Fedor Ivanovič Černych (; born 21 May 1991) is a

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n professional

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er who plays as a forward,

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or winger for Kauno Žalgiris. Born in

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, he plays and captains for Lithuania national team.

Career

Černych was born in

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into a Russian family of Lithuanian descent. When his parents broke up, he went to live in

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, Lithuania with his maternal grandparents. He started his career at , which then played in the LFF II league, South zone. In 2009, Černych signed a contract with Dnepr Mogilev. Černych was loaned in 2012 to Naftan Novopolotsk when Dnepr Mogilev was relegated to the lower league. In 2014, he signed for Polish club

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. In an interview, he said that in Poland most of training was devoted to fitness. On 26 January 2018, he signed with the

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club

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. On 31 March 2018, he scored his first goal for Dynamo, securing a 2–1 victory over Arsenal Tula. On 21 October 2018, he scored the only goal of the game to help Dynamo defeat

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, which was leading the league at the time. On 21 August 2019, Fedor was loaned to

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. On 8 September 2020, his contract with Dynamo Moscow was dissolved by mutual consent. On 17 September 2020, he returned to former club

Jagiellonia Białystok Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish professional football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the 42nd Infantry Regiment Reserve Battalion in Bi ...

. On 8 January 2023, Cypriot side

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announced reaching an agreement in principle to sign Černych until June 2024, with an option for another year, with the move to be finalized following a medical examination. On 10 January 2024,

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club

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announced the signing of Černych, subject to a medical.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Černych goal.''

Honours

Naftan Novopolotsk *

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: 2011–12 Individual * Lithuanian Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cernych, Fedor 1991 births Living people Footballers from Moscow Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuania men's international footballers Russian men's footballers Russian people of Lithuanian descent Men's association football forwards FC Dnepr Mogilev players FC Naftan Novopolotsk players GKS Górnik Łęczna players Jagiellonia Białystok players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Orenburg players AEL Limassol players Kerala Blasters FC players Belarusian Premier League players Ekstraklasa players Russian Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Indian Super League players Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in India Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in India 21st-century Russian sportsmen FIFA Men's Century Club