Nikita Iosifov
 Iosifov with Lokomotiv in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikita Igorevich Iosifov | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Michurinsk, Tambov, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celje | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Kazanka Moscow | 15 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Villarreal B | 41 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Villarreal | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Mirandés | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | Castellón | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | Celje | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Russia U18 | 10 | (4) |
| 2021 | Russia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 | |||
Nikita Igorevich Iosifov (Russian: Никита Игоревич Иосифов; born 11 April 2001) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Slovenian club Celje.
Club career
He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Lokomotiv Moscow on 11 August 2020 in a game against FC Rubin Kazan, he substituted Dmitri Barinov in added time.[1]
On 12 July 2021, he joined Villarreal B in Spain on a five-year contract.[2] He was occasionally included in the matchday squads of the senior Villarreal team for La Liga and UEFA Champions League games early in the 2021–22 season, but remained on the bench.[3][4] He made his debut for the senior team on 30 November 2021 in a Copa del Rey game against the sixth-tier club Victoria CF and scored Villarreal's last goal in a 8–0 victory.[5] He made his La Liga debut on 22 January 2022 against Mallorca as an added-time substitute for Moi Gómez.[6] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Villarreal B was promoted to the second-tier Segunda División.
Iosifov left Villarreal in June 2023.[7]
On 5 July 2023, Iosifov signed a two-year contract with Mirandés.[8] The following 19 January, he left the club on a mutual agreement.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 December 2020[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FC Kazanka Moscow (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian Professional Football League | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Professional Football League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Villarreal B | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Club
- Lokomotiv Moscow
References
- ^ "Rubin v Lokomotiv game report". Russian Premier League. 11 August 2020.
- ^ "IOSIFOV, TALENTO Y PROYECCIÓN PARA EL VILLARREAL B" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Atletico Madrid v Villarreal game report". Soccerway. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Manchester United v Villarreal game report". UEFA. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Victoria v Villarreal game report". Soccerway. 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Villarreal v Mallorca". Soccerway. 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Los cuatro jugadores terminan su vinculación contractual con el filial amarillo" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Nikita Iosifov es nuevo jugador rojillo" (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial, C.D. Mirandés S.A.D." [Official announcement, C.D. Mirandés S.A.D.] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Nikita Iosifov at Soccerway
- ^ "Lokomotiv beat FNL champions Krylia to win Russian Cup". Russian Premier League. 12 May 2021.
External links
- Nikita Iosifov at BDFutbol
- Nikita Iosifov at Russian Premier League
- Nikita Iosifov at Soccerway
- Nikita Iosifov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
