Vitali Botnar
Russian footballer
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Vitali Valeryevich Botnar (Russian: Виталий Валерьевич Ботнарь; born 19 May 2001) is a Russian football player of Moldovan origin. He plays for Kazakhstan Premier League club Irtysh Pavlodar on loan from FC SKA-Khabarovsk.[1]
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Botnar with Torpedo Moscow in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitali Valeryevich Botnar | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bălți, Moldova | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Irtysh Pavlodar (on loan from SKA-Khabarovsk) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | SShOR №27 Sokol Moscow | ||
| 2014–2019 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Kazanka Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Torpedo Moscow | 65 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Torpedo Moscow | 22 | (0) |
| 2025– | SKA-Khabarovsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Irtysh Pavlodar (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Russia U-16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Russia U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Russia U-18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Russia U-19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Kazanka Moscow on 6 September 2019 in a game against FC Dolgoprudny.[2]
He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Torpedo Moscow on 9 March 2020 in a game against FC Avangard Kursk. He played the full match.[3]
Botnar made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Torpedo Moscow on 17 July 2022 against PFC Sochi.[4]
On 15 July 2023, Botnar signed a three-year contract with FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod.[5]
On 1 February 2024, Botnar returned to FC Torpedo Moscow.[6]
Honours
- Torpedo Moscow
Career statistics
- As of 24 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kazanka Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Torpedo Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian First League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Torpedo Moscow | 2023–24 | Russian First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 88 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | ||
