Matvei Safonov
 Safonov with Krasnodar in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matvei Yevgenyevich Safonov | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavropol, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Krasnodar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Krasnodar | 142 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | → Krasnodar-2 | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Russia U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Russia U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Russia U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Russia U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Russia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Russia U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2021– | Russia | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Matvei Yevgenyevich Safonov (Russian: Матвей Евгеньевич Сафонов; born 25 February 1999) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Krasnodar and the Russia national team.
Club career[edit]
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for FC Krasnodar on 13 August 2017 in a game against FC Amkar Perm.[1]
On 18 January 2024, Safonov extended his contract with FC Krasnodar to 31 January 2029.[2]
International career[edit]
On 9 October 2020, he was called up to Russia national football team for the first time for UEFA Nations League games against Turkey and Hungary.[3]
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[4] He made his debut on 1 June in a friendly against Poland. On 2 June, he was included in the final squad.[5] On 16 June, he played in Russia's second group game against Finland, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory.[6] He played again on 21 June in the last group game against Denmark, allowing 4 goals in a 1–4 loss, as Russia was eliminated.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 24 April 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Krasnodar | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 142 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 0 | ||
| Krasnodar-2 | 2017–18 | Russian Second League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Russian First League | 16 | 0 | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Russian First League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 160 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 194 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in the FNL Cup
International[edit]
- As of match played 21 March 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Krasnodar v Amkar game report". Russian Premier League. 13 August 2017.
- ^ ""КРАСНОДАР" ПЕРЕПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С МАТВЕЕМ САФОНОВЫМ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Матвей Сафонов – в национальной сборной!" [Matvey Safonov in national team!] (in Russian). Russia national football team. 9 October 2020.
- ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Russia v Denmark game report". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
- ^ Matvey Safonov at Soccerway
- ^ "Safonov, Matvei". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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- 1999 births
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- Russia men's under-21 international footballers
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