Denys Yuriyovych Popov (; born 17 February 1999) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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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

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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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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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Ukraine U20 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Popov, Denys 1999 births Living people Piddubny Olympic College alumni Footballers from Mykolaiv Oblast Ukrainian men's footballers FC Dynamo Kyiv players Ukrainian Premier League players Men's association football central defenders Ukraine men's youth international footballers 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers Ukraine men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2020 players