Ivan Varfolomeyev
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Ivan Varfolomeyev playing for Rukh Lviv U-19 in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Oleksandrovych Varfolomeyev | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Simferopol, AR Crimea, Ukraine[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lincoln City | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Tavriya Simferopol | ||
| 2014–2020 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Rukh Lviv | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Slovan Liberec | 51 | (2) |
| 2025– | Lincoln City | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Ukraine U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Ukraine U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | Ukraine U21 | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:16, 21 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:00, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ivan Varfolomeyev (Ukrainian: Іван Олександрович Варфоломєєв; born 24 March 2004) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Lincoln City.[2]
Career
Born in Simferopol, Varfolomeyev is a product of the SC Tavriya Simferopol, where his first trainers were Andriy Cheremysin and Vitaliy Ponomaryov, and Karpaty Lviv youth sportive systems.[3]
In September 2020, he transferred to Rukh Lviv and made his Ukrainian Premier League debut as a second-half substitute against Shakhtar Donetsk on 21 February 2021.[4]
Varfolomeyev joined Czech First League club Slovan Liberec in June 2022.[5] In January 2025, he signed a new contract until the summer of 2028.[6]
On 21 August 2025, Varfolomeyev joined English League One club Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be for £350,000 which would surpass the club's previous record fee paid for John Akinde in 2018.[7] He agreed a four-year contract with The Imps, with Slovan Liberec confirming they retained a large share in his next transfer.[8][9] He made his debut for Lincoln City in the EFL Cup starting the game against Burton Albion on the 26 August 2025.[10] The following game he would make his League One debut coming off the bench in a 1–1 draw against Mansfield Town.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 20 December 2025.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rukh Lviv | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Slovan Liberec | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 4 | ||
| Lincoln City | 2025–26[12] | EFL League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 63 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ a b c "I. Varfolomeyev". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Talented Ukrainian midfielder Ivan Varfolomeyev joins Slovan". en.fcslovanliberec.cz. Slovan Liberec. 10 June 2022.
- ^ Іван Варфоломєєв (in Ukrainian). Official FC Rukh Lviv Website. 10 March 2021.
- ^ Favbet Ліга. 15-й тур Матч №99 (in Ukrainian). Official UPL Site. 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Talented Ukrainian midfielder Ivan Varfolomejev is coming to Slovan". FC Slovan Liberec. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Talented Ivan Varfolomejev extends contract with Slovan". FC Slovan Liberec. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Lincoln sign Varfolomeyev for record transfer fee". BBC. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Ivan joins the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Ivan Varfolomejev joins English club Lincoln City". FC Slovan Liberec. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Burton Albion 0–1 Lincoln City". BBC. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Lincoln City 1–1 Mansfield Town". BBC. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Ivan Varfolomeyev in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
External links
- Ivan Varfolomeyev at UAF (in Ukrainian)
- Ivan Varfolomeyev at Soccerway
- Ivan Varfolomeyev at WorldFootball.net