Dmitri Poloz

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

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Poloz (Russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич По́лоз; born 12 July 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a winger or second striker.

Dmitri Poloz

Poloz with Rostov in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Dmitri Dmitriyevich Poloz
Date of birth	(1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Stavropol, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1998–2004	Dynamo Stavropol
2005–2009	Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Lokomotiv Moscow	0	(0)
2012–2017	Rostov	127	(22)
2017–2019	Zenit St.Petersburg	19	(1)
2018–2019	→ Rubin Kazan (loan)	27	(5)
2019–2020	Sochi	27	(6)
2020–2023	Rostov	78	(28)
2023–2024	Torpedo Moscow	20	(0)
2024	Krasnoye Znamya Noginsk (amateur)
Total		298	(62)
International career‡
2009	Russia U-19	2	(1)
2011	Russia U-21	1	(0)
2012	Russia-2	1	(0)
2014–2018	Russia	19	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2018

Club career

Poloz was born in Stavropol. He began to play football for his hometown club Dynamo Stavropol and joined the youth ranks of Lokomotiv Moscow in 2008.^[1] On 15 July 2009, he made his professional debut for Lokomotiv Moscow in a 1–2 away loss to SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk in the Russian Cup.^[2]

Rostov

On 10 January 2012, Poloz signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Rostov.^[3] On 17 March 2012, he made his debut for a new club in a league game against Terek Grozny. On 7 December 2012, he scored his first league goal in a 2–3 home loss to Krasnodar.^{[citation needed]}

Zenit St Petersburg

On 28 June 2017, Poloz signed a three-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.^[4]

Loan to Rubin Kazan

On 26 July 2018, he joined FC Rubin Kazan on loan for the 2018–19 season.^[5]

Sochi

On 4 July 2019, he moved to PFC Sochi.^[6]

Return to Rostov

On 23 August 2020, he returned to FC Rostov in exchange for Ivelin Popov.^[7] On 28 November 2020, he scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 4–1 victory over FC Dynamo Moscow, two of his goals were from the penalty spot.^[8] Poloz left Rostov in June 2023.^[9]

International career

On 3 September 2014, Poloz made his national team debut in a friendly against Azerbaijan.^{[citation needed]}

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up.^[10] He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2022–23 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Russian Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lokomotiv Moscow	2009	Russian Premier League	0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2011–12	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rostov	2011–12	Russian Premier League	7	0	1	0	–		2[a]	0	10	0
	2012–13	Russian Premier League	17	3	3	0	–		2[a]	0	22	3
	2013–14	Russian Premier League	27	1	3	0	–		–		30	1
	2014–15	Russian Premier League	20	4	1	0	2[b]	0	1[c]	0	24	4
	2015–16	Russian Premier League	30	7	0	0	–		–		30	7
	2016–17	Russian Premier League	26	7	0	0	14[d]	7	–		40	14
	Total		127	22	11	0	16	7	5	0	156	29
Zenit St. Petersburg	2017–18	Russian Premier League	19	1	1	1	11[b]	1	–		31	3
Rubin Kazan	2018–19	Russian Premier League	27	5	3	0	–		–		30	5
Sochi	2019–20	Russian Premier League	24	5	1	0	–		–		25	5
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	3	1	–		–		–		3	1
	Total		27	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	6
Rostov	2020–21	Russian Premier League	26	6	1	0	1[b]	0	–		28	6
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	27	14	1	0	–		–		28	14
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	25	8	4	1	–		–		29	9
	Total		78	28	6	1	1	0	0	0	85	29
Career total			278	62	20	2	28	8	5	0	333	72

1. Appearances in the relegation play-offs
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in the Russian Super Cup
4. Ten appearances, five goals in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances, two goals in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of 20 November 2018.^[12]

Russia
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	2	0
2015	0	0
2016	4	0
2017	9	2
2018	4	1
Total	19	3

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 June 2017	Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	3–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	10 October 2017	Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia	Iran	1–1	1–1
3.	10 September 2018	Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Czech Republic	5–1	5–1

Honours

Rostov

• Russian Cup: 2013–14