Jevgeni Novikov (born 28 June 1980) is a

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n former professional international

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. He played the position of central and defensive

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Club career

Novikov started his career in

Narva Trans JK Narva Trans, commonly known as Narva Trans or just Trans, are a professional Estonian association football club based in Narva that compete in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Narva Kreenholm St ...

. In 2001, he joined

FC Flora Tallinn FC Flora, commonly known as Flora Tallinn, or simply as Flora, is a professional football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Lilleküla Stadium. Fo ...

. He had spells in

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

and

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, playing for

Tom Tomsk FC Tom Tomsk (russian: Футбольный клуб Томь Томск) is a Russian professional football club, based in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The team plays in Trud Stadium (Tomsk). History The team was previously named ''Burevestnik'' ...

, in the

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...

. He rejoined

in 2006, but moved to the

Russian First Division 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� ...

, after just one season with the club. Again after just a season he moved to the

Latvian Higher League Latvian Higher League or Virslīga is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs. The full name of the league is Op ...

FK Rīga FK Rīga was a Latvian football club based in Riga. They played in the Virslīga, the top division in Latvian football. They played their home games at Latvijas Universitātes Stadions. In 1999, its first year of existence, the club won the ...

, from where he was loaned to

Dynamo Barnaul "Dynamo Electric Machine" (end view, partly section, ) A dynamo is an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator. Dynamos were the first electrical generators capable of delivering power for industry, and the foundati ...

. His last club was

FF Jaro FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in ''Ykkönen''. Home matches are played at the Jakobstads Centralplan. Current squad ''Updated 7 March, 2022.'' Managem ...

Nõmme Kalju

On 23 February 2009, it was announced that Novikov had signed a one-year contract with Nõmme Kalju.

Bradford City A.F.C.

In July 2009, he was given a trial with

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FC Okzhetpes

In 2010, he played for

FC Okzhetpes Football Club Okzhetpes ( kk, Оқжетпес Футбол Клубы, ''Oqjetpes Kókshetaý Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakhstani professional football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently plays in the Kazakhstan Premie ...

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...

FF Jaro

On 31 August 2010, he signed a contract with

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkau ...

club

FC Levadia Tallinn

In March 2011 he signed with Estonian

Meistriliiga Meistriliiga (, known as the A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football (soccer), football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-p ...

club

FC Levadia Tallinn Football Club Infonet Levadia Tallinn, commonly known as FCI Levadia, or simply as Levadia, is a professional football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home groun ...

.Levadia täienes Jevgeni Novikovi ja Leedu ründajaga , Õhtuleht
Ohtuleht.ee. Retrieved 2012-09-10.

References

External links

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Nõmme Kalju profile

Jevgeni Novikov: tahan kanda Eesti sinist särki!
{{DEFAULTSORT:Novikov, Jevgeni 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Narva FC Flora players FC Valga players FC Kuressaare players Nõmme Kalju FC players Estonian footballers Estonia international footballers Estonian expatriate footballers Estonian people of Russian descent FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi players Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Ukraine FC Tom Tomsk players Russian Premier League players FC Dynamo Barnaul players Expatriate footballers in Russia Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Latvian Higher League players FK Rīga players Expatriate footballers in Latvia Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Okzhetpes players Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan FF Jaro players Veikkausliiga players Expatriate footballers in Finland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Finland JK Narva Trans players FC Sodovik Sterlitamak players Ukrainian Premier League players Association football midfielders Association football defenders