Matvei Safonov
Safonov with Krasnodar in 2022
Personal information
Full name Matvei Yevgenyevich Safonov
Date of birth (1999-02-25) 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 134 (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 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

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

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for FC Krasnodar on 13 August 2017 in a game against FC Amkar Perm.[1]

International career

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.[2]

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[3] He made his debut on 1 June in a friendly against Poland. On 2 June, he was included in the final squad.[4] On 16 June, he played in Russia's second group game against Finland, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory.[5] 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.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Krasnodar 2017–18 Russian Premier League 100000—10
2018–19 Russian Premier League 140205[lower-alpha 1]0—210
2019–20 Russian Premier League 270006[lower-alpha 2]0—330
2020–21 Russian Premier League 210006[lower-alpha 3]0—270
2021–22 Russian Premier League 27000——270
2022–23 Russian Premier League 27090––360
2023–24 Russian Premier League 15000––150
Total 1320110170001600
Krasnodar-2 2017–18 Russian Second League 10——3[lower-alpha 4]040
2018–19 Russian First League 160——3[lower-alpha 4]0190
2020–21 Russian First League 10———10
Total 180000060240
Career total 1500110170601840
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the FNL Cup

International

As of match played 20 November 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia 202180
202340
Total120

References

  1. ↑ "Krasnodar v Amkar game report". Russian Premier League. 13 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Матвей Сафонов – в национальной сборной!" [Matvey Safonov in national team!] (in Russian). Russia national football team. 9 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. 16 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Russia v Denmark game report". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Matvey Safonov at Soccerway
  8. ↑ "Safonov, Matvei". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2021.


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