Denis Laptev

Denis Igorevich Laptev (Belarusian: Дзяніс Ігаравіч Лапцеў; Russian: Денис Игоревич Лаптев; born 1 August 1991) is a Belarusian footballer who plays as a forward for Gomel.

Denis Laptev

Laptev with Torpedo Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Denis Igorevich Laptev
Date of birth	(1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Mozyr, Gomel Oblast, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Gomel
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2009	SDYuShOR №3 Mozyr
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Slavia Mozyr	106	(47)
2010	→ Vertikal Kalinkovichi (loan)	15	(6)
2015–2016	Tosno	14	(1)
2016	→ Slavia Mozyr (loan)	15	(3)
2016	→ Shakhtyor Soligorsk (loan)	14	(6)
2017–2018	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	55	(22)
2019–2020	Dinamo Brest	55	(23)
2021	Rukh Brest	28	(9)
2022	Torpedo Moscow	17	(5)
2023	BATE Borisov	24	(8)
2024	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	13	(1)
2025	Dinamo Brest	8	(0)
2025–	Gomel	0	(0)
International career‡
2015–2024	Belarus	33	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2024

Club career

Laptev started his career at Slavia Mozyr. He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Tosno on 16 July 2015 in a game against Baikal Irkutsk. He later returned to Belarus, where he played for Shakhtyor Soligorsk, Dinamo Brest and Rukh Brest. He then transferred to Torpedo Moscow in January 2022, before joining BATE Borisov in February 2023.

International career

Laptev made his debut for the Belarus senior national team on 7 June 2015, appearing as a second-half substitute in a friendly match against Russia.^[1] On 18 November 2023, he scored his first international goal in a 1–0 victory over Andorra during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.^[2]

Honours

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

• Belarusian Cup winner: 2018–19

Dinamo Brest

• Belarusian Premier League champion: 2019
• Belarusian Super Cup winner: 2019, 2020

Torpedo Moscow

• Russian Football National League : 2021-22

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vertikal Kalinkovichi	2010	Belarusian Second League	15	6	–		–		–		15	6
Slavia Mozyr	2010	Belarusian First League	10	1	–		–		–		10	1
	2011		27	4	1	0	–		–		28	4
	2012	Belarusian Premier League	5	1	1	0	–		–		6	1
	2013		23	9	2	3	–		–		25	12
	2014	Belarusian First League	28	23	1	0	–		–		29	23
	2015	Belarusian Premier League	13	9	–		–		–		13	9
Tosno	2015–16	Russian First League	14	1	3	0	–		–		17	1
Slavia Mozyr (loan)	2016	Belarusian Premier League	15	3	–		–		–		15	3
	Total (2 spells)		121	50	5	3	0	0	0	0	126	53
Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2016	Belarusian Premier League	14	6	2	3	2[a]	1	–		18	10
	2017		29	10	7	3	2[a]	0	–		38	13
	2018		26	12	4	1	4[a]	1	–		34	14
	Total		69	28	13	7	8	2	0	0	90	37
Dinamo Brest	2019	Belarusian Premier League	29	12	1	0	–		1[b]	1	31	13
	2020		26	11	7	2	0	0	1[b]	0	34	13
	Total		55	23	8	2	0	0	2	1	65	26
Rukh Brest	2021	Belarusian Premier League	28	9	1	0	–		–		29	9
Torpedo Moscow	2021–22	Russian First League	13	5	–		–		–		13	5
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	4	0	5	1	–		–		9	1
	Total		17	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	22	6
Career total			319	122	35	13	8	2	2	1	364	138

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the Belarusian Super Cup