Ivan Varfolomeyev

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]

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 21)[1]
Place of birth	Simferopol, AR Crimea, Ukraine[1]
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lincoln City
Number	24
Youth career
0000–2014	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	5	(0)
International career‡
2020	Ukraine U16	3	(0)
2022–2023	Ukraine U19	5	(1)
2024–	Ukraine U21	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:06, 4 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:19, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

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 4 October 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	5	0	0	0	2	0	1[a]	0	8	0
Career total			58	2	8	2	2	0	6	0	74	4

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy