Denis Yevgenyevich Makarov (russian: Денис Евгеньевич Макаров; born 18 February 1998) is a Russian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

He made his debut in the

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for FC Orenburg-2 on 27 July 2017 in a game against

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. He made his

Russian Football National League The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...

debut for

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on 7 July 2019 in a game against

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. On 6 January 2020 he signed a 3.5-year contract with

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar language, Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in the city o ...

. He made his

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debut for Rubin on 1 March 2020 in a game against

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. He substituted

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in the 89th minute. He scored his first RPL goal on 5 July 2020 in a 1–0 victory over FC Orenburg. On 6 August 2021, he signed a five-year contract with

. He was voted player of the month by Dynamo fans for December 2021.

International career

He represented Russia at the

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, where they were eliminated at group stage. Makarov was included in the Squad of the Tournament. On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man

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squad for

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. That was the first time he was called up to the senior national team. 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

Honours

Individual

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Team of the Tournament:

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Zone Ural-Privolzhye best young player (2018–19). *

Goal of the Season:

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(Rubin 2–1 Zenit, 8 March 2021) * Russian Premier League Goal of the Month: September 2022 (Dynamo 2–1 Ural, 3 September 2022)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Makarov, Denis 1998 births Footballers from Tolyatti Living people Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Dynamo Moscow players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players Russia men's under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players FC Orenburg players