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Nikita Iosifov
Iosifov with Lokomotiv in 2021
Personal information
Full name Nikita Igorevich Iosifov
Date of birth (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23)
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)
2019–2021Kazanka 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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 13 December 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Club

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Lokomotiv Moscow

References

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  1. ^ "Rubin v Lokomotiv game report". Russian Premier League. 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ "IOSIFOV, TALENTO Y PROYECCIÓN PARA EL VILLARREAL B" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Atletico Madrid v Villarreal game report". Soccerway. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Manchester United v Villarreal game report". UEFA. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Victoria v Villarreal game report". Soccerway. 30 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Villarreal v Mallorca". Soccerway. 22 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Los cuatro jugadores terminan su vinculación contractual con el filial amarillo" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 30 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Nikita Iosifov es nuevo jugador rojillo" (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 5 July 2023.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Nikita Iosifov at Soccerway
  11. ^ "Lokomotiv beat FNL champions Krylia to win Russian Cup". Russian Premier League. 12 May 2021.
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