Daniil Lesovoy

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Olegovich and the family name is Lesovoy.

Daniil Olegovich Lesovoy (Russian: Дании́л Оле́гович Лесово́й; born 12 January 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Pari Nizhny Novgorod.

Daniil Lesovoy
Дании́л Лесово́й

Lesovoy with Dynamo Moscow in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Daniil Olegovich Lesovoy
Date of birth	(1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Pari Nizhny Novgorod
Number	88
Youth career
2004–2016	Dynamo Kyiv
2016–2017	Zenit St. Petersburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Zenit-2 St. Petersburg	32	(1)
2018–2020	→ Arsenal Tula (loan)	36	(5)
2020	Arsenal Tula	10	(2)
2020–2025	Dynamo Moscow	51	(5)
2024	→ Maccabi Haifa (loan)	5	(0)
2024–2025	→ AEL Limassol (loan)	28	(4)
2025–	Pari Nizhny Novgorod	6	(0)
International career‡
2014	Ukraine U16	10	(3)
2014–2015	Ukraine U17	15	(3)
2018–2019	Russia U20	6	(1)
2019–2021	Russia U21	10	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2021

Club career

Born in Moscow, Russia, Lesovoy moved to Prague, Czech Republic at early age, and later moved to Kyiv, Ukraine.

He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 18 March 2017 in a game against Spartak Nalchik.^[2]

On 28 July 2018, he joined Arsenal Tula on loan for the 2018–19 season.^[3]

On 4 July 2019, the loan was extended for the 2019–20 season.^[4]

On 3 July 2020, Arsenal used their purchase option in the loan contract and signed a 3-year contract with Lesovoy.^[5]

On 7 September 2020, he signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.^[6] On 7 August 2021, he underwent a knee surgery which left him unable to play until 2022.^[7]

On 2 February 2024, Lesovoy joined Maccabi Haifa in Israel on loan with an option to buy.^[8]

On 1 August 2024, Lesovoy was loaned to AEL Limassol in Cyprus for the 2024–25 season.^[9]

On 17 July 2025, Lesovoy signed a three-year contract with Pari Nizhny Novgorod.^[10]

International career

After representing Ukraine on under-16 and under-17 level, he debuted for Russia national under-20 football team in September 2018.^[11]

In November 2020, he was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for the games against Moldova, Turkey and Serbia.^[12]

On 11 May 2021, he was named as a back-up player for Russia's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.^[13]

Personal life

His great-grandfather Leonid Kostandov was the minister of the chemical industry of the Soviet Union and was interred at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zenit-2 St. Petersburg	2016–17	Russian First League	8	0	–		–		4[a]	1	12	1
	2017–18	Russian First League	24	1	–		–		–		24	1
	Total		32	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	36	2
Arsenal Tula	2018–19	Russian Premier League	13	2	4	0	–		–		17	2
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	27	3	2	0	2[b]	0	–		31	3
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	6	2	–		–		–		6	2
	Total		46	7	6	0	2	0	0	0	54	7
Dynamo Moscow	2020–21	Russian Premier League	22	5	2	0	1[b]	0	–		25	5
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	8	0	4	0	–		–		12	0
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	13	0	9	0	–		–		22	0
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	8	0	5	0	–		–		13	0
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		51	5	20	0	1	0	0	0	72	5
Maccabi Haifa (loan)	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	5	0	2	0	2[c]	0	–		9	0
AEL Limassol (loan)	2024–25	Cypriot First Division	28	4	2	1	–		–		30	5
Pari Nizhny Novgorod	2025–26	Russian Premier League	6	0	2	0	—		—		8	0
Career total			168	17	32	1	5	0	4	1	209	19

1. Appearances in the FNL Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League