_(cropped).jpg) Denisov with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Vladimirovich Denisov | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth |
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Academy Torpedo Moscow | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Turbostroitel St. Petersburg | |||
| Smena St. Petersburg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2013 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 254 | (23) |
| 2013 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Dynamo Moscow | 62 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 44 | (0) |
| Total | 386 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Russia U21 | 16 | (4) |
| 2008–2016 | Russia | 54 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Academy Torpedo Moscow | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Igor Vladimirovich Denisov (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Денисов; born 17 May 1984) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Denisov spent most of his career from 2002 to 2013 at his hometown club Zenit Saint Petersburg, playing 354 games, scoring 29 goals and winning honours including three Russian Premier League titles and the UEFA Cup in 2008.[2] He then played for Anzhi Makhachkala, Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow, winning a further Premier League and two Russian Cups with the last of those clubs.
He made his debut for Russia in 2008, playing 54 games over the next eight years and featuring at Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup. He has been the subject of controversy, courting numerous arguments at the club and international level during his professional career.
- ^ a b "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Denisov extended his contract". Zenit FC. 29 July 2010.