Spartak Moscow and Marseille

After having trials at clubs in FC Nantes and FC Metz, Sychev was picked up by Spartak Moscow in January 2002, where he scored eight goals in his first 12 matches, and it was during that time when he was transformed into a striker. With Spartak he reached the final of the 2002 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup. He scored 6 goals and finished second on the top scorer list, after coming in as a substitute in every match he played.^[3] He entered the symbolic top players list of the tournament.^[4]

In August 2002, Sychev announced he was quitting Spartak, by giving his employers three months' notice. Having already signed a five-year contract with the Russian club he was banned from football for four months by the Russian Professional Football League (RPFL).

After finishing this suspension, Sychev signed a five-year contract with Olympique de Marseille, rejecting an offer from Dynamo Kyiv. He was used as a midfielder, both left and right, but was usually a substitute during his time in France.^[5][6]

Lokomotiv Moscow

In late January 2004, Sychev returned to Russia to join Lokomotiv Moscow on a four-year contract. His transfer played a role in manager Yuri Syomin's decision to change the starting formation from 5–3–2 to 4–2–3–1 or 4–4–1–1, which would help Sychev form a strong attacking partnership with team's primary playmaker and captain Dmitri Loskov.^[7] He went on to claim the 2004 Russian Premier League title and the Russian Footballer of the Year award in his first season back in Russia, courtesy of his 15 goals and 4 assists in 27 league games. The following year, he continued his victorious streak with the club by winning the 2005 Russian Super Cup. However, in August 2005, he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury and was forced to miss the rest of the year, which saw Lokomotiv dropping points in the closing stages of the league and eventually losing the title to CSKA Moscow. In May 2007, Sychev also won the 2006–07 Russian Cup. Sychev played mostly as a striker, except the period when Lokomotiv was coached by Anatoliy Byshovets and Rashid Rakhimov respectively. During those times, he was mainly employed as a midfielder. Sychev started playing again in his natural position with the appointment of Yury Syomin. In 2009, he was voted by Lokomotiv fans as the player of the season. In the 2012–13 season, under manager Slaven Bilić, Sychev lost his place in the line-up (only four games in the first half of season, including the national cup).

Pyunik

After over a year away from football, Sychev signed for FC Pyunik on 31 August 2019.^[11] On 6 December 2019, he left Pyunik by mutual consent having failed to make a first team appearance for the club.^[12] On 10 December 2019, he announced his retirement from playing.^[13]

Club

International

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sychev goal.

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List of international goals scored by Dmitri Sychev^[22]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 May 2002	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Yugoslavia	1–1	1–1	2002 LG Cup
2	14 June 2002	Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan	Belgium	2–3	2–3	2002 FIFA World Cup
3	11 October 2003	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Georgia	3–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
4	31 March 2004	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	1–0	2–2	Friendly
5				2–1
6	18 August 2004	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Lithuania	4–2	4–3	Friendly
7	9 October 2004	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8				3–0
9				4–0
10	17 November 2004	Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia	Estonia	3–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	11 October 2006	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Estonia	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
12	2 June 2007	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Andorra	4–0	4––0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
13	22 August 2007	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Poland	1–0	2–2	Friendly
14	21 November 2007	Estadi Comunal, Aixovall, Andorra	Andorra	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
15	23 May 2008	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Kazakhstan	6–0	6–0	Friendly

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