Nikita Chernov

Nikita Aleksandrovich Chernov (Russian: Никита Александрович Чернов; born 14 January 1996) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Spartak Moscow and Russia national football team.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Chernov.
Nikita Chernov
Chernov playing for Spartak Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nikita Aleksandrovich Chernov
Date of birth (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996
Place of birth Volzhsky, Russia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Spartak Moscow
Number 23
Youth career
Energiya Volzhsky
2009–2016 CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 CSKA Moscow 11 (0)
2016 → Baltika Kaliningrad (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) 28 (0)
2017–2018 → Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2022 Krylia Sovetov 67 (4)
2022– Spartak Moscow 3 (0)
National team‡
2011 Russia U-15 1 (0)
2011–2012 Russia U-16 17 (0)
2012–2013 Russia U-17 18 (2)
2014 Russia U-18 4 (2)
2014–2015 Russia U-19 10 (3)
2014–2018 Russia U-21 22 (1)
2015– Russia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2018

Club career

Born in Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast, Chernov began his career at hometown team FC Energiya Volzhsky before joining CSKA Moscow in 2009. He made his professional debut on 24 September 2014 in a Russian Cup game against FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk.[1] He also played in the next Russian Cup round against FC Torpedo Moscow on 29 October.

On 30 July 2019, Chernov moved from CSKA Moscow to Krylia Sovetov Samara.[2]

On 4 February 2022, Chernov signed a 4-year contract with FC Spartak Moscow beginning in the summer of 2022.[3] On 22 February 2022, Spartak and Krylia Sovetov agreed to make the transfer immediate instead.[4]

International

He participated in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup with Russia national under-17 football team.

On 30 May 2015, Chernov made his first senior appearance in the national team in a friendly against Belarus before he played a single game in the domestic league.[5] Later on, he replaced Vasili Berezutski early in a European qualifier against Austria.

In July 2015, Chernov was part of the Russian under-19 team which came runners-up to Spain at the European Championship in Greece; he scored twice in a 4–1 semi-final victory over the hosts at the AEL FC Arena in Larissa.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 December 2021[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CSKA Moscow 2014–15 RPL 0020000020
2015–16 001000–10
2017–18 00–00–00
2018–19 110005[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0170
2019–20 00–––00
Total 110305010200
Baltika Kaliningrad (loan) 2015–16 FNL 00––2[lower-alpha 3]020
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan) 2016–17 28031–7[lower-alpha 4]1382
Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) 2017–18 RPL 13010–3[lower-alpha 3]0170
Ural-2 Yekaterinburg (loan) 2017–18 PFL 20–––20
Krylia Sovetov 2019–20 RPL 23100––231
2020–21 FNL 30271––373
2021–22 RPL 14120––161
Total 674910000765
Career total 1214162501311557

Notes
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
  3. Appearances in the FNL Cup
  4. Two appearances in the promotion play-offs, five appearances, one goal in the FNL Cup

Honours
CSKA Moscow

References
  1. "Khimik-CSKA Match Report". Russian Football Premier League. 24 September 2014.
  2. "Никита Чернов переходит в "Крылья Советов"" [Nikita Chernov goes to "Wings of the Soviets"] (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 30 July 2019.
  3. "Никита Чернов подписал контракт со "Спартаком". Он присоединится к команде летом" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. "Чернов перешел в "Спартак", Гапонов арендован "Крыльями"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. Состав на Беларусь и Австрию (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 30 May 2015.
  6. Haslam, Andrew (16 July 2015). "Russia ease past Greece and into final". UEFA. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  7. Nikita Chernov at Soccerway
  8. "2018 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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