Denys Favorov

Denys Favorov (Ukrainian: Денис Володимирович Фаворов; born 1 April 1991) is a Ukrainian professional football midfielder who plays for Zorya Luhansk.

Denys Favorov

Personal information
Full name	Denys Volodymyrovych Favorov
Date of birth	(1991-04-01) 1 April 1991
Place of birth	Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Zorya Luhansk
Number	45
Youth career
2004–2005	Dynamo Kyiv
2005–2007	Vidradnyi Kyiv
2007–2008	Arsenal Kyiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2013	Arsenal Kyiv	0	(0)
2011–2012	→ Slavutych Cherkasy (loan)	31	(1)
2013	Poltava	11	(0)
2014	Cherkaskyi Dnipro	23	(3)
2015	Poltava	23	(6)
2016–2020	Desna Chernihiv	128	(35)
2020–	Zorya Luhansk	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2020

Career

Favorov is a product of the different Kyivan youth sportive school systems. His first trainers were Oleksandr Leonidov and O. Ostrovskyi (in FC Dynamo Kyiv). He spent his career as a player in a lower Ukrainian football leagues.

Cherkaskyi Dnipro

In 2014 he played for Cherkaskyi Dnipro.[1]

Desna Chernihiv

In March 2016 he signed a contract with Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian First League, becoming the captain of the club of the team in Chernihiv.[2] With Desna Chernihiv, he was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2017–18 season.[3] He was also elected Best Player of the Ukrainian First League for the season scoring 14 goals.[4]

During the play off for the Ukrainian First League in the 2019–20 season, on 20 May 2020, he scored a penalty in a 2–0 away win against Kolos Kovalivka.[5] On 6 June 2020, he scored a penalty in a 3–2 loss against Shakhtar Donetsk.[6] On 21 July 2020, during 2–1 defeat against Zorya Luhansk, he scored a penalty.[7] On 5 July 2020, during the match against Kolos Kovalivka he scored two goals, the second being a long-range shot, and he was elected best player of the round 29.[8][9]

Denys Favorov with the club qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round, for the first time in the history of the Club.[10]

Favarov was included in the best squad of the Ukrainian Premier League of the season 2019–20 season. In august 2020 he ended his career in the club of Chernihiv where he made most caps and goals of his career in 4 years.[11]

Zorya Luhansk

On 9 August 2020, Denys Favorov signed 2 years contract with Zorya Luhansk in Ukrainian Premier League and qualified for the UEFA Europa League[12]He played his first match with his new club the 11 august 2020 against Dnipro-1 on the defeat 2-3 in a friendly match.[13][14]

Personal life

His younger brother Artem Favorov is also a professional football player of Puskás Akadémia, that he also played for FC Desna Chernihiv.[15].

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 August 2020[16]

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
Poltava	2013-14	Ukrainian First League	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Cherkaskyi Dnipro	2013-14	Ukrainian Second League	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
	2014-15	Ukrainian Second League	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
Poltava	2014-15	Ukrainian First League	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
	2015-16	Ukrainian First League	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	4
Desna Chernihiv	2015-16	Ukrainian First League	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3
	2016-17	Ukrainian First League	30	5	3	1	0	0	2	1	35	7
	2017-18	Ukrainian First League	25	13	2	1	0	0	2	2	28	16
	2018-19	Ukrainian Premier League	22	3	2	1	0	0	9	3	33	8
	2019-20	Ukrainian Premier League	22	3	2	0	0	0	9	5	29	8
Zorya Luhansk	2020-21	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Honours

Desna Chernihiv

• Ukrainian First League: 2017–18

Individual

• Ukrainian First League best player: 2017–18

References

1. Чернігівська «Десна» підписала сім новачків і відправиться на збори в Анталію (in Ukrainian). 1927.kiev.ua. 7 October 2017.
2. Чернігівська «Десна» підписала сім новачків і відправиться на збори в Анталію (in Ukrainian). 1927.kiev.ua. 4 October 2020.
3. Johnson, Dale (20 June 2018). "European league champions and European qualification 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
4. "V отчетно-выборная конференция ПФЛ Украины. Текстовая трансляция". metalist1925.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
5. "Kolos - Desna | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
6. "Shakhtar - Desna | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
7. "Desna - Zoria | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
8. "Desna - Kolos | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
9. "Денис Фаворов — найкращий гравець 29-го туру Favbet Ліги!".
10. "Denys Favorov qualified with Desna for the Europa League third qualifying round". thetimeshub.in. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
11. "Denys Favorov |". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
12. "Denys Favorov signed with Zorya". zarya-lugansk.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
13. "Zorya - Dnipro 1". zarya-lugansk.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
14. "Zorya - Dnipro 1". 777score.in. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
15. "Denys Favorov brother of Artem Favorov | Referee report". footballski.fr. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
16. Denys Favorov at Soccerway

External links

• Profile on Official website of FC Desna Chernihiv
• Denys Favorov at the Football Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
• Denys Favorov at Soccerway