Ilya Aleksandrovich Pomazun (; born 16 August 1996) is a Russian

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player who plays as a

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for Spartak Moscow and the Russia national team.

Career

Club

After first being included on

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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

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, 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 pla ...

. In the

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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 () is a Russian professional association football club based in Yekaterinburg that plays in the Russian First League. History The club was founded in 1930 and was known as Avangard (1930–1948, 1953–1957), Zenit (1944� ...

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. On 2 February 2025, Pomazun joined Spartak Moscow on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

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 Footballers 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 FC Spartak Moscow players Russian Premier League players 21st-century Russian sportsmen