Matvei Igonen (born 2 October 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bulgarian First League club Botev Plovdiv and the Estonia national team.

Matvei Igonen
Personal information
Full name Matvei Igonen
Date of birth (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Botev Plovdiv
Number 32
Youth career
2004–2006 Ajax Lasnamäe
2007–2012 Infonet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Infonet II 14 (0)
2012–2017 FCI Tallinn 147 (0)
2018–2019 Lillestrøm 2 13 (0)
2018–2020 Lillestrøm 5 (0)
2019Flora (loan) 16 (0)
2020–2021 Flora 39 (0)
2022–2023 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 41 (0)
2023–2024 Hebar Pazardzhik 15 (0)
2024– Botev Plovdiv 8 (0)
International career
2011 Estonia U16 1 (0)
2012–2013 Estonia U17 6 (0)
2013–2014 Estonia U19 12 (0)
2014–2018 Estonia U21 12 (0)
2014 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2017– Estonia 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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FCI Tallinn

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Igonen made his Meistriliiga debut on 16 March 2013, in a 1–1 draw against Flora.[1]

Lillestrøm

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On 5 January 2018, Igonen signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Lillestrøm.[2]

Flora

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On 1 July 2019, Igonen joined Estonian club Flora on a half-year loan.[3]

In July 2020 he signed a permanent deal with Flora until the end of 2021.[4]

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała

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On 23 December 2021, Igonen joined Polish second division club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała on a deal until June 2023.[5]

Hebar Pazardzhik

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In July 2023, he signed a contract with Bulgarian team Hebar Pazardzhik.[6]

International career

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Igonen made his senior international debut for Estonia on 23 November 2017, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory over Vanuatu in a friendly.[7]

Honours

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FCI Tallinn

Flora[8]

Botev Plovdiv

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Mängijad" (in Estonian). jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Ametlik: Igonen liitus Norra kõrgliigaklubiga" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Ametlik: Norra kõrgliigas varuväravavahi rolli täitnud Igonen naaseb Eesti kõrgliigasse" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Tere tulemast tagasi, Matvei Igonen!". fcflora.ee (in Estonian). 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Flora esivaht Igonen siirdub Poola. Agent Novikov: alagrupiturniir on väga hea müügiplats!". soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 15 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Матвей Игонен е петото ново попълнение на Хебър" (in Bulgarian). hebarfc.com. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Eesti koondis alistas Vanuatu 1:0" [Estonia defeated Vanuatu 1–0] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 23 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d "Matvei Igonen". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Купа на България 2023/24 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 15 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Fännide lemmik 2020 - Rauno Sappinen (milline sai sümboolne koosseis?)". Soccernet.ee. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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