Ilya Aleksandrovich Pomazun (russian: Илья Александрович Помазун; born 16 August 1996) is a Russian football player who plays as a

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for Ural Yekaterinburg, on loan from

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, and the Russia national team.

Career

Club

After first being included on

PFC CSKA Moscow Professional Football Club CSKA (russian: link=yes, Профессиональный футбольный клуб – ЦСКА, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English: ...

roster in March 2012 at the age of 15, Pomazun made his debut in the

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for the club on 6 August 2017 in a game against

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

, due to an injury to the first-choice goalkeeper

Igor Akinfeev Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev ( rus, Игорь Владимирович Акинфеев, Igor' Vladimirovich Akinfeyev, p=ˈiɡərʲ vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ɐkʲɪnˈfʲe(j)ɪf; born 8 April 1986) is a Russian professional footballer who pl ...

. In the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage 1–0 victory over defending champions

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, starting goalkeeper

was sent off for complaining. Pomazun was injured for that game, so Georgi Kyrnats was substituted to replace Akinfeev. On the next Champions League game day on 23 October 2018, when Akinfeev was serving his disqualification, Pomazun started the away game against

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which CSKA lost 0–3. On 5 August 2020, he extended his CSKA contract throughout the 2024–25 season and joined

FC Ural Yekaterinburg FC Ural Yekaterinburg (russian: ФК Урал) is a Russian association football club based in Yekaterinburg. They play in the Russian Premier League. History The club was founded in 1930 and was known as Avangard (1930–1948, 1953–1957), Ze ...

on loan for the 2020–21 season. On 25 February 2021, his loan was cut short and Pomazun returned to CSKA. On 9 June 2021, he extended his contract with CSKA until the end of the 2025–26 season and joined Ural on loan once again, for the 2021–22 season. On 16 June 2022, Pomazun extended his CSKA contract until 2027 and returned to Ural on loan for the 2022–23 season. On 3 July 2023, Pomazun extended his CSKA contract until 2028 and returned to Ural on his fourth loan.

International

Pomazun was called up to the

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for the first time in March 2023 for a training camp. He made his debut on 16 October 2023 in a friendly against Kenya.

Personal life

Pomazun's father, Oleksandr Pomazun, played as a goalkeeper, representing

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internationally before re-settling in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pomazun, Ilya 1996 births Sportspeople from Kaliningrad Russian people of Ukrainian descent Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers PFC CSKA Moscow players FC Ural Yekaterinburg players Russian Premier League players