Igor Denisov
Denisov with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Igor Vladimirovich Denisov | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth |
Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Lokomotiv Moscow (on loan from Dynamo Moscow) |
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| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Turbostroitel | |||
| Smena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2013 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 253 | (23) |
| 2013 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 3 | (0) |
| 2013– | Dynamo Moscow | 62 | (1) |
| 2016– | → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Russia U21 | ||
| 2008– | Russia | 54 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2016 |
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Igor Vladimirovich Denisov (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Денисов; born 17 May 1984) is an association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lokomotiv Moscow on loan from Dynamo Moscow, and the Russian national team.
Denisov progressed through the youth ranks at Zenit and after making his debut for the senior team in 2002 has since played his entire club career for the St. Petersburg outfit up until his transfer to Anzhi in 2013. He made his debut for Russia in 2008, going on to feature at Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup. The midfield enforcer has never been shy of controversy, courting numerous arguments at the club and international level during his professional career.
Denisov was born in St. Petersburg and started his footballing career with Turbostroitel before going to Smena, the youth team of Zenit. Denisov signed his first professional contract with Zenit,St. Petersburg's only professional team, after graduating school in 2002. At the age of 18, Denisov made his debut for Zenit in a league match against CSKA Moscow in 2002. He made his breakthrough with the club the following year, scoring twice in 19 appearances.
Under Dutch manager Dick Advocaat, Denisov blossomed as a player, developing into an advanced midfield role behind Andrey Arshavin and Aleksandr Kerzhakov, becoming an influential member of the Zenit squad that won their first Russian Premier League title in 2007. On 3 April 2008, Denisov scored Zenit's fourth goal in their 4–1 first leg defeat of Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup match at the BayArena. Denisov's performances helped Zenit reach the final against Scottish side Rangers on 15 May, after defeating Bayern Munich 5–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals. In the final, Denisov played the full ninety minutes and opened the scoring in the 72nd minute after being played in by winger Andrei Arshavin. Zenit went on to win the match 2–0 and lift the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history. In the resulting UEFA Super Cup, Denisov played the full ninety again, assisting Pavel Pogrebnyak's headed goal as Zenit upset English heavyweight Manchester United 2–1 on 29 August 2008.
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