Dmitry Vyacheslavovich Vasilyev (russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Васильев; born 2 May 1985) is a former

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n professional footballer.

Club career

Studied in Hajduk Split 2001-2003. Was selected in junior and youth combined teams, Shinnik, Krilya Sovetov, FC League, FC Sochi. He made his professional debut in the

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 200 ...

in 2005 for

FC Shinnik Yaroslavl FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (russian: Футбольный клуб «Шинник» Ярославль) is a Russian football club, based in Yaroslavl. From 1957 to 1960 the team was called Khimik (russian: Химик - "the chemist"). In the USSR ...

. He played 3 games in the

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for

. He should not be confused with Dmitry Vladimirovich Vasilyev, a former Russian international who also played for

Personal life

His grandfather Vasili Vasilyev played in the

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in the 1950s for

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and Admiralteets Leningrad and later was a manager for many clubs. His father Vyacheslav Vasilyev played in the

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for

FC Fakel Voronezh FC Fakel Voronezh (russian: Футбольный клуб "Факел" Воронеж) is a Soviet and Russian professional football club based in Voronezh. Founded in 1947, the club has played in the Soviet Top League and the Russian Premier Le ...

and

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References

1985 births Sportspeople from Sochi Living people Russian footballers Russia youth international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Association football forwards FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Luch Vladivostok players Russian Premier League players Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Ukraine {{Russia-footy-forward-1980s-stub