Daniil Lesovoy Explained

Daniil Lesovoy
Full Name:Daniil Olegovich Lesovoy
Birth Date:12 January 1998
Birth Place:Moscow, Russia
Height:1.76 m[1]
Position:Left winger
Currentclub:AEL Limassol
Clubnumber:22
Youthyears1:2004–2016
Youthclubs1:Dynamo Kyiv
Youthyears2:2016–2017
Youthclubs2:Zenit St. Petersburg
Years1:2017–2020
Caps1:32
Goals1:1
Years2:2018–2020
Clubs2:Arsenal Tula (loan)
Caps2:36
Goals2:5
Years3:2020
Clubs3:Arsenal Tula
Caps3:10
Goals3:2
Years4:2020–
Clubs4:Dynamo Moscow
Caps4:51
Goals4:5
Years5:2024
Clubs5:Maccabi Haifa (loan)
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2024–
Clubs6:AEL Limassol (loan)
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2014–2015
Nationalcaps2:15
Nationalgoals2:3
Nationalyears3:2018–2019
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2019–2021
Nationalcaps4:10
Nationalgoals4:1
Pcupdate:15 April 2024
Ntupdate:31 March 2021

Daniil Olegovich Lesovoy (Russian: Даниил Олегович Лесовой; born 12 January 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Cypriot club AEL Limassol on loan from Dynamo Moscow.

Club career

Born in Moscow, Russia, Lesovoy moved to Prague, Czech Republic at early age, and later moved to Kyiv, Ukraine.

He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 18 March 2017 in a game against Spartak Nalchik.[2]

On 28 July 2018, he joined Arsenal Tula on loan for the 2018–19 season.[3]

On 4 July 2019, the loan was extended for the 2019–20 season.[4]

On 3 July 2020, Arsenal used their purchase option in the loan contract and signed a 3-year contract with Lesovoy.[5]

On 7 September 2020, he signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.[6] On 7 August 2021, he underwent a knee surgery which left him unable to play until 2022.[7]

On 2 February 2024, Lesovoy joined Maccabi Haifa in Israel on loan with an option to buy.[8]

On 1 August 2024, Lesovoy was loaned to AEL Limassol in Cyprus for the 2024–25 season.[9]

International career

After representing Ukraine on under-16 and under-17 level, he debuted for Russia national under-20 football team in September 2018.[10]

In November 2020, he was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for the games against Moldova, Turkey and Serbia.[11]

On 11 May 2021, he was named as a back-up player for Russia's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.[12]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zenit-2 St. Petersburg2016–17Russian First League8041121
2017–18Russian First League241241
Total321000041362
Arsenal Tula2018–19Russian Premier League13240172
2019–20Russian Premier League2732020313
2020–21Russian Premier League6262
Total467602000547
Dynamo Moscow2020–21Russian Premier League2252010255
2021–22Russian Premier League8040120
2022–23Russian Premier League13090220
2023–24Russian Premier League8050130
Total5152001000725
Career total12913260304116214

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daniil Lesovoy . ru . FC Dynamo Moscow . 20 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Russian Football National League. Game Report by FNL. 18 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Zenit St. Petersburg. Даниил Лесовой проведет сезон в "Арсенале". 28 July 2018. Russian.
  4. Web site: Zenit St. Petersburg. Даниил Лесовой проведет следующий сезон в тульском "Арсенале". Daniil Lesovoy will spend the next season at Arsenal Tula. 4 July 2019. Russian.
  5. Web site: Arsenal Tula. "АРСЕНАЛ" ВЫКУПИЛ ТРАНСФЕР ДАНИИЛА ЛЕСОВОГО. Arsenal bought out the transfer of Daniil Lesovoy. 3 July 2020. Russian.
  6. Web site: Dynamo Moscow. Даниил Лесовой стал игроком "Динамо"!. 7 September 2020. Russian.
  7. Web site: Dynamo Moscow. Даниил Лесовой прооперирован в Италии. 7 August 2021. ru.
  8. Web site: FC Dynamo Moscow. Даниил Лесовой перешёл в "Маккаби" из Хайфы на правах аренды. 2 February 2024. ru.
  9. Web site: AEL Limassol. Даниил Лесовой перешёл в АЕЛ на правах аренды. 1 August 2024. ru.
  10. Web site: Russian Football Union. Croatia U-20 vs. Russia U-20 game report. Russian. 7 September 2018.
  11. Web site: Russian Football Union. Состав на Молдавию, Турцию и Сербию. Line-up for Moldova, Turkey and Serbia. Russian. 2 November 2020.
  12. Web site: Russian Football Union. https://rfs.ru/news/213625. ru:Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО. Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations. ru. 11 May 2021.