Fedor Černych
Fedor Ivanovič Černych (Russian: Фёдор Иванович Черных; born 21 May 1991) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder or winger for the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters. Born in Russia, he plays and captains for Lithuania national team.
| Černych with Dynamo Moscow in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fedor Ivanovič Černych | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger, Striker, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 91 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vilnius Football School | |||
| –2007 | Granitas Vilnius | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Granitas Vilnius | ||
| 2009–2014 | Dnepr Mogilev | 85 | (14) |
| 2012 | → Naftan Novopolotsk (loan) | 30 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Górnik Łęczna | 38 | (12) |
| 2015–2017 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 82 | (18) |
| 2018–2020 | Dynamo Moscow | 31 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Orenburg (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 61 | (6) |
| 2023 | AEL Limassol | 29 | (1) |
| 2024– | Kerala Blasters | 10 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Lithuania | 91 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:24, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Career edit
Černych was born in Moscow into a Russian family of Lithuanian descent. When his parents broke up, he went to live in Vilnius, Lithuania with his maternal grandparents.
He started his career at Granitas Vilnius, which then played in the LFF II league, South zone. In 2009, Černych signed a contract with Dnepr Mogilev.
Černych was loaned in 2012 to Naftan Novopolotsk when Dnepr Mogilev was relegated to the lower league.
In 2014, he signed for Polish club Górnik Łęczna. In an interview, he said that in Poland most of training was devoted to fitness.[1]
On 26 January 2018, he signed with the Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow.[2] On 31 March 2018, he scored his first goal for Dynamo, securing a 2–1 victory over Arsenal Tula.[3] On 21 October 2018, he scored the only goal of the game to help Dynamo defeat Zenit Saint Petersburg, which was leading the league at the time.[4]
On 21 August 2019, Fedor was loaned to FC Orenburg.[5]
On 8 September 2020, his contract with Dynamo Moscow was dissolved by mutual consent.[6]
On 17 September 2020, he returned to former club Jagiellonia Białystok.[7]
On 8 January 2023, Cypriot side AEL Limassol announced reaching an agreement in principle to sign Černych until June 2024, with an option for another year, with the move to be finalized following a medical examination.[8]
On 10 January 2024, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Černych, subject to a medical.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dnepr Mogilev | 2009 | Belarusian Premier League | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2011 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2014 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Total | 85 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 15 | ||
| Naftan (loan) | 2012 | Belarusian Premier League | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Górnik Łęczna | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 12 | |
| 2015–16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 38 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | ||
| Jagiellonia | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 36 | 13 | |||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Total | 82 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 90 | 20 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Orenburg (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Career total | 292 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 320 | 58 | ||
International edit
- As of 19 November 2022[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 89 | 14 | |
- As of match played 11 June 2022[13]
- Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Černych goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2013 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 3 | Latvia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 14 June 2015 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 17 | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 3 | 8 September 2015 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 19 | San Marino | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | 29 May 2016 | Klaipėda Central Stadium, Klaipėda, Lithuania | 24 | Estonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 Baltic Cup |
| 5 | 1 June 2016 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia | 25 | Latvia | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2016 Baltic Cup |
| 6 | 4 September 2016 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 27 | Slovenia | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 8 October 2016 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 28 | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 11 October 2016 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 29 | Malta | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 22 March 2019 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | 49 | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 10 | 9 October 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 68 | Bulgaria | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2022 World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 12 | 11 June 2022 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 75 | Faroe Islands | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League |
| 13 | 8 September 2023 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | 84 | Montenegro | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 14 | 17 October 2023 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | 87 | Hungary | 1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours edit
Naftan Novopolotsk
Individual
- Lithuanian Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017
References edit
- ^ Interview with Pressball.by
- ^ Лучший футболист Литвы – в «Динамо»! (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Dynamo-Arsenal game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Dynamo-Zenit game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 21 October 2018.
- ^ [FC Orenburg signed Fedor Cernych] (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Фёдор Черных покинул "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 8 September 2020.
- ^ (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Ανακοίνωση Έναρξης Συνεργασίας" (in Greek). AEL Limassol. 8 January 2023.
- ^ "KERALA BLASTERS FC SIGN LITHUANIA CAPTAIN FEDOR CERNYCH". Indian Super League. 10 January 2024.
- ^ Fedor Černych at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ^ Fedor Černych at Soccerway
- ^ "Fedor Černych". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Fedor Černych". European Football. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
External links edit
- Fedor Černych at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Fedor Černych – UEFA competition record ()
- Fedor Černych – UEFA competition record ()
- Fedor Černych at FootballDatabase.eu