Denis Makarov
Russian footballer (born 1998)
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Denis Yevgenyevich Makarov (Russian: Дени́с Евге́ньевич Мака́ров; born 18 February 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor.
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Makarov with Dynamo Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denis Yevgenyevich Makarov | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tolyatti, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kayserispor | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2013 | Konoplyov football academy | ||
| 2013–2015 | Impuls Tolyatti | ||
| 2015 | Yakutiya Yakutsk | ||
| 2015–2016 | Mordovia Saransk | ||
| 2017 | Orenburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Orenburg-2 | 23 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Neftekhimik | 41 | (18) |
| 2020–2021 | Rubin Kazan | 38 | (9) |
| 2021–2025 | Dynamo Moscow | 89 | (15) |
| 2026– | Kayserispor | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2021 | Russia U21 | 6 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2021 | |||
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Orenburg-2 on 27 July 2017 in a game against Chelyabinsk.[1]
He made his Russian Football National League debut for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on 7 July 2019 in a game against Mordovia Saransk.[1]
On 6 January 2020 he signed a 3.5-year contract with Rubin Kazan.[2] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rubin on 1 March 2020 in a game against Tambov. He substituted Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the 89th minute.[3] He scored his first RPL goal on 5 July 2020 in a 1–0 victory over FC Orenburg.[4]
On 6 August 2021, he signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.[5] He was voted player of the month by Dynamo fans for December 2021.[6]
On 27 January 2026, Makarov moved to Kayserispor in Turkey.[7]
International career
He represented Russia at the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where they were eliminated at group stage. Makarov was included in the Squad of the Tournament.[8]
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man Russia squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[9] That was the first time he was called up to the senior national team. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[10] He did not appear in any games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.[11][12][13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 September 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orenburg-2 | 2017–18 | Russian Second League | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2018–19 | Russian Second League | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20 | Russian First League | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 11 | |||
| Total | 41 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 18 | ||||
| Rubin Kazan | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 9 | |||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 11 | |||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 89 | 15 | 32 | 7 | — | — | 121 | 22 | ||||
| Career total | 191 | 47 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 56 | ||
Honours
Individual
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2021[14]
- Russian Professional Football League Zone Ural-Privolzhye best young player (2018–19).[15]
- Russian Premier League Goal of the Season: 2020–21 (Rubin 2–1 Zenit, 8 March 2021)[16]
- Russian Premier League Goal of the Month: September 2022 (Dynamo 2–1 Ural, 3 September 2022)[17]
