Denys Favorov

Denys Favorov
Денис Фаворов
Favorow with Zorya Luhansk in 2021
Personal information
Full name Denys Volodymyrovych Favorov
Date of birth (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Wieczysta Kraków II (assistant)
Youth career
2004–2005 Dynamo Kyiv
2005–2007 Vidradnyi Kyiv
2007–2008 Arsenal Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Arsenal Kyiv 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Slavutych Cherkasy (loan) 31 (1)
2013 Poltava 11 (0)
2014 Cherkaskyi Dnipro 23 (3)
2015 Poltava 23 (6)
2016–2020 Desna Chernihiv 130 (37)
2020–2022 Zorya Luhansk 36 (3)
2022–2024 Wieczysta Kraków 59 (14)
2025 Kotwica Kołobrzeg 9 (1)
Total 322 (65)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Denys Volodymyrovych Favorov (Ukrainian: Денис Володимирович Фаворов; born 1 April 1991) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1] He currently works as an assistant coach of III liga club Wieczysta Kraków II.

Career

Cherkaskyi Dnipro

In 2014, he played for Cherkaskyi Dnipro.[2]

Desna Chernihiv

Denys Favorov with Desna Chernihiv

In March 2016, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian First League club Desna Chernihiv. In Chernihiv, he soon became one of the leaders of the team.[3] In week 3 of the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League season, he was voted Player of the Week.[4]

On 13 July 2017, Favorov signed a new contract with Desna for a period of three years.[5] With Desna, he was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2017–18 season.[6]

In the 2018–19 season, Favorov finished with 15 goals in all competitions, making him the team's top scorer and earning him Player of the Year honours.[7]

During the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League play-offs, he scored a penalty in a 2–0 away win against Kolos Kovalivka.[8] On 5 July 2020, he scored two goals against Kolos Kovalivka on his way to Play of the Week plaudits.[9][10]

These efforts earned Desna a place in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round for the first time in club history.[11]

Favarov was included in the Best IX squad for the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League.[12]

Zorya Luhansk

On 9 August 2020, Favorov signed a two-year contract with Zorya Luhansk in the Ukrainian Premier League.[13] On 22 August, he scored his first goal for the new club against Desna Chernihiv at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin in Chernihiv in the first match of the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League.[14]

On 22 October 2020, he made his debut in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.[15] On 3 December, he provided the assist for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh's winning goal against Leicester in the return fixture at Slavutych-Arena.[16] On 17 April 2021, he scored in a 2–4 league loss to Vorskla Poltava.[17]

Wieczysta Kraków

On 2 August 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Polish III liga side Wieczysta Kraków. On 6 August, he played his first match with the new club against Ostrowiec.[18] On 24 September, he scored his first goal for Wieczysta against Unia Tarnów.[19]

Favorow featured regularly for Wieczysta, as the won group IV of the III liga in mid-2024 and won promotion to the third division.[20] Shortly after, on 8 June 2024, it was announced Favorow would leave the club at the end of the month.[21]

Kotwica Kołobrzeg

On 14 March 2025, he signed a contract with Kotwica Kołobrzeg in I liga.[22] On 22 June 2025, he left the club along with the entire Kotwica roster.[23]

Coaching career

In August 2025, Favorov founded the Wolves Kraków academy. In March 2026, he returned to Wieczysta Kraków as an assistant at their under-19 team.[24] In July 2026, he was moved to the reserve team to operate in the same role.[25]

Personal life

His younger brother Artem Favorov is also a professional footballer.[26]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[27]
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Poltava 2013–14 Ukrainian First League 11000—110
Cherkaskyi Dnipro 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League 8200—82
2014–15 Ukrainian Second League 15100—151
Total 23300—233
Poltava 2014–15 Ukrainian First League 6200—62
2015–16 Ukrainian First League 17400—174
Total 23600—236
Desna Chernihiv 2015–16 Ukrainian First League 11300—113
2016–17 Ukrainian First League 30531—336
2017–18 Ukrainian First League 271521—2916
2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 31621—337
2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 31820—338
Total 1303793—13940
Zorya Luhansk 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 202306[b]0292
2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 161107[b]0241
Total 36340130533
Wieczysta Kraków 2022–23 III liga, gr. IV 29510—305
2023–24 III liga, gr. IV 30910—319
Total 591420—6214
Kotwica Kołobrzeg 2024–25 I liga 91——91
Career total 2916415313031967
  1. ↑ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Polish Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Desna Chernihiv

Zorya Luhansk

Wieczysta Kraków

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Фаворов Денис Владимирович". www.footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Чернігівська «Десна» підписала сім новачків і відправиться на збори в Анталію (in Ukrainian). 1927.kiev.ua. 7 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Д. Фаворов: мне нравится Десна, и я верю в её перспективы". SportArena.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Денис Фаворов - Герой третього туру у Першій лізі". pfl.ua. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Денис Фаворов продовжив контракт з Десною". Официальный сайт ФК «Десна». 13 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Dale (20 June 2018). "European league champions and European qualification 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "V отчетно-выборная конференция ПФЛ Украины. Текстовая трансляция". metalist1925.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kolos - Desna | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Desna - Kolos | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Денис Фаворов — найкращий гравець 29-го туру Favbet Ліги!".
  11. ↑ "Denys Favorov qualified with Desna for the Europa League third qualifying round". thetimeshub.in. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Denys Favorov |". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Denys Favorov signed with Zorya". zarya-lugansk.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Favorov scored against Desna | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "Leicester City FC - FC Zorya Luhansk". UEFA. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "FC Zorya Luhansk 1 - 0 Leicester City FC". UEFA. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Ворскла 4 : 2 Зоря". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  18. ↑ "DENYS FAVOROV ZAWODNIKIEM WIECZYSTEJ". kswieczysta.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "ODBLOKOWANI. WIECZYSTA - UNIA 7:0". www.kswieczysta.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  20. 1 2 Piegza, Michał (18 May 2024). "Zrobili to! Wieczysta Kraków z awansem". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  21. ↑ "Zawodnicy odchodzą z Wieczystej". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  22. ↑ "Denys Favorov nowym zawodnikiem Kotwicy Kołobrzeg". kotwicakolobrzeg.com. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  23. ↑ Bernard, Aleksander (23 June 2025). "Polski klub upada. Wyciekł mail od prezesa. "Zwalniam wszystkich"". sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  24. ↑ "Denys Favorov w sztabie szkoleniowym juniorów. Wolves Kraków dołącza do naszej piłkarskiej rodziny". mlodawieczysta.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "Rezerwy rozpoczęły przygotowania do debiutu w III lidze" (in Polish). Wieczysta Kraków. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "Denys Favorov brother of Artem Favorov | Referee report". footballski.fr. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  27. ↑ Denys Favorov at Soccerway
  28. ↑ "Puchar Polski 2022/2023, grupa: Małopolski ZPN". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  29. ↑ "Лауреатом нашого конкурсу вперше став представник "Десни"". www.ukrfootball.ua. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  30. ↑ "У першому півріччі 2020-го найкращий — Д. Фаворов". www.ukrfootball.ua. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  31. ↑ "Денис Фаворов — лучший игрок Десны в минувшем сезоне". www.football.ua. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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