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FC Nizhniy Novgorod

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia1.Division · tier 2Founded 1 June 2015Colours

fcnn.ru ↗Betankura 1A, 603070 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia+7 (831) 282-07-60

Squad

27 players

avg age 25.4

Foreigners

15% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

1 / 18

43 pts · 16 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

44,242 seats

Manager

Vadim Garanin

Transfer balance

−€1.8m

season 2026/27

Squad

27 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Nikita MedvedevGoalkeeperTeam captain	31	Russia	192 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Rostov	Jun 2027
Islam ImamovGoalkeeper	25	Russia · Azerbaijan	187 cm	right	Jan 2026from SKA Khabarovsk	Jun 2027
Nikita GeneralovGoalkeeper	18	Russia	189 cm		—	—
Defenders · 10
Sven KaricCentre-Back	28	Slovenia	186 cm	left	Nov 2024from NK Maribor	Jun 2027
Edgardo FariñaCentre-BackMuscle injury - Return unknown	25	Panama	194 cm	right	Jul 2025from FC Khimki (-2025)	Jun 2028
Viktor AleksandrovCentre-Back	24	Russia	190 cm	right	Jan 2023from Rubin Kazan	Jun 2028
Yuriy KoledinRight-Back	22	Russia	174 cm	right	Nov 2025from Spartak 2 Moscow	Jun 2029
Roman EvgenjevCentre-Back	27	Russia	193 cm	right	Jan 2026from Krylya Sovetov Samara	Jun 2028
Nikita KakkoevCentre-Back	27	Russia	185 cm	right	Jan 2020from Ablöse €120K	Jun 2027
Yan GudkovLeft-Back	24	Russia	179 cm	left	Jan 2026from FK Chelyabinsk	Jun 2029
Vadim PigasRight-Backunknown injury - Return unknown	25	Belarus	184 cm	right	Aug 2025from Dinamo Minsk	Jun 2028
Aleksandr EktovRight-Back	30	Russia	173 cm	right	Jan 2025from FC Krasnodar	Jun 2027
Gleb ShilnikovLeft-Back	23	Russia	183 cm	right	Jan 2026from Rotor Volgograd	Jun 2029
Midfielders · 7
Andrey IvlevAttacking Midfield	19	Russia	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from Fakel Voronezh	Jun 2028
Artem SokolovAttacking Midfield	23	Russia	173 cm	both	Nov 2026from Chayka Peschanokopskoye (-2026)	Jun 2029
Mamadou MaigaDefensive Midfield	31	Mali · Russia	178 cm	right	Jan 2022from Veles Moscow	Jun 2027
Artem TimofeevDefensive Midfield	31	Russia	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Lokomotiv Moscow	Jun 2028
Nikolay KalinskiyDefensive Midfield	33	Russia	180 cm	right	Mar 2020from Ablöse free transfer	May 2027
Nikita ErmakovAttacking Midfield	23	Russia	183 cm	right	Jan 2024from CSKA Moscow	Jun 2028
Valeriy TsarukyanAttacking Midfield	24	Russia	170 cm	right	Jan 2024from Alania Vladikavkaz	Jun 2027
Forwards · 7
Vyacheslav GrulevCentre-Forward	27	Russia	190 cm	left	Oct 2025from Dynamo Moscow	Jun 2027
Gleb PopolitovRight Winger	19	Russia	184 cm	left	Jan 2026from CSKA Moscow	Jun 2027
Ivan BoberRight Winger	20	Russia	181 cm	right	Jul 2026from Krylya Sovetov Samara	Jun 2029
Vladislav SarveliCentre-Forward	29	Russia	176 cm	right	Feb 2026from Lokomotiv Moscow	Jun 2028
Vladimir IgnatenkoCentre-Forward	19	Russia	196 cm	right	Oct 2026from Krylya Sovetov Samara	Jun 2030
Timofey KomissarovLeft Winger	20	Russia	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from FK Chelyabinsk	Jun 2029
Stanislav LapinskiyCentre-Forward	21	Russia	183 cm	right	Apr 2024from Zenit 2 St. Petersburg	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€4.7m

26 arrivals

Received

€2.9m

26 departures

Net balance

−€1.8m

received − spent

Arrivals · 26

Evgeniy Latyshonok
Goalkeeper · 28 y/o
from Zenit St. Petersburg
€1.1m
Ivan Bober
Right Winger · 20 y/o
from Krylya Sovetov Samara
€1m
Vladimir Ignatenko
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
from Krylya Sovetov Samara
€820k
Gleb Shilnikov
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from Rotor Volgograd
€585k
Timofey Komissarov
Left Winger · 20 y/o
from FK Chelyabinsk
€470k
Yan Gudkov
Left-Back · 24 y/o
from FK Chelyabinsk
€350k
Ilya Kirsh
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from Zenit 2 St. Petersburg
€260k
Georgiy Safronov
Central Midfield · 16 y/o
from Chertanovo Moscow
€120k

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Egor Kavtrev
Left Winger · 17 y/o
from Chertanovo Moscow
€12k
Ramil Gaynullin
Central Midfield · 16 y/o
from Chertanovo Moscow
€12k
Anton Mukhin
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
from Sokol Saratov
End of loan
Artem Krutovskikh
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from Spartak 2 Moscow
Free
Artem Sokolov
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
from Chayka Peschanokopskoye (-2026)
Free
Artem Timofeev
Defensive Midfield · 32 y/o
from Lokomotiv Moscow
Free
Egor Gurenko
Defensive Midfield · 19 y/o
from FC Tyumen
End of loan
Evgeniy Lukinykh
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from FC Kaluga
End of loan
Gleb Popolitov
Right Winger · 18 y/o
from CSKA Moscow
Loan
Islam Imamov
Goalkeeper · 25 y/o
from SKA Khabarovsk
Free
Ivan Sutugin
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from Chernomorets Novorossijsk
End of loan
Nikolay Ishchenko
Left Winger · 22 y/o
from Chayka Peschanokopskoye (-2026)
Free
Roman Evgenjev
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from Krylya Sovetov Samara
Free
Semen Fadeev
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
from Chayka Peschanokopskoye (-2026)
Free
Vakho Bedoshvili
Right Winger · 23 y/o
from Iberia 1999 Tbilisi
End of loan
Valeriy Tsarukyan
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
from Akhmat Grozny
End of loan
Vladislav Sarveli
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Lokomotiv Moscow
Free
Zé Turbo
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from Maccabi Bnei Reineh
End of loan

Departures · 26

Renaldo Cephas
Left Winger · 26 y/o
to Qarabağ FK
€880k
Ilya Kirsh
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to Baltika Kaliningrad
€700k
Maksim Shnaptsev
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to Baltika Kaliningrad
€500k
Artem Sidorenko
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
to Akron Tolyatti
€400k
Luka Vesner Ticic
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
to NK Celje
€400k
Adrián Balboa
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
to CA Banfield
Loan
Alex Opoku Sarfo
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
to Aris Limassol
End of loan
Anton Mukhin
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
to Sokol Saratov
Free

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Artem Krutovskikh
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
to Tekstilshchik Ivanovo
Loan
Daniil Lesovoy
Left Winger · 28 y/o
to Dinamo Makhachkala
Loan
Egor Gurenko
Defensive Midfield · 19 y/o
to Dinamo Vladivostok
Loan
Egor Koshkin
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
to Pobeda Nizhniy Novgorod
Free
Egor Smelov
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
to Dynamo Moscow
End of loan
Evgeniy Latyshonok
Goalkeeper · 28 y/o
to Baltika Kaliningrad
Loan
Georgiy Safronov
Central Midfield · 16 y/o
to Chertanovo Moscow
Loan
Ilya Kirsh
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to Zenit 2 St. Petersburg
End of loan
Ivan Sutugin
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
to Khimik Dzerzhinsk
Free
Juan Camilo Castillo
Left-Back · 23 y/o
to Fortaleza CEIF
Free
Matvey Urvantsev
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to FK Chelyabinsk
Loan
Nikolay Ishchenko
Left Winger · 22 y/o
to Tekstilshchik Ivanovo
Loan
Olakunle Olusegun
Left Winger · 24 y/o
to FC Krasnodar
End of loan
Ramil Gaynullin
Central Midfield · 16 y/o
to Chertanovo Moscow
Loan
Semen Fadeev
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
to Tekstilshchik Ivanovo
Loan
Vadim Lukyanov
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
to FC Kattaqorgon
Free
Yaroslav Krashevskiy
Left-Back · 22 y/o
to Arsenal Tula
Loan
Zé Turbo
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
to SC Otelul Galati
Free

Manager & staff

9 people

Manager

Vadim Garanin

Russia · 55 y/o

Appointed 28 April 2026

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 5

Dmitriy KombarovAssistant ManagerRussia
Aleksey GusevAssistant ManagerRussia
Evgeniy KostenkoGoalkeeping CoachRussia
Ilya GerdtFitness coachRussia

Management · 1

Anton EvmenovSporting DirectorRussia

Medical department · 2

Denis GritsunPhysiotherapistRussia
Roman RomanovMasseurRussia

Other · 1

Aleksandr ErmokhinTeam OrganiserRussia

Honours

1 title

1×Russian third tier champion16/17

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