ivanović

Serbian association football player

Branislav Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Ивановић, pronounced [brǎnislaʋ iʋânoʋitɕ]; born 22 February 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer. He was a defender.

Branislav Ivanović
Ivanović with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2018
Personal information
Full name Branislav Ivanović[1]
Date of birth (1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Sremska Mitrovica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Srem 19 (2)
2004–2006 OFK Beograd 55 (5)
2006–2008 Lokomotiv Moscow 54 (5)
2008–2017 Chelsea 261 (22)
2017–2020 Zenit Saint Petersburg 90 (8)
2020–2021 West Bromwich Albion 13 (0)
Total 492 (42)
National team
2003–2007 Serbia U21 38 (4)
2005–2018 Serbia 105 (13)
Honours
Men's football
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
Runner-up 2004 Germany
Representing  Serbia
Runner-up 2007 Netherlands
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Source:[4]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FK Srem 2002–03 Second League of
Serbia and Montenegro
3 0 3 0
2003–04 Second League of Serbia and Montenegro 16 2 16 2
Total 19 2 19 2
OFK Beograd 2003–04 First League of
Serbia and Montenegro
13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro 27 2 2 1 6 0 35 3
2005–06 First League of Serbia and Montenegro 15 3 1 0 2 1 18 4
Total 55 5 4 1 8 1 67 7
Lokomotiv Moscow 2006 Russian Premier League 28 2 2 0 2 1 32 3
2007 Russian Premier League 26 3 7 0 6 1 39 4
Total 54 5 9 0 8 2 71 7
Chelsea 2007–08 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Premier League 16 0 4 0 2 0 4 2 26 2
2009–10 Premier League 28 1 3 0 3 0 6 0 1 0 41 1
2010–11 Premier League 34 4 3 0 0 0 10 2 1 0 48 6
2011–12 Premier League 29 3 5 0 1 0 10 2 45 5
2012–13 Premier League 34 5 6 1 3 1 12 1 4 0 59 8
2013–14 Premier League 36 3 2 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 50 3
2014–15 Premier League 38 4 0 0 4 1 7 1 49 6
2015–16 Premier League 33 2 4 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 43 2
2016–17 Premier League 13 0 2 1 1 0 16 1
Total 261 22 29 2 15 2 64 8 8 0 377 34
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2016–17 Russian Premier League 10 1 0 0 1 0 11 1
2017–18 Russian Premier League 27 2 0 0 11 3 38 5
2018–19 Russian Premier League 28 1 1 0 12 1 41 2
2019–20 Russian Premier League 25 4 3 0 6 0 1 0 35 4
Total 90 8 4 0 30 4 1 0 125 12
West Bromwich Albion 2020–21 Premier League 13 0 1 0 1 0 15 0
Career total 492 42 47 3 16 2 110 15 9 0 674 62

International change

[5]

National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 1 0
Serbia 2006 2 0
2007 6 1
2008 8 2
2009 11 1
2010 10 0
2011 9 1
2012 10 2
2013 10 0
2014 9 1
2015 7 2
2016 9 2
2017 8 0
2018 5 1
Total 105 13

International goals change

Serbia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ivanović goal.[4]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 September 2007 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 5   Portugal 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2 10 September 2008 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France 14   France 1–2 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 11 October 2008 Marakana Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 15   Lithuania 1–0 3–0
4 28 March 2009 Stadionul Farul, Constanța, Romania 20   Romania 3–1 3–2
5 7 October 2011 Marakana Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 44   Italy 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
6 28 February 2012 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus 48   Armenia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
7 11 September 2012 Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia 54   Wales 5–1 6–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 31 May 2014 Toyota Park, Bridgeview, United States 70   Panama 1–0 1–1 Friendly
9 7 June 2015 NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria 78   Azerbaijan 1–0 4–1
10 3–1
11 31 May 2016 Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia 86   Israel 1–0 3–1
12 6 October 2016 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 89   Moldova 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 9 June 2018 Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria 103   Bolivia 4–0 5–1 Friendly

Honours change

Lokomotiv Moscow[4]

Chelsea

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Serbia and Montenegro U21[4]

Serbia U21[4]

  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2007

Individual

References change

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