Denys Yuriyovych Popov ( uk, Денис Юрійович Попов; born 17 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a defender for FC Dynamo Kyiv.

Club career

Born in

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, Popov is a product of the RVUFK Kyiv and Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive schools. He played for FC Dynamo in the

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and in July 2017 he was promoted to the senior squad team. Popov made his debut in the

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League' ...

for Dynamo Kyiv only on 13 April 2019, playing in a winning match against

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International career

In 2019, Popov played a key role in Ukraine U20's first ever

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title. He appeared in six of his team's seven matches at the tournament, scoring three goals. He missed the final against

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after being

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in the semifinal match against

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. He made his debut for Ukraine national team on 23 May 2021 in a friendly against Bahrain.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv *

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: 2019–20,

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Ukraine U20 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Popov, Denys 1999 births Living people Piddubny Olympic College alumni Sportspeople from Mykolaiv Oblast Ukrainian footballers FC Dynamo Kyiv players Ukrainian Premier League players Association football defenders Ukraine youth international footballers Ukraine under-21 international footballers Ukraine international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players