Vitaliy Gennadyevich Denisov (; born 23 February 1987) is an Uzbek professional

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ian origin, who plays as a left-back for

Sogdiana Jizzakh Sogdiyona Jizzakh ( Uzbek: ''Soʻgʻdiyona Jizzax Futbol Klubi / "Сўғдиёна" Жиззах Футбол Клуби''), formerly known as Sogdiana, is an Uzbek professional football club based in Jizzakh, that plays in the Uzbekistan Super ...

. He is a former member of the

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. He is the son of Gennadi Denisov.

Career

CSKA Moscow

In 2003, Denisov signed a contract with

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. Although he didn't play in a match, CSKA won the

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in 2005, and Denisov became the first Uzbek football player to win a European Cup. In 2006 he was loaned to Spartak Nizhny Novgorod who were then competing in the Russian First Division.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

In January 2007, he was transferred to the

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side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for a fee of 2.5 million €. He played there from 2007 into the 2012–2013 season, making over 160 appearances.

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 13 January 2013, Denisov agreed to the terms of a 3-year contract with

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three oc ...

on a free transfer. On 5 August 2013 he scored his first goal club for ''Lokomotiv Moscow'' on match against

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. On 26 August 2013 Denisov recorded 3 assists in a

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match in a 5–0 Lokomotiv rout over

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In August 2013 Denisov won monthly contest among Lokomotiv's fans and was named ''Player of the Month''. He won this prize for the second time in the following May. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Denisov was named the best

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in the

by the Executive Committee of the Russian Football Union. On 23 December 2013 Denisov was named Uzbekistan Player of the Year.

Krylia Sovetov Samara

On 21 August 2018, he joined

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on loan until the end of 2018.

Rubin Kazan

On 20 June 2019, he signed a one-season contract with

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

. On 11 January 2020 his Rubin contract was terminated by mutual consent.

FNL clubs

On 16 January 2020 he joined

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club Rotor Volgograd. He left Rotor on 18 June 2020. On 20 September 2020 he signed a one-season contract with

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'' ...

. On 8 June 2021, he moved to

Baltika Kaliningrad FC Baltika is an association football club based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Currently the club plays in the Russian First League, the second tier of the Russian football pyramid. History The club was founded on 22 December 1954 as ''Pishchevik Kalin ...

. His contract with Baltika was terminated by mutual consent on 1 December 2021.

International

Denisov made his debut for the

on 22 February 2006 in an

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match against

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, in which Uzbekistan won 5–0.

Honours

Club

;CSKA Moscow *

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: 2004–05 * Russian Cup: 2004–05 ;Lokomotiv Moscow *

: 2017–18 * Russian Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17

Individual

* Uzbekistan Player of the Year: 2013 * Best

in the

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: 2013–2014

Career statistics

Club

Notes

National team

Goals for Senior National Team

References

External links

*
Profile at official FC Lokomotiv website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Denisov, Vitaliy 1987 births Living people Footballers from Tashkent Uzbekistani people of Belarusian descent Uzbekistan men's international footballers Uzbekistani expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Expatriate men's footballers in Russia 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players PFC CSKA Moscow players Ukrainian Premier League players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Rotor Volgograd players FC Tom Tomsk players FC Baltika Kaliningrad players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Uzbekistani men's footballers Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Russia Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan FC Spartak Nizhny Novgorod players