Daniil Dmitriyevich Fomin (russian: Даниил Дмитриевич Фомин; born 2 March 1997) is a Russian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Russia national team.

Club career

Krasnodar

Fomin made his debut in the

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on 7 October 2014 in a game against

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. He made his debut for the main squad of

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in the Russian Cup game against

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on 21 September 2016.

Ufa

On 26 June 2019, Fomin signed a contract with

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. He made his debut in the

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on 14 July 2019 in a game against

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and scored a goal on his debut in a 2–3 loss.

Dynamo Moscow

On 3 August 2020, Fomin signed a 5-year contract with

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. On 29 May 2022, Fomin missed the penalty kick in the 2022 Russian Cup Final against

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deep in added time that would have equalized the score. Before that kick, he converted 23 consecutive penalty kick attempts in his career, and 25 out of 26 overall.

International career

He was called up to the

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for the first time for the

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matches against

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and

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in November 2019. He made his debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Turkey. On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for

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. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He did not appear in any games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

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* 1997 births People from Tikhoretsk Living people Russian footballers Russia youth international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Russia international footballers Association football midfielders FC Krasnodar players FC Nizhny Novgorod (2015) players FC Ufa players FC Dynamo Moscow players Russian Premier League players UEFA Euro 2020 players FC Krasnodar-2 players Sportspeople from Krasnodar Krai {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1997-stub