Nikita Iosifov

Nikita Iosifov
Iosifov with Lokomotiv in 2021
Personal information
Full name Nikita Igorevich Iosifov
Date of birth (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001
Place of birth Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast, Russia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Youth career
Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Lokomotiv Moscow 4 (0)
2019–2021 → Kazanka Moscow 15 (2)
2021–2023 Villarreal B 41 (6)
2022–2023 Villarreal 1 (0)
2023–2024 Mirandés 6 (0)
2024 Castellón 14 (0)
2024–2026 Celje 49 (15)
2026– Sporting Gijón 0 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Russia U18 10 (4)
2021 Russia U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026

Nikita Igorevich Iosifov (Russian: Никита Игоревич Иосифов; born 11 April 2001) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Spanish club Sporting Gijón.

Club career

Iosifov is a youth product of FC Lokomotiv Moscow, and made his senior debut with farm team Kazanka Moscow in 2019. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 11 August 2020, in a game against FC Rubin Kazan; he substituted Dmitri Barinov in added time.[1]

On 12 July 2021, Iosifov joined Villarreal in Spain on a five-year contract, and was initially assigned to the B-team.[2] He was occasionally included in the matchday squads of the senior team for La Liga and UEFA Champions League games early in the 2021–22 season, but remained on the bench.[3][4]

Iosifov made his first team debut for the Yellow Submarine on 30 November 2021, in a Copa del Rey game against the sixth-tier club Victoria CF, and scored Villarreal's last goal in a 8–0 victory.[5] He made his La Liga debut on 22 January 2022 against Mallorca as an added-time substitute for Moi Gómez.[6] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Villarreal B was promoted to the second-tier Segunda División.

Iosifov left Villarreal on 30 June 2023, as his contract expired,[7] and signed a two-year contract with Mirandés on 5 July.[8] The following 19 January, he left the club on a mutual agreement,[9] and agreed to an 18-month deal with Castellón immediately after.[10]

On 11 August 2024, Iosifov moved to Slovenian side Celje on a one-year deal.[11] The following 2 July, he agreed to a one-year extension,[12] and scored 16 goals during the season.

On 13 July 2026, Iosifov returned to Spain and its second division, signing a one-year contract with Sporting Gijón.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 December 2020[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiv Moscow 2020–21 Russian Premier League 40101[b]060
Kazanka Moscow (loan) 2019–20 Russian Professional Football League 102——102
2020–21 Russian Professional Football League 50——50
Total 1520000152
Villarreal B 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 00——00
Career total 1921010212
  1. ↑ Includes Russian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow

Celje

References

  1. ↑ "Rubin v Lokomotiv game report". Russian Premier League. 11 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "IOSIFOV, TALENTO Y PROYECCIÓN PARA EL VILLARREAL B" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 12 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Atletico Madrid v Villarreal game report". Soccerway. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Manchester United v Villarreal game report". UEFA. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Victoria v Villarreal game report". Soccerway. 30 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Villarreal v Mallorca". Soccerway. 22 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Los cuatro jugadores terminan su vinculación contractual con el filial amarillo" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 30 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Nikita Iosifov es nuevo jugador rojillo" (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 5 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Comunicado oficial, C.D. Mirandés S.A.D." [Official announcement, C.D. Mirandés S.A.D.] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Nikita Iosifov, nuevo jugador del CD Castellón" [Nikita Iosifov, new player of CD Castellón] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Nikita Iosifov, welcome to Celje!". NK Celje. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Iosifov extends his contract". NK Celje. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Comunicado oficial: Nikita Iosifov" [Official statement: Nikita Iosifov] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Nikita Iosifov at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "Lokomotiv beat FNL champions Krylia to win Russian Cup". Russian Premier League. 12 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Celje clinch third national football title". sloveniatimes.com. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
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