The versatile Serb was signed by Chelsea back in the winter transfer window of 2008, and few Blues fans had heard of the defender back then. Fast forward to 2012 and the player is a household name, but doesn’t always get the credit, his tough and assured performances deserve. Ivanovic actually had to wait until the following 2008/9 season to make his first team debut under Luiz Felipe Scolari and hasn’t looked back. Scoring the crucial winning goal against Napoli in the Champions League last 16 recently, it is a mark of Ivanovic’s impressive game that he is a scoring threat also with good energy down the flank when deployed at full back.
