Nikita Medvedev

Nikita Medvedev
Medvedev with Rostov in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nikita Olegovich Medvedev
Date of birth (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Izhevsk, Russia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Pari NN
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Zenit-Izhevsk 44 (0)
2016–2017 Rostov 17 (0)
2017–2020 Lokomotiv Moscow 0 (0)
2020–2022 Rubin Kazan 6 (0)
2022–2024 Rostov 8 (0)
2024– Pari NN 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Nikita Olegovich Medvedev (Russian: Ники́та Оле́гович Медве́дев; born 17 December 1994) is a Russian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Pari Nizhny Novgorod.

Career

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Medvedev made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Zenit-Izhevsk on 29 September 2013 in a game against Oktan Perm.[1]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rostov on 9 September 2016 against Krylia Sovetov Samara.[2]

Following Soslan Dzhanayev's injury, Medvedev became the first-choice Rostov goalkeeper during the 2016–17 season, including the Champions League 3–2 victory over Bayern and Europa League matchup against Manchester United. He kept the clean sheet for Rostov for 952 minutes in the national league as of 25 April 2017 and has beaten the all-time Russian league record of 939 minutes set by Ruslan Nigmatullin.[3] He left Rostov on 9 June 2017.[4]

On 14 June 2017, he signed a 5-year contract with Lokomotiv Moscow.[5] In the first half of the 2017–18 season he was at first the backup to Guilherme and played two games, one in the Russian Cup and one in the Europa League. When Guilherme was injured, Lokomotiv manager decided to start Anton Kochenkov instead for the next several games, moving Medvedev to third-choice goalkeeper on the squad. His contract was terminated on 14 August 2020 after 3 seasons with the club in which he made no league appearances.[6]

On 17 August 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Rubin Kazan.[7] On 1 June 2022, Medveded signed a new three-year contract with Rubin.[8]

On 21 July 2022, Medvedev returned to Rostov on a contract for two seasons, with an option for a third.[9]

On 23 June 2024, Medvedev signed a three-year contract with Pari Nizhny Novgorod.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 27 October 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zenit-Izhevsk 2012–13 Russian Football National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Russian Football National League 2 15 0 0 0 15 0
2014–15 Russian Football National League 2 25 0 1 0 26 0
2015–16 Russian Football National League 2 4 0 4 0 8 0
Total 44 0 5 0 0 0 49 0
Rostov 2015–16 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Russian Premier League 17 0 1 0 4[a] 0 22 0
Total 17 0 1 0 4 0 22 0
Lokomotiv Moscow 2017–18 Russian Premier League 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2018–19 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Rubin Kazan 2020–21 Russian Premier League 4 0 1 0 5 0
2021–22 Russian Premier League 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 2 0
2022–23 Russian First League 1 0 1 0
Total 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
Rostov 2022–23 Russian Premier League 0 0 2 0 2 0
2023–24 Russian Premier League 8 0 9 0 17 0
Total 8 0 11 0 19 0
Nizhny Novgorod 2024–25 Russian Premier League 13 0 0 0 13 0
Career total 88 0 19 0 6 0 113 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Club

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Lokomotiv Moscow
Rubin Kazan

References

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  1. ^ Nikita Medvedev at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
  2. ^ "Rostov-Krylia Sovetov game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Medvedev becomes the "driest" keeper in Russian football championships history" (in Russian). championat.ru. 25 April 2017.
  4. ^ Спасибо, Никита! (in Russian). FC Rostov. 9 June 2017.
  5. ^ Никита Медведев – в «Локо» (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 14 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Никита Медведев покидает "Локомотив"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 14 August 2020.
  7. ^ "НИКИТА МЕДВЕДЕВ ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "РУБИН"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 17 August 2020.
  8. ^ ""РУБИН" ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТ С НИКИТОЙ МЕДВЕДЕВЫМ" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. ^ "НИКИТА МЕДВЕДЕВ – ИГРОК "РОСТОВА"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. ^ "МЕДВЕДЕВ – С НАМИ!" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 23 June 2024.
  11. ^ Nikita Medvedev at Soccerway
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