Yuri Lodygin

Yuri Lodygin
Juri Lodigin.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth(1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 24)
Place of birthVladimir, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubZenit Saint Petersburg
Number1
Youth career
2008–2009Skoda Xanthi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013Skoda Xanthi24(0)
2010–2011→ Eordaikos (loan)25(0)
2013–Zenit Saint Petersburg30(0)
National team
2010–2012Greece U213(0)
2013–Russia3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2014

Yuriy Lodygin (Russian: Юрий Лодыгин, Greek: Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν; born 26 May 1990) is a Russian-Greek footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Career

Born in Vladimir to a Russian father and a Greek mother, and raised in Greece, Lodygin played for Skoda Xanthi, coming from the youth team. At the season 2008/2009, his performances with the Skoda Xanthi U21 team, which finished first at the U21 Greek Superleague, lead to a professional contract signed at 17 June 2009. He was then loaned at Eordaikos 2007 for the season 2010/2011, where he made 25 first team appearances (and 2 at the Greek Cup). He returned at Skoda Xanthi, he made his first appearance at the last fixture match against Ergotelis, and from the season 2012/2013 he is in the basic line-up . He was member of the Greek U21 Football Team.

In June 2013, Lodygin moved to Russia to play for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

International

Lodygin represented Greece internationally on junior levels and he was called up to the main Greece squad in May, 2013. He was called up again in August 2013, but he refused to report.[1]

He was called up by Fabio Capello to the Russia squad for the first time on 4 October 2013 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg and Azerbaijan.[2] He made his debut for Russia on 19 November 2013 in a friendly against South Korea.

On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[3]

Individual honours

  • List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #2 (2013/14).

Career Statistics

As of 15 May 2014
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinental[A]Others[B]Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eordaikos 20072010-1125020--270
Skoda Xanthi2011-121010--20
2012–13230----230
Zenit St. Petersburg2013-1430010110420
Career total79040110--940

References

  • [1] an article about Juri Lodigin
  1. Jump up ^ "Santos on Lodigin" (in English). Greek Football. 30 August 2013. 
  2. Jump up ^ "Определен состав национальной сборной" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 4 October 2013. 
  3. Jump up ^ "Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014. 
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg – current squad


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