Denys Popov

Denys Yuriyovych Popov (Ukrainian: Денис Юрійович Попов; born 17 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Dynamo Kyiv.

Not to be confused with Russian football player and manager Denis Popov.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Yuriyovych and the family name is Popov.

Denys Popov
Personal information
Full name Denys Yuriyovych Popov
Date of birth (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999
Place of birth Myhiya, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Kyiv
Number 4
Youth career
201?–2014 RVUFK Kyiv
2015–2017 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Dynamo Kyiv 54 (5)
International career‡
2015–2016 Ukraine U17 9 (1)
2017 Ukraine U18 1 (0)
2016–2018 Ukraine U19 11 (1)
2019 Ukraine U20 6 (3)
2018–2021 Ukraine U21 10 (1)
2021– Ukraine 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ukraine
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2018 Finland
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2019 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

Club career

Born in Pervomaisk Raion, Popov is a product of the RVUFK Kyiv and Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive schools.[1]

He played for FC Dynamo in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and in July 2017 he was promoted to the senior squad team. Popov made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Dynamo Kyiv only on 13 April 2019, playing in a winning match against FC Mariupol.[2]

International career

In 2019, Popov played a key role in Ukraine U20's first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup title.[3] He appeared in six of his team's seven matches at the tournament, scoring three goals. He missed the final against South Korea after being sent off in the semifinal match against Italy.[4]

He made his debut for Ukraine national team on 23 May 2021 in a friendly against Bahrain.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 August 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 1000000010
2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 161313000222
2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 152208100253
2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 1100000011
Total 3345111100496

International
As of 14 June 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ukraine 202110
202220
Total30

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

Ukraine U20

References
  1. Денис Попов (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. 25 May 2019.
  2. Чемпіонат УПЛ. 24-й тур Матч №139 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 25 May 2019.
  3. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 - News - Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. "Ukraine U20 vs. Italy U20 - 11 June 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. "Ukraine v Bahrain game report". ESPN. 23 May 2021.
  6. "Ukraine - D. Popov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. "Denys Popov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  8. "Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
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