Nikita Medvedev

Nikita Olegovich Medvedev (Russian: Никита Олегович Медведев; born 17 December 1994) is a Russian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Rostov.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Olegovich and the family name is Medvedev.
Nikita Medvedev
Medvedev with Rostov in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nikita Olegovich Medvedev
Date of birth (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994
Place of birth Izhevsk, Russia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 FC Rostov
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 FC Zenit-Izhevsk 44 (0)
2016–2017 FC Rostov 17 (0)
2017–2020 FC Lokomotiv Moscow 0 (0)
2020–2022 FC Rubin Kazan 6 (0)
2022– FC Rostov 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2022

Career

Club

He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Zenit-Izhevsk Izhevsk on 29 September 2013 in a game against FC Oktan Perm.[1]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Rostov on 9 September 2016 against FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.[2]

Following Soslan Dzhanayev's injury, he became the first-choice FC Rostov goalkeeper during the 2016–17 season, including the Champions League 3–2 victory over Bayern and Europa League matchup against Manchester United. He kept the clean sheet for Rostov for 952 minutes in the national league as of 25 April 2017 and has beaten the all-time Russian league record of 939 minutes set by Ruslan Nigmatullin.[3] He left Rostov on 9 June 2017.[4]

On 14 June 2017, he signed a 5-year contract with FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[5] In the first half of the 2017–18 season he was at first the backup to Guilherme and played two games, one in the Russian Cup and one in the Europa League. When Guilherme was injured, Lokomotiv manager decided to start Anton Kochenkov instead for the next several games, moving Medvedev to third-choice goalkeeper on the squad. His contract was terminated on 14 August 2020 after 3 seasons with the club in which he made no league appearances.[6]

On 17 August 2020, he signed a two-year contract with FC Rubin Kazan.[7] On 1 June 2022, Medveded signed a new three-year contract with Rubin.[8]

On 21 July 2022, Medvedev returned to FC Rostov on a contract for two seasons, with an option for a third.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 November 2022[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zenit-Izhevsk 2012–13 PFL 0000–00
2013–14 15000–150
2014–15 25010–260
2015–16 4040–80
Total 4405000490
Rostov 2015–16 RPL 00––00
2016–17 170104[lower-alpha 1]0220
Total 1701040220
Lokomotiv Moscow 2017–18 RPL 00101[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19 00000000
2019–20 00000000
Total 00101020
Rubin Kazan 2020–21 RPL 4010–50
2021–22 10001[lower-alpha 2]020
2022–23 First League 10––10
Total 60101080
Rostov 2022–23 RPL 0020–20
Career total 67010060830
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Club
Lokomotiv Moscow

References
  1. "Career Summary". Sportbox. 5 October 2014.
  2. "Rostov-Krylia Sovetov game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 September 2016.
  3. "Medvedev becomes the "driest" keeper in Russian football championships history" (in Russian). championat.ru. 25 April 2017.
  4. Спасибо, Никита! (in Russian). FC Rostov. 9 June 2017.
  5. Никита Медведев – в «Локо» (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 14 June 2017.
  6. "Никита Медведев покидает "Локомотив"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 14 August 2020.
  7. "НИКИТА МЕДВЕДЕВ ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "РУБИН"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 17 August 2020.
  8. ""РУБИН" ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТ С НИКИТОЙ МЕДВЕДЕВЫМ" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. "НИКИТА МЕДВЕДЕВ – ИГРОК "РОСТОВА"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. Nikita Medvedev at Soccerway
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