Yuri Lodigin

Yuri Lodigin

Lodigin with Zenit in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth26 May 1990
Place of birthVladimir, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number1
Youth career
2008–2009Skoda Xanthi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013Skoda Xanthi54(0)
2010–2011Eordaikos (loan)25(0)
2013–Zenit Saint Petersburg55(0)
National team
2010–2012Greece U213(0)
2013–Russia8(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Yuriy Lodigin (Russian: Юрий Лодыгин, Greek: Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν; born 26 May 1990) is a Russian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Russian national team.

Career

Born in Vladimir to a Russian father and a Pontic Greek mother, and raised in Greece, Lodigin played for Skoda Xanthi, coming from the youth team. At the season 2008/2009, his performances with the Skoda Xanthi U21 team, which finished first at the U21 Greek Superleague, lead to a professional contract signed at 17 June 2009. He was then loaned at Eordaikos 2007 for the season 2010/2011, where he made 25 first team appearances (and 2 at the Greek Cup). He returned at Skoda Xanthi, he made his first appearance at the last fixture match against Ergotelis, and from the season 2012/2013 he is in the basic line-up . He was member of the Greek U21 Football Team.

In June 2013, Lodigin moved to Russia to play for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

International

Lodigin represented Greece internationally on junior levels and he was called up to the main Greece 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 Russia squad for the first time on 4 October 2013 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg and Azerbaijan.[1] 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.[2] Igor Akinfeev played in goal for all of their matches in a group stage exit.

Individual honours

Career Statistics

As of 15 May 2014
Club Season League Cup Continental[A] Others[B] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eordaikos 2007 2010-11 25020--270
Skoda Xanthi 2011-12 1010--20
2012–13 230----230
Zenit St. Petersburg 2013-14 30010110420
Career total 79040110--940

References

  1. Определен состав национальной сборной (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 4 October 2013.
  2. Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.