 Denisov withRubin Kazan in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vitaliy Gennadyevich Denisov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1987-02-23)23 February 1987 (age 38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tashkent,Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bukhara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sportakademklub Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | →Spartak Nizhny Novgorod (loan) | 36 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 135 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 120 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | →Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Rubin Kazan | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Rotor Volgograd | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Tom Tomsk | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | AGMK | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Bukhara | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2018 | Uzbekistan | 72 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vitaliy Gennadyevich Denisov (Виталий Геннадьевич Денисов; born 23 February 1987) is an Uzbekistani professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back forBukhara. He is a former member of theUzbekistan national team. He is the son ofGennadi Denisov.
In 2003, Denisov signed a contract withCSKA Moscow. Although he didn't play in a match, CSKA won theUEFA Cup in 2005, and Denisov became the first Uzbek football player to win a European Cup.[1]
In 2006 he was loaned toSpartak Nizhny Novgorod who were then competing in theRussian First Division.
In January 2007, he was transferred to theUkrainian Premier League sideDnipro Dnipropetrovsk for a fee of €2.5 million.[2] He played there from 2007 into the 2012–13 season, making over 160 appearances.
On 13 January 2013, Denisov agreed to the terms of a three-year contract withLokomotiv Moscow on a free transfer.[2][3] On 5 August 2013, he scored his first goal club forLokomotiv Moscow on match againstKrasnodar.[4] On 26 August 2013, Denisov recorded three assists in aRussian Premier League match in a 5–0 Lokomotiv rout overRostov[5]
In August 2013 Denisov won monthly contest among Lokomotiv's fans and was namedPlayer of the Month.[6] He won this prize for the second time in the following May.[7] At the end of the 2013–14 season, Denisov was named the bestleft-back in theRussian Premier League by the Executive Committee of the Russian Football Union.[8]
On 23 December 2013, Denisov was namedUzbekistan Player of the Year.[9]
On 21 August 2018, he joinedPFC Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan until the end of 2018.[10]
On 20 June 2019, he signed a one-season contract withRubin Kazan.[11] On 11 January 2020, his Rubin contract was terminated by mutual consent.[12]
On 16 January 2020, he joinedRussian Football National League clubRotor Volgograd.[13] He left Rotor on 18 June 2020.[14]
On 20 September 2020, he signed a one-season contract withTom Tomsk.[15]
On 8 June 2021, he moved toBaltika Kaliningrad.[16] His contract with Baltika was terminated by mutual consent on 1 December 2021.[17]
Denisov made his debut for theUzbekistan national team on 22 February 2006 in anAFC Asian Cup qualification match againstBangladesh, in which Uzbekistan won 5–0.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2003 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Spartak Nizhny Novgorod | 2006 | FNL | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 1 | ||
| Dnipro | 2006–07 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2009–10 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ="2"|– | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 135 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 2 | ||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 120 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 291 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 343 | 4 | ||
Goals for Senior National Team
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 2 June 2008 | Singapore,Singapore |  Singapore | 7–3 | Won | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
Individual
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