Nikita Iosifov

Nikita Igorevich Iosifov (Russian: Никита Игоревич Иосифов; born 11 April 2001) is a Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Villarreal B.

Nikita Iosifov
Iosifov with Lokomotiv in 2021
Personal information
Full name Nikita Igorevich Iosifov
Date of birth (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001
Place of birth Michurinsk, Tambov, Russia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal B
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Lokomotiv Moscow 4 (0)
2019–2021 → Kazanka Moscow 15 (2)
2021– Villarreal B 14 (4)
2022– Villarreal 1 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Russia U18 10 (4)
2021– Russia U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2021

Club career

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Lokomotiv Moscow on 11 August 2020 in a game against FC Rubin Kazan, he substituted Dmitri Barinov in added time.[1]

On 12 July 2021, he joined Villarreal B in Spain on a five-year contract.[2] He was occasionally included in the matchday squads of the senior Villareal team for La Liga and UEFA Champions League games early in the 2021–22 season, but remained on the bench.[3][4] He made his debut for the senior team on 30 November 2021 in a Copa del Rey game against the sixth-tier club Victoria CF and scored Villareal's last goal in a 8–0 victory.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 13 December 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Lokomotiv Moscow 2020–21 Russian Premier League 40101[lower-alpha 1]060
FC Kazanka Moscow (loan) 2019–20 Russian Professional Football League 102——102
2020–21 Russian Professional Football League 50——50
Total 1520000152
Villarreal B 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 00——00
Career total 1921010212
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club
Lokomotiv Moscow

References
  1. "Rubin v Lokomotiv game report". Russian Premier League. 11 August 2020.
  2. "IOSIFOV, TALENTO Y PROYECCIÓN PARA EL VILLARREAL B" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 12 July 2021.
  3. "Atletico Madrid v Villareal game report". Soccerway. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. "Manchester United v Villareal game report". UEFA. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  5. "Victoria v Villareal game report". Soccerway. 30 November 2021.
  6. Nikita Iosifov at Soccerway
  7. "Lokomotiv beat FNL champions Krylia to win Russian Cup". Russian Premier League. 12 May 2021.


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