Ruslan Romanovich Litvinov (; born 18 August 2001) is a Russian

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player who plays as a

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for

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 ...

and the Russian national team.

Club career

He made his debut in the

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for

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on 20 August 2019 in a game against

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, he substituted Mikhail Ignatov in the 79th minute. He made his debut for the main squad of

on 21 October 2020 in a Russian Cup game against

. He made his

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debut for Spartak on 5 December 2020 in a game against

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, he substituted Alex Král in the 3rd added minute. On 7 February 2022, Litvinov extended his contract with Spartak until May 2026. On 29 May 2022, he won the Russian Cup, playing the full

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against

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, which Spartak won 2–1.

International career

Litvinov was called up to the

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for the first time in November 2022 for friendly games against Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. He made his debut against Uzbekistan on 20 November 2022.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Spartak Moscow * Russian Cup: 2021–22 ;Individual *

Goal of the Month: March 2023. *

Team of the Season:

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References

External links

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Profile by Russian Football National League
* * 2001 births Footballers from Voronezh Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Spartak-2 Moscow players FC Spartak Moscow players Russian First League players Russian Premier League players 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-midfielder-stub