Daniil Lesovoy
Daniil Olegovich Lesovoy (Russian: Даниил Олегович Лесовой; born 12 January 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for FC Dynamo Moscow.
 Lesovoy with Dynamo Moscow in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniil Olegovich Lesovoy | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Dynamo Moscow | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2016 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 2016–2017 | Zenit St. Petersburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | 32 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | → Arsenal Tula (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2020 | Arsenal Tula | 10 | (2) |
| 2020– | Dynamo Moscow | 50 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Ukraine U16 | 10 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Ukraine U17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Russia U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Russia U21 | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2021 | |||
Club career
Born in Moscow, Russia, Lesovoy moved to Prague, Czech Republic at early age, and later moved to Kyiv, Ukraine.
He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 18 March 2017 in a game against PFC Spartak Nalchik.[2]
On 28 July 2018, he joined FC Arsenal Tula on loan for the 2018–19 season.[3]
On 4 July 2019, the loan was extended for the 2019–20 season.[4]
On 3 July 2020, Arsenal used their purchase option in the loan contract and signed a 3-year contract with Lesovoy.[5]
On 7 September 2020, he signed a five-year contract with FC Dynamo Moscow.[6] On 7 August 2021, he underwent a knee surgery which left him unable to play until 2022.[7]
International career
After representing Ukraine on under-16 and under-17 level, he debuted for Russia national under-20 football team in September 2018.[8]
In November 2020, he was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for the games against Moldova, Turkey and Serbia.[9]
On 11 May 2021, he was named as a back-up player for Russia's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | 2016–17 | Russian First League | 8 | 0 | – | – | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Russian First League | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Arsenal Tula | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 5 | |
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 128 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 161 | 14 | ||
- Appearances in the FNL Cup
References
- "Daniil Lesovoy" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- "Game Report by FNL". Russian Football National League. 18 March 2017.
- "Даниил Лесовой проведет сезон в "Арсенале"" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 28 July 2018.
- "Даниил Лесовой проведет следующий сезон в тульском "Арсенале"" [Daniil Lesovoy will spend the next season at Arsenal Tula] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 July 2019.
- ""АРСЕНАЛ" ВЫКУПИЛ ТРАНСФЕР ДАНИИЛА ЛЕСОВОГО" [Arsenal bought out the transfer of Daniil Lesovoy] (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 3 July 2020.
- "Даниил Лесовой стал игроком "Динамо"!" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 7 September 2020.
- "Даниил Лесовой прооперирован в Италии" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 7 August 2021.
- "Croatia U-20 vs. Russia U-20 game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 September 2018.
- "Состав на Молдавию, Турцию и Сербию" [Line-up for Moldova, Turkey and Serbia] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 November 2020.
- Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
External links
- Daniil Lesovoy at Soccerway
- Profile by Russian Football National League
- Daniil Lesovoy at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)