Nikita Ivanovich Korzun (Belarusian: Мікіта Іванавіч Корзун; Russian: Никита Иванович Корзун; born 6 March 1995) is a Belarusian professional football player who plays for Kazakhstani club Yelimay and the Belarus national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nikita Ivanovich Korzun | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Minsk, Belarus | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yelimay | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Dinamo Minsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Dinamo Minsk | 47 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Dynamo Kyiv | 20 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Dinamo Minsk (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Al-Fateh (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Vilafranquense (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 59 | (2) |
| 2024– | Yelimay | 22 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Belarus U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Belarus U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Belarus U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 2016– | Belarus | 28 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editDinamo Minsk
editA product of the Dinamo Minsk youth system, Korzun made his senior debut on 17 November 2012, when he came on as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–0 away victory against FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.[1][2] Over the next 3 seasons, he went on to make 67 appearances for the club across all tournaments.[3]
Dynamo Kyiv
editOn 1 February 2016, Korzun signed a 5-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[4] However, he struggled to win a regular place in the side, and didn't make his debut until 14 May 2016 (4-1 road victory against FC Metalist Kharkiv).[5] Over the next two seasons, Korzun played sparingly, mostly as a substitute.
On 24 July 2018, it was announced that Korzun would return to Dinamo Minsk on loan, until the end of the season.[6]
In January 2019, he joined Saudi team Al-Fateh on loan until January 2020.[7]
International career
editKorzun represented Belarus at all levels of youth football. He made his senior team debut on 27 May 2016 in Belfast, in a 3-0 friendly loss to Northern Ireland.[8][9]
Honours
editClub
edit- Dynamo Kyiv
- Shakhtyor Soligorsk
References
edit- ^ "Nikita KORZUN – warrior with promising prospects". FC Dynamo Kyiv official website. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "32 тур (Торпедо-БелАЗ (Жодино) - Динамо (Минск)) - 22-й чемпионат Беларуси (2012) (Беларусь, Высшая лига) - Статистика : Football.By : Белорусский и мировой футбол" (in Russian). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Mikita Korzun - welcome back!". FC Dinamo Minsk official website. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "FC Dynamo Kyiv sign Nikita KORZUN!". FC Dynamo Kyiv official website. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Металлист 1:4 Динамо / Украина. Премьер-лига, 26 тур; онлайн, анонс, статистика, отчёт" (in Russian). football.ua. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Mikita Korzun - welcome back!". FC Dinamo Minsk official website. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Никита Корзун на правах аренды перешел в "Аль-Фатех"" [Nikita Korzun is Loaned to Al-Fateh] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Kyiv official website. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Nikita KORZUN makes his debut for Belarus national team". FC Dynamo Kyiv official website. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "2016 год (Северная Ирландия - Беларусь) - Товарищеские матчи сборной Беларуси (Национальные сборные, Товарищеские матчи) - Статистика : Football.By : Белорусский и мировой футбол" (in Russian). football.by. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
External links
edit- Nikita Korzun at Soccerway
- Nikita Korzun at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Profile at Dinamo Minsk website
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