Dmitri Alekseyevich Vasilyev (; born 16 June 2004) is a Russian

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player who plays as a

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for

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on loan from

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (, ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Pr ...

Club career

He made his debut for

in the

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match on 15 July 2023 against

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at the 89th minute, replacing Du Queiroz. He made his

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level of the Russian football league system. It was establis ...

debut for Zenit on 13 August 2023 in a game against

Fakel Voronezh FC Fakel Voronezh () is a Russian professional football club based in Voronezh. Founded in 1947, the club has played in the Soviet Top League and the Russian Premier League. The club will return to the Russian First League in the 2025–26 season ...

. On 14 December 2023, Vasilyev extended his contract with Zenit until the end of the 2027–28 season. On 9 July 2025, Vasilyev was loaned by

International career

Vasilyev was first called up to the

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for a training camp in September 2023.

Career statistics

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

: 2023–24 * Russian Cup: 2023–24 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasilyev, Dmitri 2004 births Footballers from Saint Petersburg Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Orenburg players PFC Sochi players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players 21st-century Russian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders