Matvei Igonen

Matvei Igonen (born 2 October 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Allsvenskan club Degerfors and the Estonia national team.

Matvei Igonen

Personal information
Full name	Matvei Igonen
Date of birth	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Tallinn, Estonia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Degerfors
Number	26
Youth career
2004–2006	Ajax Lasnamäe
2007–2012	Infonet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Infonet II	14	(0)
2012–2017	FCI Tallinn	147	(0)
2018–2019	Lillestrøm 2	13	(0)
2018–2020	Lillestrøm	5	(0)
2019	→ Flora (loan)	16	(0)
2020–2021	Flora	39	(0)
2022–2023	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	41	(0)
2023–2024	Hebar Pazardzhik	15	(0)
2024–2025	Botev Plovdiv	11	(0)
2025–	Degerfors	3	(0)
International career‡
2011	Estonia U16	1	(0)
2012–2013	Estonia U17	6	(0)
2013–2014	Estonia U19	12	(0)
2014–2018	Estonia U21	12	(0)
2014	Estonia U23	1	(0)
2017–	Estonia	17	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 July 2025

Club career

FCI Tallinn

Igonen made his Meistriliiga debut on 16 March 2013, in a 1–1 draw against Flora.^[1]

Lillestrøm

On 5 January 2018, Igonen signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Lillestrøm.^[2]

Flora

On 1 July 2019, Igonen joined Estonian club Flora on a half-year loan.^[3]

In July 2020 he signed a permanent deal with Flora until the end of 2021.^[4]

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała

On 23 December 2021, Igonen joined Polish second division club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała on a deal until June 2023.^[5]

Hebar Pazardzhik

In July 2023, he signed a contract with Bulgarian team Hebar Pazardzhik.^[6]

Botev Plovdiv

In January 2024, after the player and Hebar were unable to reach an agreement regarding the financial terms of a new contract, Igonen became part of the ranks of Botev Plovdiv.^[7]

Degerfors IF

On 17 July 2025, Igonen joined Swedish Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF on a contract for the rest of 2025.^[8]

International career

Igonen made his senior international debut for Estonia on 23 November 2017, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory over Vanuatu in a friendly.^[9]

Honours

FCI Tallinn

• Meistriliiga: 2016^[10]
• Esiliiga: 2012
• Estonian Cup: 2016–17^[10]
• Estonian Supercup: 2017^[10]

Flora^[10]

• Meistriliiga: 2019, 2020
• Estonian Supercup: 2021

Botev Plovdiv

• Bulgarian Cup: 2023–24^[11]

Individual

• Meistriliiga Team of the Season: 2020^[12]