Dmitri Dmitriyevich Poloz (Russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич По́лоз; born 12 July 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a winger or second striker for Torpedo Moscow.

Dmitri Poloz
Poloz with Rostov in 2022
Personal information
Full name Dmitri Dmitriyevich Poloz
Date of birth (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Stavropol, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Torpedo Moscow
Number 7
Youth career
1998–2004 Dynamo Stavropol
2005–2009 Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Lokomotiv Moscow 0 (0)
2012–2017 Rostov 127 (22)
2017–2019 Zenit St.Petersburg 19 (1)
2018–2019Rubin Kazan (loan) 27 (5)
2019–2020 Sochi 27 (6)
2020–2023 Rostov 78 (28)
2023– Torpedo Moscow 11 (0)
International career
2009 Russia U-19 2 (1)
2011 Russia U-21 1 (0)
2012 Russia-2 1 (0)
2014–2018 Russia 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018

Club career edit

Poloz was born in Stavropol. He began to play football for his hometown club Dynamo Stavropol and joined the youth ranks of Lokomotiv Moscow in 2008.[1] On 15 July 2009, he made his professional debut for Lokomotiv Moscow in a 1-2 away loss to SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk in the Russian Cup.[2]

Rostov edit

On 10 January 2012, Poloz signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Rostov.[3] On 17 March 2012, he made his debut for a new club in a league game against Terek Grozny. On 7 December 2012, he scored his first league goal in a 2–3 home loss to Krasnodar.[citation needed]

Zenit St Petersburg edit

On 28 June 2017, Poloz signed a three-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[4]

Loan to Rubin Kazan edit

On 26 July 2018, he joined FC Rubin Kazan on loan for the 2018–19 season.[5]

Sochi edit

On 4 July 2019, he moved to PFC Sochi.[6]

Return to Rostov edit

On 23 August 2020, he returned to FC Rostov in exchange for Ivelin Popov.[7] On 28 November 2020, he scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 4–1 victory over FC Dynamo Moscow, two of his goals were from the penalty spot.[8] Poloz left Rostov in June 2023.[9]

International career edit

On 3 September 2014, Poloz made his national team debut in a friendly against Azerbaijan.[citation needed]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up.[10] He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.[11]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Russian Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv Moscow 2009 Russian Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0
2011–12 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rostov 2011–12 Russian Premier League 7 0 1 0 2[a] 0 10 0
2012–13 Russian Premier League 17 3 3 0 2[a] 0 22 3
2013–14 Russian Premier League 27 1 3 0 30 1
2014–15 Russian Premier League 20 4 1 0 2[b] 0 1[c] 0 24 4
2015–16 Russian Premier League 30 7 0 0 30 7
2016–17 Russian Premier League 26 7 0 0 14[d] 7 40 14
Total 127 22 11 0 16 7 5 0 156 29
Zenit St. Petersburg 2017–18 Russian Premier League 19 1 1 1 11[b] 1 31 3
Rubin Kazan 2018–19 Russian Premier League 27 5 3 0 30 5
Sochi 2019–20 Russian Premier League 24 5 1 0 25 5
2020–21 Russian Premier League 3 1 3 1
Total 27 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 6
Rostov 2020–21 Russian Premier League 26 6 1 0 1[b] 0 28 6
2021–22 Russian Premier League 27 14 1 0 28 14
2022–23 Russian Premier League 25 8 4 1 29 9
Total 78 28 6 1 1 0 0 0 85 29
Career total 278 62 20 2 28 8 5 0 333 72
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the relegation play-offs
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in the Russian Super Cup
  4. ^ Ten appearances, five goals in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances, two goals in the UEFA Europa League

International edit

As of 20 November 2018.[12]
Russia
Year Apps Goals
2014 2 0
2015 0 0
2016 4 0
2017 9 2
2018 4 1
Total 19 3

International goals edit

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 June 2017 Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary   Hungary 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 10 October 2017 Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia   Iran 1–1 1–1
3. 10 September 2018 Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia   Czech Republic 5–1 5–1

Honours edit

Rostov

References edit

  1. ^ "Дмитрий Дмитриевич ПОЛОЗ" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "СКА-Хабаровск (Хабаровск) - Локомотив (Москва) - Кубок России 2009" (in Russian). FC SKA-Khabarovsk. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Песьяков и Полоз перешли в "Ростов"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. January 10, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Полоз и Ерохин переходят в «Зенит» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. June 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Дмитрий Полоз проведет ближайший сезон в "Рубине"" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. July 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Дмитрий Полоз продолжит карьеру в "Сочи"" [Dmitri Poloz will continue his career at Sochi] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. July 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Полоз в "Ростове", Попов в "Сочи"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. August 23, 2020. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Rostov v Dynamo game report". Russian Premier League. November 28, 2020.
  9. ^ "СПАСИБО ЗА ВСЁ, ДИМА" (in Russian). FC Rostov. June 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. May 11, 2018.
  11. ^ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. June 3, 2018.
  12. ^ Dmitri Poloz at National-Football-Teams.com

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