Ivan Pavela
 Pavela in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Josip Pavela | ||
| Date of birth | March 3, 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | York United FC | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ProStars FC | |||
| 2021–2022 | Puskás Akadémia | ||
| 2023 | Lokomotiva | ||
| 2024 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | ProStars FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | ProStars FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | York United FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → ProStars FC (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | NK Dugopolje | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | York United FC | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 12, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 12, 2025 | |||
Ivan Josip Pavela (born March 3, 2005) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for York United FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Early life
[edit]After playing with ProStars FC's senior team in 2021, he joined the U19 side of Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia, before returning to ProStars in 2022.[2]
In 2023, he joined the U19 side of Croatian club NK Lokomotiva, followed by HNK Hajduk Split U19 in 2024.[3] He spent a month with the Hajduk Split first team, following a pair of injuries to their goalkeepers.[4]
Club career
[edit]In 2021, Pavela played with ProStars FC in League1 Ontario.[5] He returned to the team in 2022, following a stint in Hungary.[6]
In April 2023, he signed a developmental contract with York United FC in the Canadian Premier League.[7] He also played with ProStars FC that season.[8]
In 2024, he signed with Croatian second tier side NK Dugopolje.[9]
In February 2025, he signed a two-year contract with York United, with an option for 2026.[3][10] He made his debut on April 6, 2025, in a 2-0 victory over Vancouver FC.[11]
International career
[edit]In February 2024, Pavela was called up to the Canada U20.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Ivan Pavela at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ Jacques, John (23 February 2023). "Dossier: Two Young Goalkeepers At The York United Preseason Camp". Northern Tribune.
- ^ a b "York United FC signs goalkeeper Ivan Pavela". York United FC. 5 February 2025.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (27 June 2025). "'Future of this club': Young keeper Pavela thriving at York". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Ivan Pavela 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Ivan Pavela 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "York United FC signs Ivan Pavela and Toby Richardson to Development Contracts". York United FC. 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Ivan Pavela 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Nakon Jeme, u Dugopolje stigla još petorica" [After Jema, five more people arrived in Dugopolje]. Dalmatinski nogomet (in Croatian). 23 July 2024.
- ^ Jacques, John (5 February 2025). "York United Signs Young Goalkeeper Ivan Pavela". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Hewitt, Thomas (7 April 2025). "Super-sub Julian Altobelli brace lands York United season-opening win in Vancouver". Canadian Soccer Daily.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (12 February 2024). "Vancouver FC's Cameron, Forge's Tavernier named to Canada's roster for 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship Qualifiers". Canadian Premier League.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 2005 births
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Canadian men's soccer players
- ProStars FC players
- York United FC players
- NK Dugopolje players
- League1 Ontario players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Canadian people of Croatian descent
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Croatian men's footballers
- 21st-century Croatian sportsmen