Vitali Aleksandrovich Lystsov (; born 11 July 1995) is a Russian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Boavista.

Club career

Born in

Voronezh Voronezh ( ; , ) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects wes ...

and a product of

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's football youth department, Lystsov debuted in the

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for Lokomotiv Moscow in a match against

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on 24 November 2012. About two years later, he moved to U.D. Leiria in Portugal to play in the country's third-level league. On 2 February 2015, Lystsov joined Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica on a season-long loan from União de Leiria, and with a buyout clause, being assigned to the former's

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. He debuted for Benfica B against Académico de Viseu on 8 February. Later, on 31 May, União Leiria announced that he had signed a five-year contract with Benfica. On 6 July 2016, he was loaned out to

side C.D. Tondela for one season. He then returned to Benfica B in the following season. On 2 September 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with the

club Krylia Sovetov Samara. On 3 August 2020, he returned to

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, signing a 4-year contract. On 23 June 2021, he joined Akhmat Grozny on loan for the 2021–22 season. On 15 July 2022, Lystsov's contract with Lokomotiv was terminated by mutual consent. On 23 February 2023, Lystsov signed for

side

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. On 1 July, he left the club, after his contract had expired. On 14 September 2023, Lystsov returned to his former club União de Leiria, now competing in the

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. He signed a one-year contract.

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* * * 1995 births Living people Footballers from Voronezh Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russian Premier League players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players U.D. Leiria players Boavista F.C. players S.L. Benfica B players C.D. Tondela players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Akhmat Grozny players FC Khimki players Russian expatriate men's footballers Russian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-defender-1995-stub