Yuri Lodygin

Yuri Vladimirovich Lodygin (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Лодыгин, Greek: Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν; born 26 May 1990) is a Russian-Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League club PAS Giannina.[1]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Lodygin.
Yuri Lodygin
Lodygin with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2014
Personal information
Full name Yuri Vladimirovich Lodygin
Date of birth (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990
Place of birth Vladimir, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 PAS Giannina
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2009 Skoda Xanthi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Skoda Xanthi 24 (0)
2010–2011 → Eordaikos (loan) 25 (0)
2013–2019 Zenit Saint Petersburg 111 (0)
2019 → Olympiacos (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 Gaziantep 2 (0)
2020 Arsenal Tula 2 (0)
2021– PAS Giannina 41 (0)
National team‡
2010–2012 Greece U21 3 (0)
2013–2016 Russia 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2016

Club career

Born in Vladimir to a Russian father and a Pontic Greek mother, and lived since 2000 in Greece, Lodygin played for Skoda Xanthi, coming from the youth team. During the 2008–09 season, his performances with the Skoda Xanthi U21 team, which finished first in the U21 Greek Super League, lead to his first professional contract with the first team, which he signed on 17 June 2009. He was then loaned at Eordaikos 2007 for the 2010–11 season, where he made 25 first team appearances (and 2 in the Greek Cup). He later returned to Skoda Xanthi, where he made his first appearance in the last match of the season against Ergotelis; since the 2012–13 season, he has been a member of the starting line-up. He was member of the Greek U21 Football Team.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

In June 2013, Lodygin moved to Russia to play for Zenit Saint Petersburg for a fee of €800,000.

Olympiacos

On 27 January 2019, he returned to Greece, joining Olympiacos on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]

On 16 June 2019, general director of Zenit Aleksandr Medvedev announced that the club will not offer Lodygin a contract extension for 2019–20 season.[3]

On 3 August 2019, he signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club Gazişehir Gaziantep.[4] On 10 January 2020 he announced that he left Gazişehir Gaziantep.[5]

On 18 February 2020, he signed with Russian Premier League club Arsenal Tula until the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]

PAS Giannina

On 20 January 2021, Lodygin joined Super League Greece side PAS Giannina.[7][8] On 27 January 2021 he made his debut with the new team against AEK Athens at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, winning 2–0.[9][10] He also played against Panathinaikos where he got into the semi-final of the Greek Cup in the season 2020-21.[11][12] On 8 May 2021, he extended his contract with the club of Ioannina for one additional year.[13][14][15]

International career

Lodygin represented Greece internationally at youth level, obtaining three caps with the U21 side between 2010 and 2012. He was called up to the Greece senior squad in May 2013. He was called up again in August 2013, but he refused to report.

He was called up by Fabio Capello to the Russian squad for the first time on 4 October 2013 for the team's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg and Azerbaijan.[16] He made his debut for Russia on 19 November 2013 in a friendly against South Korea.

On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[17] Igor Akinfeev played in goal for all of their matches in a group stage exit. He was also included in Russia's Euro 2016 squad.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 April 2022[19]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other[20] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eordaikos 2010–11 Football League Greece 25020––270
Total 250200000270
Skoda Xanthi 2011–12 Superleague Greece 1000––10
2012–13 Superleague Greece 23010––240
Total 240100000250
Zenit St. Petersburg 2013–14 Russian Premier League 3000011010420
2014–15 Russian Premier League 28000160–440
2015–16 Russian Premier League 270306010370
2016–17 Russian Premier League 150207010250
2017–18 Russian Premier League 1101030–150
2018–19 Russian Premier League 000010–10
Total 111060440301640
Olympiacos 2018–19 Superleague Greece 201000–30
Gaziantep 2019–20 Süper Lig 2030––50
Arsenal Tula 2019–20 Russian Premier League 20–––20
PAS Giannina 2020–21 Superleague Greece 130400000170
2021–22 Superleague Greece 280100000290
Career total 2080170440302720

International
As of 1 June 2016
Russia national team
YearAppsGoals
201310
201450
201530
201620
Total110

Honours

Club
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Olympiacos

Individual
  • List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #2 (2013–14)

References
  1. "Лодыгин Юрий Владимирович". www.footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. "Yuri Lodygin moves to Olympiacos on loan for the rest of the season". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 27 January 2019.
  3. "Гендиректор: ФК "Зенит" уже сформировал вратарскую бригаду на сезон-2019/20" [General director of Zenit: The goalkeeping squad for 2019–20 is finalized] (in Russian). TASS. 16 June 2019.
  4. "YURI LODYGIN GAZİŞEHİR'DE!" [YURI LODYGIN IS IN GAZISEHIR!] (in Turkish). Gazişehir Gaziantep F.K. 3 August 2019.
  5. "Thank you very much for everything @gaziantepfk !". Yuri Lodygin. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  6. "ЮРИЙ ЛОДЫГИН – ВРАТАРЬ "АРСЕНАЛА"" (Press release) (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 18 February 2020.
  7. "СМИ: Лодыгин станет игроком греческого клуба "ПАС"". rsport.ria.ru (in Russian). 20 January 2021.
  8. "WELCOME YURI". 20 January 2021.
  9. "AEK Athens - PAS Giannina 0-2". www.slgr.gr. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  10. ""Δεν θα μπορούσα καλύτερο ντεμπούτο"". www.sportsioannina.gr. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  11. "PAS Giannina FC 2 - 1 Panathinaikos FC". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  12. "Panathinaikos 1 - 2 PAS Giannina FC". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  13. "Ανανέωσε με τον ΠΑΣ ο Λοντίγκιν". www.fosonline.gr. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  14. "Στο σχεδιασμό της ομάδας της νέας χρονιάς προχωρά ο ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα ο οποίος ανακοίνωσε την παραμονή του Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν". www.athlitiko.gr. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  15. "Μένει ο Λοντίγκιν". www.typos-i.gr. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  16. Определен состав национальной сборной (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 4 October 2013.
  17. Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
  18. Russia Squad
  19. Yuri Lodygin at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  20. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Russian Super Cup
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