Nikita Aleksandrovich Chernov (; born 14 January 1996) is a Russian professional

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player who plays as a

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for Spartak Moscow and

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Club career

Born in

Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast Volzhsky or Volzhskiy ( rus, Волжский, p=ˈvoɫʂskʲɪɪ̯) is an industrial town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Volga River and its distributary the Akhtuba River, Akhtuba, northeast of Volgograd. Popula ...

, Chernov began his career at hometown team

FC Energiya Volzhsky FC Energiya Volzhsky () is an association football club from Volzhsky, Russia, founded in 1956. It plays in the Russian Amateur Football League. It spent several seasons in the Russian First Division The Russian First League (, Pervaya liga), ...

before joining

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...

in 2009. He made his professional debut on 24 September 2014 in a Russian Cup game against

FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk () is an association football club from Dzerzhinsk, Russia, founded in 1946. It played in the Soviet First League and the Russian First League (second level) from 1947 to 1949, from 1960 to 1962 and from 2013–14 to 2014–1 ...

. He also played in the next Russian Cup round against

FC Torpedo Moscow Football Club Torpedo Moscow (, ''FK Torpedo Moskva''), known as Torpedo Moscow, is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. The club will return to the Russian Premier League in the 2025–26 season. Their colours are white and b ...

on 29 October. On 30 July 2019, Chernov moved from CSKA Moscow to Krylia Sovetov Samara, where he played for two-and-a-half seasons. On 4 February 2022, Chernov signed a 4-year contract with

FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet Top League, Soviet championships (second only to FC Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Kyiv) and 10 Russian Premier League, Russian champ ...

beginning in the summer of 2022. On 22 February 2022, Spartak and Krylia Sovetov agreed to make the transfer immediate instead. Chernov scored his first goal for Spartak on 23 November 2022 in a 1-2

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defeat against Krylia Sovetov Samara.

International

He participated in the

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with Russia national under-17 football team. On 30 May 2015, Chernov made his first senior appearance in the

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in a friendly against

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before he played a single game in the domestic league. Later on, he replaced Vasili Berezutski early in a European qualifier against

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. In July 2015, Chernov was part of the Russian under-19 team which came runners-up to

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at the

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in Greece; he scored twice in a 4–1 semi-final victory over the hosts at the

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. After a break of 9 years, Chernov was called up to the senior team once again in May 2024 for a friendly against

Career statistics

Club

Notes

Honours

;CSKA Moscow *

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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 ...

. ;Krylia Sovetov Samara *

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: 2020–21 ;Spartak Moscow * Russian Cup: 2021–22

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chernov, Nikita 1996 births Sportspeople from Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast Footballers from Volgograd Oblast Living people Men's association football defenders Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers PFC CSKA Moscow players FC Baltika Kaliningrad players FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players FC Ural Yekaterinburg players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Spartak Moscow players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players 21st-century Russian sportsmen