Igor Leshchuk Explained

Igor Leshchuk
Fullname:Igor Alekseyevich Leshchuk
Birth Date:20 February 1996
Birth Place:Moscow, Russia
Height:1.88 m[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:FC Dynamo Moscow
Clubnumber:31
Youthyears1:–2019
Youthclubs1:FC Dynamo Moscow
Years1:2014–
Caps1:37
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2017
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:2010
Nationalteam1:Russia U15
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2010–2011
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2016–2017
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:0
Pcupdate:25 May 2024
Ntupdate:14 November 2017

Igor Alekseyevich Leshchuk (Russian: Игорь Алексеевич Лещук; born 20 February 1996) is a Russian football player who plays as goalkeeper for FC Dynamo Moscow.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Dynamo-2 Moscow on 28 August 2016 in a game against FSK Dolgoprudny.[2]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Dynamo Moscow on 10 August 2019, when he had to come in for injured Anton Shunin in a game against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[3] He started the next 6 games as Shunin was recovering (including 2 clean sheets) and won the Dynamo fans' vote for "player of the month" for August 2019.[4]

On 30 August 2021, he signed a new four-year contract with Dynamo.[5] After another Shunin injury in September 2021, he kept clean sheet in 3 consecutive games and was voted as player of the month once again.[6]

On 15 March 2023, Leshchuk saved two penalty kicks in the shootout to eliminate Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg from the Russian Cup.[7]

He was voted player of the month by Dynamo fans for the third time for October 2023.[8]

On 18 January 2024, Leshchuk extended his contract with Dynamo to 2028.[9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Moscow2014–15Russian Premier League00000000
2015–16Russian Premier League000000
2016–17Russian First League100010
2017–18Russian Premier League001010
2018–19Russian Premier League002020
2019–20Russian Premier League800080
2020–21Russian Premier League30000030
2021–22Russian Premier League4060100
2022–23Russian Premier League6060120
2023–24Russian Premier League15050200
2024–25Russian Premier Leaguw001010
Total370210580
Dynamo-2 Moscow2016–17Russian Second League110110
Dynamo-2 Moscow2020–21Russian Second League3030
Career total5102100000720

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Igor Leshchuk . ru . FC Dynamo Moscow . 20 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Russian Professional Football League. Game Report by PFL. 28 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Russian Premier League. Dynamo v Zenit game report. 10 August 2019.
  4. Web site: FC Dynamo Moscow. Игорь Лещук – лучший игрок августа. Igor Leshchuk is the best player of August. 12 September 2019. Russian.
  5. Web site: FC Dynamo Moscow. Игорь Лещук продлил контракт с "Динамо". 30 August 2021. ru.
  6. Web site: FC Dynamo Moscow. Игорь Лещук — ВТБ Игрок месяца в сентябре. 2 October 2021. ru.
  7. Web site: Russian Football Union. Zenit v Dynamo game report. 15 March 2023. ru.
  8. Web site: FC Dynamo Moscow. Игорь Лещук — ВТБ Игрок месяца в октябре. 10 November 2023. ru.
  9. Web site: FC Dynamo Moscow. «Динамо» продлило контракт с Игорем Лещуком. 18 January 2024. ru.