Career
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 10 April 2009 for Football Club Krylia Sovetov Samara in a game against Football Club Khimki. In December 2009, the RFU labour disputes committee made Ignatyev a free agent, which enabled him to leave Krylia Sovetov and join any other club On 25 December 2009, Ignatyev signed a 5-year contract with Lokomotiv.
On 29 May 2012, Ignatyev signed for Football Club Krasnodar.
On 10 February 2016, he returned to Football Club Lokomotiv Moscow. In 2015, he was called up for the Russia national football team for the first time.
He made his debut for the national team on 14 November 2015 in a game against Portugal.
