Vitaliy Denisov

Vitaliy Denisov

Playing for Lokomotiv in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	23 February 1987
Place of birth	Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Left-back
Club information
Current team	Lokomotiv Moscow
Number	29
Youth career
	Pakhtakor Tashkent
	Sportakademklub Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	CSKA Moscow	0	(0)
2006	→ Spartak Nizhny Novgorod	36	(1)
2007–2013	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	135	(2)
2013–	Lokomotiv Moscow	102	(1)
National team^‡
2007–	Uzbekistan	63	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Vitaliy Gennadievich Denisov (Russian: Виталий Геннадьевич Денисов; Belarusian: Biтaль Генадзьёвiч Дзянісаў Vital Henadzyovich Dzyanisaw, born 23 February 1987) is an Uzbek footballer with Belarusian origins, currently playing for Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow as a left-back. He is a member of the Uzbekistan national football team.

He is the son of Gennadi Denisov.

Career

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

In 2007-2013 he played for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Ukrainian Premier League.

Lokomotiv Moscow

He moved on free transfer to Lokomotiv Moscow and on 14 January 2013 signed 3-years contract with the club.^[1] On 5 August 2013 he scored his first goal club for Lokomotiv Moscow on match against Krasnodar.^[2] On 26 August 2013 Lokomotiv won Rostov in Russian Premier League match with 5:0 and Denisov assisted in three goals of his club.^[3]

In August 2013 Denisov won monthly contest among Lokomotiv's fans and was named Player of the Month.^[4]
He won this prize for the second time in the following May.^[5]

On 23 December 2013 Denisov was named Uzbekistan Player of the Year.^[6]

International

Denisov made his debut in the national team on 22 February 2006 in 2007 AFC AsianCup qualification match against Bangladesh ended with 5:0.

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2014–15

Individual

• Uzbekistan Player of the Year: 2013
• Best left-back of Russian Football Premier League: 2014^[7]

Career statistics

Denisov with FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Club

As of 20 March 2016

Club	Div	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CSKA Moscow	D1	2003	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
		2004	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
		2005	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
Spartak Nizhny Novgorod	D2	2006	14	1	1	0	-		15	1
	Total		14	1	1	0	0	0	15	1
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	D1	2007-08	26	0	8	0	0	0	34	0
		2008-09	22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
		2009-10	28	0	2	0	0	0	30	0
		2010-11	23	0	4	0	4	0	31	0
		2011-12	16	0	2	0	2	0	20	0
		2012-13	10	1	2	0	5	0	17	1
	Total		125	3	18	0	11	0	154	3
Lokomotiv Moscow	D1	2012-13	8	0	0	0	-		8	0
		2013-14	24	1	1	0	-		25	1
		2014-15	26	0	4	0	1	0	31	0
		2015-16	21	0	2	0	7	0	30	0
	Total		79	1	7	0	8	0	94	1
Career total			218	5	29	0	19	0	266	5

National team

Goals for Senior National Team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 June 2008	Singapore, Singapore	Singapore	7–3	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

References

1. ""Локомотив" подписал Виталия Денисова". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
2. "Lokomotiv Moscow - Krasnodar 3:1, 2013-08-05". soccerway.com. 2013-08-05.
3. "Lokomotiv Moscow - Rostov 5:0, 2013-08-26". soccerway.com. 2013-08-26.
4. Виталий Денисов – игрок августа! (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 3 September 2013.
5. Виталий Денисов – игрок мая! (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 20 May 2014.
6. Виталий Денисов – игрок года в Узбекистане (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 2013-12-24.
7. Список 33-х лучших футболистов (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 June 2014.

External links

• Vitaliy Denisov at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at oficcial FC Dnipro website
• Profile at official FC Lokomotiv website
• Profile at Russian Football Premier League site