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Denys Popov
Ukrainian footballer
Denys Yuriyovych Popov (Ukrainian: Денис Юрійович Попов; born 17 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dynamo Kyiv.
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| Full name | Denys Yuriyovych Popov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Myhiya, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 201?–2014 | RVUFK Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Dynamo Kyiv | 63 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Ukraine U17 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Ukraine U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Ukraine U19 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ukraine U20 | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Ukraine U21 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Ukraine | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Pervomaisk Raion, Popov is a product of the RVUFK Kyiv and Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive schools.[1]
He played for FC Dynamo in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and in July 2017 he was promoted to the senior squad team. Popov made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Dynamo Kyiv only on 13 April 2019, playing in a winning match against FC Mariupol.[2]
In 2019, Popov played a key role in Ukraine U20's first ever FIFA U-20 World Cup title.[3] He appeared in six of his team's seven matches at the tournament, scoring three goals. He missed the final against South Korea after being sent off in the semifinal match against Italy.[4]
He made his debut for Ukraine national team on 23 May 2021 in a friendly against Bahrain.[5]
- As of match played 1 August 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
International
- As of 14 June 2022[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Ukraine | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21
- Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020
Ukraine U20
- Денис Попов (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. 25 May 2019.
- Чемпіонат УПЛ. 24-й тур Матч №139 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Site. 25 May 2019.
- FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 - News - Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "Ukraine U20 vs. Italy U20 - 11 June 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "Ukraine v Bahrain game report". ESPN. 23 May 2021.
- "Ukraine - D. Popov - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "Denys Popov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
- Denys Popov at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Denys Popov at Soccerway
