Dmitry Dmitriyevich Poloz (russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич По́лоз; born 12 July 1991) is a

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professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for

FC Rostov FC Rostov (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб Ростов) is a Russian professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are members of the Russian Premier League, and play at the Rostov Arena. After the ...

Club career

Poloz was born in

Stavropol Stavropol (; rus, Ставрополь, p=ˈstavrəpəlʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, Russia. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 547,820, making it one of Russia's fastest growing cities. It was known as ...

. He began to play football for his hometown club Dynamo Stavropol and joined the youth ranks of

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 ...

in 2008. On 15 July 2009, he made his professional debut for

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 Rostov ( rus, Росто́в, p=rɐˈstof) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population: 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 Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southe ...

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 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 loan for the 2018–19 season.

Sochi

On 4 July 2019, he moved to

PFC Sochi Football Club Sochi (russian: Футбольный клуб Сочи, Futbolny Klub Sochi), is a Russian professional football club based in Sochi. The club is playing its home matches at the 47,000-capacity Fisht Stadium. History FC Sochi was ...

Return to Rostov

On 23 August 2020, he returned to

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 FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', russian: Дина́мо Москва́ ) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Foot ...

, 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

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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
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Poloz, Dmitry 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