.jpg) Lodygin withZenit Saint Petersburg in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuri Vladimirovich Lodygin | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Vladimir,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levadiakos | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Skoda Xanthi | 24 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | →Eordaikos (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 111 | (0) |
| 2019 | →Olympiacos (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Gaziantep | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Arsenal Tula | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | PAS Giannina | 45 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Panathinaikos | 21 | (0) |
| 2025– | Levadiakos | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Greece U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Russia | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 April 2024 | |||
Yuri Lodygin (Russian:Юрий Лодыгин,Greek:Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν; born 26 May 1990) is a Russian professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forSuper League clubLevadiakos. Although he represented theRussia national team at senior level, he had previously represented Greece at youth level.
Born inVladimir to aRussian father and aPontic Greek mother, Lodygin has lived in Greece since 2000, playing forSkoda Xanthi, coming from the youth team. During the 2008–09 season, his performances with the Skoda Xanthi U21 team lead to his first professional contract with the first team, which he signed on 17 June 2009.
He was then loaned atEordaikos 2007 for the 2010–11 season, where he made 25 first team appearances. He later returned toSkoda Xanthi, where he made his first appearance in the last match of the season againstErgotelis; since the 2012–13 season, he has been a member of the starting line-up. He was a member of theGreek U21 Football Team.
In June 2013, Lodygin moved to Russia, joiningZenit Saint Petersburg for a fee of €800,000.
On 27 January 2019, he returned to Greece, joiningOlympiacos on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[1]
On 16 June 2019, general director of Zenit Aleksandr Medvedev announced that the club will not offer Lodygin a contract extension for 2019–20 season.[2]
On 3 August 2019, he signed a two-year contract with the Turkish clubGazişehir Gaziantep.[3] On 10 January 2020 he announced that he left Gazişehir Gaziantep.[4]
On 18 February 2020, he signed withRussian Premier League clubArsenal Tula until the end of the 2019–20 season.[5]
On 20 January 2021, Lodygin joinedSuper League Greece sidePAS Giannina.[6] On 27 January 2021 he made his debut againstAEK Athens at theOlympic Stadium inAthens, winning 2–0.[7][8] He also played againstPanathinaikos, progressing into the semi-final of theGreek Cup.[9][10]
On 8 May 2021, he extended his contract withIoannina for one additional year. During his time on PAS Giannina, he managed to establish himself as the first choice keeper immediately after signing, replacingLefteris Choutesiotis.[11][12] Due to his winning mentality, character, leadership and great personality, Lodygin was one of the most important players for PAS Giannina on the 2021-22 campaign. Moreover, his attitude and goalkeeping skills helped him gain many fans, making him very popular among the club's fanbase. He is regarded as a club legend, as the best goalkeeper, and one of the best players to ever play for PAS Giannina.[13]
On 4 June 2022, he signed a two-year deal withPanathinaikos.[14][15][16] On 15 December 2022 he made his debut with the new club againstVolos inGreek Cup.[17]
Lodygin represented Greece internationally at youth level, obtaining three caps with the U21 side between 2010 and 2012. He was called up to theGreece senior squad in May 2013. He was called up again in August 2013, but he refused to report. He was called up byFabio Capello to theRussian squad for the first time on 4 October 2013 for the team's2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches againstLuxembourg andAzerbaijan.[18] He made his debut forRussia on 19 November 2013 in a friendly againstSouth Korea. On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[19]Igor Akinfeev played in goal for all of their matches in a group stage exit. He was also included in Russia'sEuro 2016 squad.[20] After an eight-year break, Lodygin was called up to the national team once again for friendlies in March 2024.[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eordaikos | 2010–11 | Football League (Greece) | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Skoda Xanthi | 2011–12 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Super League Greece | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16[d] | 0 | – | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 111 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 0 | ||
| Olympiacos | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Gaziantep | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal Tula | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| PAS Giannina | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 50 | 0 | ||||
| Panathinaikos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 232 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 311 | 0 | ||
| Russia | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
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