Ruslan Litvinov

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

Ruslan Romanovich Litvinov (Russian: Руслан Романович Литвинов; born 18 August 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a centre back for FC Spartak Moscow and the Russian national team.

Ruslan Litvinov

Litvinov with Spartak Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Ruslan Romanovich Litvinov
Date of birth	(2001-08-18) 18 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Voronezh, Russia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	FC Spartak Moscow
Number	68
Youth career
2005–2016	Shmarov Football Center-73 Voronezh
2016–2019	Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Spartak-2 Moscow	35	(3)
2020–	Spartak Moscow	97	(5)
International career‡
2017–2018	Russia U-17	6	(1)
2018–2019	Russia U-18	19	(5)
2019	Russia U-19	7	(0)
2019	Russia U-20	5	(1)
2020–2021	Russia U-21	8	(0)
2022–	Russia	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Spartak-2 Moscow on 20 August 2019 in a game against FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk, he substituted Mikhail Ignatov in the 79th minute.^[2]

He made his debut for the main squad of FC Spartak Moscow on 21 October 2020 in a Russian Cup game against FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.^[3] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Spartak on 5 December 2020 in a game against FC Tambov, he substituted Alex Král in the 3rd added minute.^[4]

On 7 February 2022, Litvinov extended his contract with Spartak until May 2026.^[5] On 29 May 2022, he won the Russian Cup, playing the full final against Dynamo Moscow, which Spartak won 2–1.

International career

Litvinov was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time in November 2022 for friendly games against Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.^[6] He made his debut against Uzbekistan on 20 November 2022.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 July 2025

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
Spartak-2 Moscow	2019–20	Russian Football National League	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2020–21	Russian Football National League	24	2	—		—		—		24	2
	2021–22	Russian Football National League	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
	Total		35	3	—		—		—		35	3
Spartak Moscow	2020–21	Russian Premier League	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	19	2	4	0	4[a]	0	—		27	2
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	25	3	6	0	—		1[b]	0	32	3
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	24	0	7	0	—		—		31	0
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	21	0	10	0	—		—		31	0
	2025–26	Russian Premier League	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		97	5	29	0	4	0	1	0	131	5
Career total			132	8	29	0	4	0	1	0	166	8

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

International

As of match played 25 March 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2022	1	0
	2023	3	0
	2024	1	0
	2025	1	0
Total		6	0

Honours

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2021–22^[8]

Individual

• Russian Premier League Goal of the Month: March 2023.^[9]
• Russian Premier League Team of the Season: 2022–23^[10]