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Ivan Varfolomeyev

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Ivan Varfolomeyev
Ivan Varfolomeyev playing for Rukh Lviv U-19 in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ivan Oleksandrovych Varfolomeyev
Date of birth (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 22)[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 31 (1)
International career‡
2020 Ukraine U16 3 (0)
2022–2023 Ukraine U19 5 (1)
2024– Ukraine U21 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:13, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:01, 31 March 2026 (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

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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] He scored his first goal for Lincoln on 17 February 2026, scoring from 25 yards against Northampton Town.[12] He was voted Lincoln City's young player of the season following the end of his debut season.[13]

Career statistics

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As of 25 April 2026
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[14] EFL League One 31 1 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 36 1
Career total 84 3 9 2 2 0 7 0 102 5
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Lincoln City

References

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  1. ^ a b c "I. Varfolomeyev". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Talented Ukrainian midfielder Ivan Varfolomeyev joins Slovan". en.fcslovanliberec.cz. Slovan Liberec. 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ Іван Варфоломєєв (in Ukrainian). Official FC Rukh Lviv Website. 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ Favbet Ліга. 15-й тур Матч №99 (in Ukrainian). Official UPL Site. 8 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Talented Ukrainian midfielder Ivan Varfolomejev is coming to Slovan". FC Slovan Liberec. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Talented Ivan Varfolomejev extends contract with Slovan". FC Slovan Liberec. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Lincoln sign Varfolomeyev for record transfer fee". BBC. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Ivan joins the Imps". Lincoln City FC. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Ivan Varfolomejev joins English club Lincoln City". FC Slovan Liberec. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Burton Albion 0–1 Lincoln City". BBC. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Lincoln City 1–1 Mansfield Town". BBC. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  12. ^ "In-form Lincoln rout 10 man Northampton". BBC. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Imps celebrate at End of Season Awards". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Games played by Ivan Varfolomeyev in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Lincoln beat Doncaster to clinch League One title". BBC Sport. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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