Artem Favorov

Artem Favorov (Ukrainian: Артем Володимирович Фаворов; born 19 March 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Puskás Akadémia.

Artem Favorov
Артем Фаворов

Personal information
Full name	Artem Volodymyrovych Favorov
Date of birth	(1994-03-19) 19 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kyiv, Ukraine
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Puskás Akadémia
Number	19
Youth career
2007–2011	Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Dynamo Kyiv	0	(0)
2011	→ Chornomorets-2 Odesa (loan)	12	(2)
2012–2013	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv	26	(2)
2013–2016	Obolon-Brovar Kyiv	81	(35)
2016–2017	Zirka Kropyvnytskyi	20	(3)
2017	→ Vejle Boldklub (loan)	13	(4)
2017–2020	Desna Chernihiv	56	(14)
2020–	Puskás Akadémia	123	(19)
2020–2021	→ Zalaegerszeg (loan)	28	(8)
International career‡
2010	Ukraine U16	7	(0)
2010–2011	Ukraine U17	5	(1)
2014–2016	Ukraine U21	10	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 January 2020

Career

Favorov is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth academy.

FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv

From 2013 to 2016 he played for Obolon-Brovar Kyiv in the Ukrainian First League.

Vejle Boldklub

In 2017 he moved to Danish club Vejle Boldklub. He scored against Næstved Boldklub and won the 2017–18 Danish 1st Division with the club.^[1]

FC Desna Chernihiv

In 2018 he signed a contract with FC Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian Premier League, where he played with his older brother Denys Favorov.^[2] With FC Desna Chernihiv got the Round of 16 of the 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup. He played 57 matches and scored 14 goals.

Puskás Akadémia FC

In 2020, Favorov signed a 2.5 years contract with Puskás Akadémia in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of the Hungarian football system.^[3] He scored his first goal on 8 February against Paksi FC. In all, he made 10 appearances, helping the club qualify for the 2020–21 Europa League first qualifying round.

Loan to Zalaegerszeg

In summer 2020 he went on loan to Zalaegerszeg in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I for 1 year.^[4] In the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 away victory over MTK Budapest.^[5] On 23 December he scored his second goal against Újpest FC.^[6] On 31 January 2021, he scored his third goal of the season against Paksi FC.^[7] On 24 April he scored against his parent club Puskás Akadémia.^[8]

Puskás Akadémia FC

In June 2021 he returned to Puskás Akadémia.^[9][10] On 8 June and 15 June he played against Inter Turku in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.^[11][12] On 27 June he played for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League against RFS.^[13] On 1 August he played his first match of the 2021-22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I against Újpest.^[14] On 18 August he scored his first goal of season his former team Zalaegerszeg.^[15]

International career

He was called up to Ukraine's under-23 squad for the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup in January 2014 but was not included in the final squad list.^[16]

Personal life

His older brother Denys Favorov is also a professional football player.^[17][18]

Outside of professional football

In March 2022, during the Siege of Chernihiv, Artem with his brother Denys Favorov and others players raised money for the defense of the city of Chernihiv.^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025^[20]

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
Dynamo-2 Kyiv	2011–12	Ukrainian First League	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	2012–13	Ukrainian First League	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
	Total		26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	2
Obolon-Brovar Kyiv	2013–14	Ukrainian Second League	31	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	33	9
	2014–15	Ukrainian Second League	22	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	11
	2015–16	Ukrainian First League	28	17	4	1	0	0	0	0	32	18
	Total		81	38	8	2	0	0	0	0	89	40
Zirka Kropyvnytskyi	2016–17	Ukrainian Premier League	11	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	3
	2017–18	Ukrainian Premier League	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		20	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	3
Vejle Boldklub (loan)	2016–17	Danish 1st Division	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	4
Desna Chernihiv	2017–18	Ukrainian First League	12	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	8
	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	28	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	5
	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	Total		56	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	61	14
Puskás Akadémia	2019–20	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	30	6	2	0	3[a]	0	0	0	35	6
	2022–23	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	27	4	4	0	1[b]	0	0	0	32	4
	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	26	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	4
	2024–25	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	27	3	1	0	4[c]	1	0	0	32	4
	Total		120	18	9	0	8	1	0	0	137	19
Zalaegerszeg (loan)	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	28	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	8
Career total			231	85	22	2	8	1	0	0	363	81

1. Three appearances in Europa Conference League First and Second qualifying round
2. two appearances in 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round
3. two appearances in 2024–25 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round

Honours

Desna Chernihiv

• Ukrainian First League: 2017–18

Obolon-Brovar Kyiv

• Ukrainian Second League: 2014–15

Individual

• Top Scorer of Ukrainian First League: 2015-16 (11 goals),
• Top Scorer of Zalaegerszegi: season 2020–21 (7 goals),
• Best Player of Ukrainian First League: 2015-16
• Best Player of Zalaegerszegi in 2020-21^[21]
• Top Scorer of Puskás Akadémia: runner-up 2021-22 (6 goals),