Ioan Yakovlev

Ioan Yakovlev is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League 2 club Panionios and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Yakovlev played for Tallinna Kalev in Meistriliiga for the 2022 season. He was awarded Meistriliiga Player of the Month in May. At the end of the season his goal on 15 October 2022 against Paide Linnameeskond was tied in the Goal of the Season vote. He finished the season with 6 goals in 33 matches and the highest number of assists in the league.
In December 2022 he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with FCI Levadia.

International career

Yakovlev made his senior international debut for Estonia on 8 January 2023, in a 1–1 draw against Iceland in a friendly.

Personal life

He held Estonian citizenship, but had to give it up and take Russian citizenship when he joined the academy of Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Yakovlev regained Estonian citizenship in 2022.

Honours

Individual

Meistriliiga Player of the Month: May 2022,
Meistriliiga Goal of the Month: October 2022
International goals