Denys Favorov
Денис Фаворов
Personal information
Full name Denys Volodymyrovych Favorov
Date of birth (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Wieczysta Kraków
Number 45
Youth career
2004–2005 Dynamo Kyiv
2005–2007 Vidradnyi Kyiv
2007–2008 Arsenal Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Arsenal Kyiv 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Slavutych Cherkasy (loan) 31 (1)
2013 Poltava 11 (0)
2014 Cherkaskyi Dnipro 23 (3)
2015 Poltava 23 (6)
2016–2020 Desna Chernihiv 139 (39)
2020–2022 Zorya Luhansk 36 (3)
2022– Wieczysta Kraków 47 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Denys Volodymyrovych Favorov (Ukrainian: Денис Володимирович Фаворов; born 1 April 1991) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Polish III liga club Wieczysta Kraków.[1]

Career

Cherkaskyi Dnipro

In 2014 he played for Cherkaskyi Dnipro.[2]

Desna Chernihiv

Denys Favorov with Desna Chernihiv during the match against Dynamo Kyiv at the Chernihiv Stadium

In March 2016 he signed with Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian First League, signing a contract for 1.5 years. In Chernigov, he soon became one of the leaders of the team.[3] In week 3 of the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League season, he was voted Player of the Week.[4]

On 13 July 2017 Favorov signed a new contract with Desna for a period of 3 years.[5] With Desna, he was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2017–18 season.[6]

In the 2018–19 season, Favorov finished with 15 goals in all competitions, making him the team's top scorer and earning him Player of the Year honours.[7]

During the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League play-offs, he scored a penalty in a 2–0 away win against Kolos Kovalivka.[8] On 5 July 2020, he scored two goals against FC Kolos Kovalivka on his way to Play of the Week plaudits.[9][10]

These efforts earned Desna a place in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round for the first time in club history.[11]

Favarov was included in the Best IX squad for the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League.[12]

Zorya Luhansk

On 9 August 2020, Favorov signed a 2-year contract with Zorya Luhansk in the Ukrainian Premier League.[13] On 22 August he scored his first goal for the new club against Desna Chernihiv at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin in Chernihiv in the first match of the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League.[14]

On 22 October he made his debut in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.[15] On 3 December he provided the assist for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh's for the winning goal against Leicester in the return fixture at Slavutych-Arena.[16] On 17 April 2021, he scored against Vorskla Poltava in the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League.[17]

Wieczysta Kraków

On 2 August 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Polish III liga side Wieczysta Kraków. On 6 August, he played his first match with the new club against Ostrowiec.[18] On 24 September he scored his first goal with the new club against Unia Tarnów.[19]

Personal life

His younger brother Artem Favorov is also a professional footballer.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 November 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Poltava 2013–14 Ukrainian First League 11 0 0 0 – 11 0
Cherkaskyi Dnipro 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League 8 2 0 0 – 8 2
2014–15 Ukrainian Second League 15 0 0 0 – 15 0
Total 23 2 0 0 – 23 2
Poltava 2014–15 Ukrainian First League 6 2 0 0 – 6 2
2015–16 Ukrainian First League 17 4 0 0 – 17 4
Total 23 6 0 0 – 23 6
Desna Chernihiv 2015–16 Ukrainian First League 11 3 0 0 – 11 3
2016–17 Ukrainian First League 32 6 3 1 – 35 7
2017–18 Ukrainian First League 27 15 2 1 – 29 16
2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 31 6 2 1 – 33 7
2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 31 8 2 0 – 33 8
Total 132 38 9 3 – 141 41
Zorya Luhansk 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 20 2 3 0 6[a] 0 29 2
2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 16 1 1 0 7[a] 0 24 1
Total 36 3 4 0 13 0 53 3
Wieczysta Kraków 2022–23 III liga 29 5 1 0 – 30 5
2023–24 III liga 18 8 1 0 – 19 8
Total 47 13 2 0 – 49 13
Career total 272 62 15 3 13 0 300 65
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Desna Chernihiv

Zorya Luhansk

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Фаворов Денис Владимирович". www.footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ Чернігівська «Десна» підписала сім новачків і відправиться на збори в Анталію (in Ukrainian). 1927.kiev.ua. 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Д. Фаворов: мне нравится Десна, и я верю в её перспективы". SportArena.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Денис Фаворов - Герой третього туру у Першій лізі". pfl.ua.
  5. ^ "Денис Фаворов продовжив контракт з Десною". Официальный сайт ФК «Десна». 13 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ^ Johnson, Dale (20 June 2018). "European league champions and European qualification 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. ^ "V отчетно-выборная конференция ПФЛ Украины. Текстовая трансляция". metalist1925.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Kolos - Desna | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Desna - Kolos | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Денис Фаворов — найкращий гравець 29-го туру Favbet Ліги!".
  11. ^ "Denys Favorov qualified with Desna for the Europa League third qualifying round". thetimeshub.in. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Denys Favorov |". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Denys Favorov signed with Zorya". zarya-lugansk.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Favorov scored against Desna | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Leicester City FC - FC Zorya Luhansk". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  16. ^ "FC Zorya Luhansk 1 - 0 Leicester City FC". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Ворскла 4 : 2 Зоря". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  18. ^ "DENYS FAVOROV ZAWODNIKIEM WIECZYSTEJ". kswieczysta.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  19. ^ "ODBLOKOWANI. WIECZYSTA - UNIA 7:0". www.kswieczysta.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Denys Favorov brother of Artem Favorov | Referee report". footballski.fr. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  21. ^ Denys Favorov at Soccerway
  22. ^ "Лауреатом нашого конкурсу вперше став представник "Десни"". www.ukrfootball.ua. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  23. ^ "У першому півріччі 2020-го найкращий — Д. Фаворов". www.ukrfootball.ua. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  24. ^ "Денис Фаворов — лучший игрок Десны в минувшем сезоне". www.football.ua. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

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Preceded byVadym Melnyk Captain of Desna Chernihiv 2018-2020 Succeeded byVladyslav Ohirya
Ukrainian Footballer of the Year
FC Desna Chernihiv Player of the Year
FC Desna Chernihiv
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