Igor Leshchuk

Russian footballer

Igor Leshchuk
Personal information
Leshchuk with Dynamo in 2018
Full name	Igor Alekseyevich Leshchuk
Date of birth	(1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	FC Dynamo Moscow
Number	31
Youth career
0000–2019	FC Dynamo Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	FC Dynamo Moscow	33	(0)
2016–2017	→ FC Dynamo-2 Moscow	11	(0)
2020–2021	→ FC Dynamo-2 Moscow	3	(0)
International career^‡
2010	Russia U15	2	(0)
2010–2011	Russia U16	4	(0)
2016–2017	Russia U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2017

Igor Alekseyevich Leshchuk (Russian: Игорь Алексеевич Лещук; born 20 February 1996) is a Russian football player who plays as goalkeeper for FC Dynamo Moscow.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Dynamo-2 Moscow on 28 August 2016 in a game against FSK Dolgoprudny.^[2]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Dynamo Moscow on 10 August 2019, when he had to come in for injured Anton Shunin in a game against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.^[3] He started the next 6 games as Shunin was recovering (including 2 clean sheets) and won the Dynamo fans' vote for "player of the month" for August 2019.^[4]

On 30 August 2021, he signed a new four-year contract with Dynamo.^[5] After another Shunin injury in September 2021, he kept clean sheet in 3 consecutive games and was voted as player of the month once again.^[6]

On 15 March 2023, Leshchuk saved two penalty kicks in the shootout to eliminate Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg from the Russian Cup.^[7]

He was voted player of the month by Dynamo fans for the third time for October 2023.^[8]

On 18 January 2024, Leshchuk extended his contract with Dynamo to 2028.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Dynamo Moscow	2014–15	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2015–16	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		—		0	0
	2016–17	Russian First League	1	0	0	0	–		—		1	0
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	0	0	1	0	–		—		1	0
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	0	0	2	0	–		—		2	0
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	8	0	0	0	–		—		8	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	4	0	6	0	–		—		10	0
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	6	0	6	0	–		—		12	0
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	11	0	5	0	–		—		16	0
	Total		33	0	20	0	0	0	—		53	0
Dynamo-2 Moscow	2016–17	Russian Second League	11	0	–		–		—		11	0
Dynamo-2 Moscow	2020–21	Russian Second League	3	0	–		–		—		3	0
Career total			47	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	67	0

References

^ "Igor Leshchuk" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "Game Report by PFL". Russian Professional Football League. 28 August 2016.
^ "Dynamo v Zenit game report". Russian Premier League. 10 August 2019.
^ "Игорь Лещук – лучший игрок августа" [Igor Leshchuk is the best player of August] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 12 September 2019.
^ "Игорь Лещук продлил контракт с "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 30 August 2021.
^ "Игорь Лещук — ВТБ Игрок месяца в сентябре" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 2 October 2021.
^ "Zenit v Dynamo game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 March 2023.
^ "Игорь Лещук — ВТБ Игрок месяца в октябре" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 10 November 2023.
^ "«Динамо» продлило контракт с Игорем Лещуком" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 18 January 2024.