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Yuri Vladimirovich Lodygin (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Лодыгин, Greek: Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν; born 26 May 1990) is a Russian 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.

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 32)
Place of birth	Vladimir, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club 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	0	(0)
National team‡
2010–2012	Greece U21	3	(0)
2013–	Russia	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2016

Club career

Born in Vladimir to a Russian father and a Pontic Greek mother, and lived since 2000 in Greece, Lodygin played for Skoda Xanthi, coming from the youth team. During the 2008–09 season, his performances with the Skoda Xanthi U21 team, which finished first in the U21 Greek Super League, 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 (and 2 in the Greek Cup). 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 member of the Greek U21 Football Team.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

In June 2013, Lodygin moved to Russia to play for 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 with the new team against AEK Athens at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, winning 2–0.[9][10] He also played against Panathinaikos where he got into the semi-final of the Greek Cup in the season 2020-21.[11][12] On 8 May 2021, he extended his contract with the club of Ioannina for one additional year. In the season 2021–22 with the club of Ioannina got 6th place in Super League Greece and been the second main club with most appareances in his career.[13][14][15] During his time on PAS Giannina F.C., he managed to establish himself as the first choice keeper, immediately after signing, replacing Lefteris Choutesiotis.[16][17] Lodygin, due to his winning mentality, character, leadership and great personality, was one of the most important players for PAS Giannina triumph 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.[18][19][20]

Panathinaikos

On 4 June 2022, he signed two years contract with Panathinaikos.[21][22][23]

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.[24] 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.[25] 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.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 May 2022[27]

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	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	42	0
	2014–15	Russian Premier League	28	0	0	0	16	0	–		44	0
	2015–16	Russian Premier League	27	0	3	0	6	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	0
	2016–17	Russian Premier League	15	0	2	0	7	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	25	0
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	11	0	1	0	3	0	–		15	0
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			211	0	17	0	44	0	3	0	276	0

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

• Russian Premier League: 2014–15, 2018–19
• Russian Cup: 2015–16
• Russian Super Cup: 2015, 2016

Individual

• Most clean sheets in Super League Greece: 2021–22[28]
• Super League Fantasy League Goalkeeper of the Season: 2021–22[29][30]
• Super League Fantasy League Player of the Season: 2021–22[31]
• List of 33 top players of the Russian Premier League: #2 (2013–14)[32]

References

External links

• gazzetta.gr an article about Yuri Lodygin
• Yuri Lodygin at Soccerway
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На других языках

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[de] Juri Wladimirowitsch Lodygin

Juri Wladimirowitsch Lodygin (russisch Ю́рий Влади́мирович Лодыгин, griechisch Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν; * 26. Mai 1990 in Wladimir, Russische SFSR, Sowjetunion) ist ein russisch-griechischer Fußballspieler. Er spielt auf der Position des Torwartes und steht bei Panathinaikos Athen unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Yuri Lodygin

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[fr] Iouri Lodyguine

Iouri Vladimirovitch Lodyguine (en russe : Юрий Владимирович Лодыгин) est un footballeur international russe, né le 26 mai 1990 à Vladimir.

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[it] Jurij Lodygin

Jurij Vladimirovič Lodygin (in russo: Юрий Владимирович Лодыгин?, in greco Γιούρι Λοντίγκιν, angl. Yuriy Lodygin -; Vladimir, 26 maggio 1990) è un calciatore russo, di origine greca, portiere del PAS Giannina.

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[ru] Лодыгин, Юрий Владимирович

Ю́рий Влади́мирович Лоды́гин (род. 26 мая 1990[1], Владимир) — российский и греческий футболист, вратарь клуба «Панатинаикос». Выступал за сборную России.

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