Yuri Lodygin
Lodygin with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2014
Personal information
Full name Yuri Vladimirovich Lodygin
Date of birth (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Vladimir, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 12
Youth career
2008–2009 Skoda Xanthi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Skoda Xanthi 24 (0)
2010–2011 → Eordaikos (loan) 25 (0)
2013–2019 Zenit Saint Petersburg 111 (0)
2019 → Olympiacos (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 Gaziantep 2 (0)
2020 Arsenal Tula 2 (0)
2021–2022 PAS Giannina 45 (0)
2022– Panathinaikos 14 (0)
International career‡
2010–2012 Greece U21 3 (0)
2013– Russia 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2016

Yuri Vladimirovich Lodygin (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Лодыгин, Greek: Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν; born 26 May 1990) is a Russian-Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League club Panathinaikos.[1] Although he represented the Russia national team at senior level, he had previously represented Greece at youth level.

Club career

Born in Vladimir to a Russian father and a Pontic Greek mother, Lodygin has lived in Greece since 2000, playing for Skoda Xanthi, coming from the youth team. During the 2008–09 season, his performances with the Skoda Xanthi U21 team lead to his first professional contract with the first team, which he signed on 17 June 2009. He was then loaned at Eordaikos 2007 for the 2010–11 season, where he made 25 first team appearances. He later returned to Skoda Xanthi, where he made his first appearance in the last match of the season against Ergotelis; since the 2012–13 season, he has been a member of the starting line-up. He was a member of the Greek U21 Football Team.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

In June 2013, Lodygin moved to Russia, joining Zenit Saint Petersburg for a fee of €800,000.

Olympiacos

On 27 January 2019, he returned to Greece, joining Olympiacos on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]

On 16 June 2019, general director of Zenit Aleksandr Medvedev announced that the club will not offer Lodygin a contract extension for 2019–20 season.[3]

On 3 August 2019, he signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club Gazişehir Gaziantep.[4] On 10 January 2020 he announced that he left Gazişehir Gaziantep.[5]

On 18 February 2020, he signed with Russian Premier League club Arsenal Tula until the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]

PAS Giannina

On 20 January 2021, Lodygin joined Super League Greece side PAS Giannina.[7][8] On 27 January 2021 he made his debut against AEK Athens at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, winning 2–0.[9][10] He also played against Panathinaikos, progressing into the semi-final of the Greek Cup.[11][12] On 8 May 2021, he extended his contract with Ioannina for one additional year. During his time on PAS Giannina, he managed to establish himself as the first choice keeper immediately after signing, replacing Lefteris Choutesiotis.[13][14] Due to his winning mentality, character, leadership and great personality, Lodygin was one of the most important players for PAS Giannina on the 2021-22 campaign. Moreover, his attitude and goalkeeping skills helped him gain many fans, making him very popular among the club's fanbase. He is regarded as a club legend, as the best goalkeeper, and one of the best players to ever play for PAS Giannina.[15][16][17]

Panathinaikos

On 4 June 2022, he signed a two-year deal with Panathinaikos.[18][19][20] On 15 December 2022 he made his debut with the new club against Volos in Greek Cup.[21]

International career

Lodygin represented Greece internationally at youth level, obtaining three caps with the U21 side between 2010 and 2012. He was called up to the Greece senior squad in May 2013. He was called up again in August 2013, but he refused to report.

He was called up by Fabio Capello to the Russian squad for the first time on 4 October 2013 for the team's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg and Azerbaijan.[22] He made his debut for Russia on 19 November 2013 in a friendly against South Korea.

On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[23] Igor Akinfeev played in goal for all of their matches in a group stage exit. He was also included in Russia's Euro 2016 squad.[24]

After an eight-year break, Lodygin was called up to the national team once again for friendlies in March 2024.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 March 2024[26]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eordaikos 2010–11 Football League (Greece) 25 0 2 0 – – 27 0
Skoda Xanthi 2011–12 Super League Greece 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2012–13 Super League Greece 23 0 1 0 – – 24 0
Total 24 0 1 0 – – 25 0
Zenit St. Petersburg 2013–14 Russian Premier League 30 0 0 0 11[a] 0 1[b] 0 42 0
2014–15 Russian Premier League 28 0 0 0 16[c] 0 – 44 0
2015–16 Russian Premier League 27 0 3 0 6[a] 0 1[b] 0 37 0
2016–17 Russian Premier League 15 0 2 0 7[d] 0 1[b] 0 25 0
2017–18 Russian Premier League 11 0 1 0 3[d] 0 – 15 0
2018–19 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 – 1 0
Total 111 0 6 0 44 0 3 0 164 0
Olympiacos 2018–19 Super League Greece 2 0 1 0 0 0 – 3 0
Gaziantep 2019–20 Süper Lig 2 0 3 0 – – 5 0
Arsenal Tula 2019–20 Russian Premier League 2 0 – – – 2 0
PAS Giannina 2020–21 Super League Greece 13 0 4 0 – – 17 0
2021–22 Super League Greece 32 0 1 0 – – 33 0
Total 45 0 5 0 – – 50 0
Panathinaikos 2022–23 Super League Greece 2 0 4 0 0 0 – 6 0
2023–24 Super League Greece 12 0 2 0 1[d] 0 – 15 0
Career total 225 0 23 0 45 0 3 0 296 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b c Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  3. ^ Ten appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 1 June 2016
Russia
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 5 0
2015 3 0
2016 2 0
Total 11 0

Honours

Club

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Olympiacos

Panathinaikos

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Лодыгин Юрий Владимирович". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Yuri Lodygin moves to Olympiacos on loan for the rest of the season". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Гендиректор: ФК "Зенит" уже сформировал вратарскую бригаду на сезон-2019/20" [General director of Zenit: The goalkeeping squad for 2019–20 is finalized] (in Russian). TASS. 16 June 2019.
  4. ^ "YURI LODYGIN GAZİŞEHİR'DE!" [YURI LODYGIN IS IN GAZISEHIR!] (in Turkish). Gazişehir Gaziantep F.K. 3 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Thank you very much for everything @gaziantepfk !". Yuri Lodygin. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  6. ^ "ЮРИЙ ЛОДЫГИН – ВРАТАРЬ "АРСЕНАЛА"" (Press release) (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 18 February 2020.
  7. ^ "СМИ: Лодыгин станет игроком греческого клуба "ПАС"". rsport.ria.ru (in Russian). 20 January 2021.
  8. ^ "WELCOME YURI". 20 January 2021.
  9. ^ "AEK Athens – PAS Giannina 0-2". slgr.gr. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  10. ^ ""Δεν θα μπορούσα καλύτερο ντεμπούτο"". sportsioannina.gr. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  11. ^ "PAS Giannina FC 2 – 1 Panathinaikos FC". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Panathinaikos 1 – 2 PAS Giannina FC". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  13. ^ "ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα: Μέσα ο Λοντίγκιν, εκτός ο Εραμούσπε στο ΟΑΚΑ με ΑΕΚ". 26 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Λοντίγκιν: "Το καλύτερο ντεμπούτο με τον ΠΑΣ"". 27 January 2021.
  15. ^ "PASsports – Το διαβατήριο στα σπορ".
  16. ^ "PASsports – Το διαβατήριο στα σπορ".
  17. ^ "PASsports – Το διαβατήριο στα σπορ".
  18. ^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Συμφωνία με τον Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν – Ποιος θα αποχωρήσει εκ των Μπρινιόλι και Διούδη". eleftherostypos.gr. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Λοντίγκιν μέχρι το 2024!". sigmalive.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Ο Παναθηναϊκός έκλεισε τον Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν για δύο χρόνια". sport24.gr. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  21. ^ "PANATHINAIKOS VS. VOLOS NFC 3 – 0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  22. ^ Определен состав национальной сборной (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 4 October 2013.
  23. ^ Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
  24. ^ Russia Squad
  25. ^ "Юрий Лодыгин пополнит состав сборной России на мартовском сборе" [Yuri Lodygin added to Russia's lineup during the March camp] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 12 March 2024.
  26. ^ Yuri Lodygin at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Καλύτερος τερματοφύλακας της Super League ο Λοντίγκιν". sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  28. ^ "Super League Greece on Instagram: "👐 #CleanSheets #SLGR #Season2021_22 ⛔️ 1. Αλμπέρτο #Brignoli 1⃣4⃣ -. Χουλιαν #Cuesta 1⃣4⃣ -. Γιούρι #Lodygin 1⃣4⃣ 4. Τόμας #Vaclik 1⃣3⃣ 5. Αλέξανδρος #Paschalakis 1⃣2⃣ #Goalkeepers #Football"".

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