Jurij Medveděv ( kz, Юрий Медведев; born 18 June 1996) is a professional
footballer
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who plays for Slovak club
Slovan Bratislava as a
right back. Born in Kazakhstan, he has represented the Czech Republic at youth level.
Club career
FK Senica
Medveděv made his
Fortuna Liga
The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, ...
debut for
Senica
Senica (; german: Senitz; hu, Szenice) is a town in Trnava Region, western Slovakia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the Záhorie lowland, close to the Little Carpathians.
Etymology
The name is derived from the word ''seno'' ("hay") ...
against
AS Trenčín
AS Trenčín () is a Slovakia, Slovak sports club in the town of Trenčín, most known for its association football, football department. The first team currently plays in the Slovak Super Liga, Fortuna Liga after winning the 2010–11 Slovak Fi ...
on 23 July 2017.
Sochi
On 20 June 2023, Medveděv signed with the Russian club
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
. His aunt and cousin live in the city. Following the relegation of Sochi into
Russian First League, Medveděv departed from Sochi.
Return to Slovan
On 13 June 2024, Medveděv returned to
Slovan Bratislava on a three-year contract. Medveděv describe his return to Slovan as a "return home", with General Manager Ivan Kmotrík Jr. adding that the player had "shown interest" in returning to Bratislava, Slovan signed him to increase options and increase competition on the side-back position. It was, however, also noted, that his departure to
Russia, following the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, had angered some fans and even lead to an end in cooperation with his previous agents.
Private life
Medveděv was born in
Badamsha
Badamsha, also known as Batamshinskiy, ( kz, Бадамшы, ''Badamşy'', ''بادامشى''; russian: Бадамша (Батамшинский), ''Badamsha (Batamshinskiy)'') is a town in Aktobe Region, west Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, offic ...
,
Kazakhstan. When he was 3 year old, he moved with his family to the
Czech Republic. He has a son, who was born during his first stay with
Slovan Bratislava.
Career statistics
Honours
Slovan Bratislava
*
Fortuna Liga
The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, ...
(4):
2018–19,
2019–20,
2020–21
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,
2021–22
*
Slovnaft Cup (2):
2019–20,
2020–21
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Individual
*
Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season:
2019-20,
2022–23
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References
External links
FK Senica official club profile*
Futbalnet profile
1996 births
Living people
People from Kargaly District
Czech people of Russian descent
Immigrants to the Czech Republic
Kazakhstani emigrants
Czech men's footballers
Czech expatriate men's footballers
Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
Men's association football defenders
FC Viktoria Plzeň players
FK Baník Sokolov players
FK Senica players
ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
PFC Sochi players
Czech National Football League players
Slovak First Football League players
Russian Premier League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Russia
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