Vitali Aleksandrovich Lystsov (Russian: Виталий Александрович Лысцов; born 11 July 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.
![]() Lystsov with Krylia Sovetov in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vitali Aleksandrovich Lystsov | ||
Date of birth | (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Voronezh, Russia | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2014 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1 | (0) |
2014–2015 | União Leiria | 7 | (0) |
2015 | → Benfica B (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2015–2019 | Benfica B | 48 | (4) |
2016–2017 | → Tondela (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 8 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 5 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Akhmat Grozny (loan) | 13 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Russia U17 | 10 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Russia U19 | 5 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Russia U21 | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2016 |
Born in Voronezh and a product of FC Lokomotiv Moscow's football youth department, Lystsov debuted in the Russian Premier League for Lokomotiv Moscow in a match against FC Krasnodar on 24 November 2012.[1] About two years later, he moved to U.D. Leiria in Portugal to play in the country's third-level league.
On 2 February 2015, Lystsov joined Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica on a season-long loan from União de Leiria, and with a buyout clause, being assigned to the former's reserve team in LigaPro.[2][3] He debuted for Benfica B against Académico de Viseu on 8 February.[4] Later, on 31 May, União Leiria announced that he had signed a five-year contract with Benfica.[5] On 6 July 2016, he was loaned out to Primeira Liga side C.D. Tondela for one season.[6] He then returned to Benfica B in the following season.
On 2 September 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.[7]
On 3 August 2020, he returned to Lokomotiv Moscow, signing a 4-year contract.[8]
On 23 June 2021, he joined Akhmat Grozny on loan for the 2021–22 season.[9] On 15 July 2022, Lystsov's contract with Lokomotiv was terminated by mutual consent.[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lokomotiv Moscow | 2012–13 | RPL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
União de Leiria | 2014–15 | CDP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
Benfica B | 2014–15 | LigaPro | 14 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 27 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | 21 | 3 | – | – | 21 | 3 | ||||
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | ||
Tondela (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | |
Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2019–20 | RPL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | |
Lokomotiv Moscow | 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total (2 spells) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Akhmat Grozny (loan) | 2021–22 | RPL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | |
Career total | 102 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 7 |
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