Sergei Bozhin

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vitalyevich and the family name is Bozhin.
Sergei Bozhin
Bozhin with Fakel Voronezh in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sergei Vitalyevich Bozhin
Date of birth (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Samara, Russia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Fakel Voronezh
Number 47
Youth career
2002–2008 Lokomotiv Samara
2008–2010 Konoplyov football academy
2011 Yunit Samara
2011–2012 Krylia Sovetov Samara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Krylia Sovetov Samara 31 (1)
2017 Lada-Togliatti 11 (0)
2018 Syzran-2003 8 (2)
2018–2019 Fakel Voronezh 37 (2)
2019–2020 Torpedo Moscow 25 (4)
2020–2022 Krylia Sovetov Samara 35 (1)
2022– Fakel Voronezh 59 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024

Sergei Vitalyevich Bozhin (Russian: Серге́й Витальевич Божин; born 12 September 1994) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Fakel Voronezh.

Club career

Bozhin made his professional debut for Krylia Sovetov Samara on 3 June 2013 in the Premier League relegation play-off second leg against Spartak Nalchik, coming as a substitute on the 81st minute. However, he did not make a single appearance for the club in the following 2013–14 season. Krylia Sovetov, eventually, were relegated at the end of that season.

During the 2014–15 Russian Football National League season, Bozhin made 17 appearances and scored his first goal for Krylia Sovetov. The following 2015–16 Krylia Sovetov season was the club's first season return in the top division, but, again, Bozhin did not make a single appearance for the club.

Bozhin, eventually, made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 8 August 2016 in a 0–1 away loss against FC Spartak Moscow, coming on as a substitute on the 81st minute.

On 29 August 2017, Bozhin dropped the leagues by signing at first for Lada-Tolyatti,[3] and later for Syzran-2003 in the Russian Professional Football League.

In summer 2018, Bozhin signed for Fakel Voronezh, making 37 appearances and scoring 2 goals in the 2018–19 Russian Football National League. He later moved to Torpedo Moscow the next summer as a free agent, making 25 appearances and scoring 4 goals in the following 2019–20 Russian Football National League season.

Due to the end of the contract with Torpedo, Bozhin returned to Krylia Sovetov Samara, which just had relegated from the top division, signing a two-year contract.[4] During his second spell at the club, he played a total of 41 games, scoring 2 goals.

On 27 June 2022, Bozhin returned to Fakel Voronezh.[5] He made 21 appearances for the club during the 2022–23 Russian Premier League season, scoring 2 goals (both headers, against his former club Torpedo Moscow and Akhmat Grozny on 2 October 2022 and 16 April 2023 respectively).

On 19 June 2023, Bozhin extended his contract with Fakel, keeping him at the club until 30 June 2024.[6] On 7 June 2024, Bozhin extended his contract with Fakel once more.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2012–13 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 – 1[a] 0 1 0
2013–14 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2014–15 Russian First League 17 1 2 0 – 2[b] 0 21 1
2015–16 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2016–17 Russian Premier League 14 0 1 0 – – 15 0
Lada-Tolyatti 2017–18 Russian Second League 11 0 – – – 11 0
Syzran-2003 2017–18 Russian Second League 8 2 – – – 8 2
Fakel Voronezh 2018–19 Russian First League 37 2 0 0 – 5[b] 0 42 2
Torpedo Moscow 2019–20 Russian First League 25 4 4 1 – – 29 5
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2020–21 Russian First League 30 1 5 1 – – 35 2
2021–22 Russian Premier League 5 0 1 0 – – 6 0
Total 35 1 6 1 – – 41 2
Fakel Voronezh 2022–23 Russian Premier League 21 2 4 0 – 2[a] 0 27 2
2023–24 Russian Premier League 26 2 1 0 – – 27 2
2024–25 Russian Premier League 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
Total 59 4 7 0 — 2 0 68 4
Career total 206 14 20 2 0 0 10 0 236 16
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the relegation play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the FNL Cup

References

  1. ^ "Крылья Советов | Сергей Божин". pfcks.ru. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Sergei Bozhin" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Подписали Божина, Сазонова и Ефремова" (in Russian). FC Lada-Togliatti. 29 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Защитник "Торпедо" Сергей Божин подпишет контракт с "Крыльями Советов"" (in Russian). Championat.com. 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ ""Факел" заключил контракт с Сергеем Божиным" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Сергей Божин остался в клубе" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Сергей Божин подписал новый контракт с "Факелом"" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 7 June 2024.


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