Dmitry Dmitriyevich Poloz (russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич По́лоз; born 12 July 1991) is a
Russian
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professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger or
second striker
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for
FC Rostov
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.
Club career
Poloz was born in
Stavropol
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It was known as ...
. He began to play football for his hometown club
Dynamo Stavropol and joined the youth ranks of
Lokomotiv Moscow
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in 2008. On 15 July 2009, he made his professional debut for
Lokomotiv Moscow
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in a 1-2 away loss to
SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk in the
Russian Cup.
Rostov
On 10 January 2012, Poloz signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club
Rostov
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While ...
. On 17 March 2012, he made his debut for a new club in a league game against
Terek Grozny. On 7 December 2012, he scored his first league goal in a 2–3 home loss to
Krasnodar
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.
Zenit St Petersburg
On 28 June 2017, Poloz signed a three-year contract with
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Loan to Rubin Kazan
On 26 July 2018, he joined
FC Rubin Kazan
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on loan for the 2018–19 season.
Sochi
On 4 July 2019, he moved to
PFC Sochi
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History
FC Sochi was ...
.
Return to Rostov
On 23 August 2020, he returned to
FC Rostov
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in exchange for
Ivelin Popov. On 28 November 2020, he scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 4–1 victory over
FC Dynamo Moscow
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, two of his goals were from the penalty spot.
International career
On 3 September 2014, Poloz made his national team debut in a friendly against
Azerbaijan
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.
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended
2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up. He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.''
Honours
;Rostov
*
Russian Cup:
2013–14
References
External links
FC Rostov profile
*
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1991 births
Sportspeople from Stavropol
Living people
Russian footballers
Russia youth international footballers
Russia under-21 international footballers
Russia national football B team footballers
Russia international footballers
Association football wingers
Association football forwards
FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
FC Rostov players
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
FC Rubin Kazan players
PFC Sochi players
Russian Premier League players
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players