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19.7
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
25.4
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 41/41 rated

Club profile

LeaguePremier League
League position15th of 16
Squad size41
Average age23
CountryRussia

Team scout report

Relegation fight15th of 16 · Premier League

Nizhny Novgorod sit 15th of 16 in the Premier League, in the relegation mix. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 19.7 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 25.4 across the wider group. Recent form reads DLLLL.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 40.5% on last season (Season 14 → 19.7), while squad talent has eased 10.3% (Rating 28.4 → 25.4). Of the 23 players with a season to compare, 10 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

J. Boselli is the form pick (Season 33), while O. Olusegun carries the highest ceiling (Rating 33). In the market, the headline arrival is Y. Mikhaylov (€ 580K), and J. Boselli is the most valuable asset at 5.4.

19.7
40.5%
Squad season
25.4
10.3%
Squad rating
15thof 16
League finish
DLLLL
Last 5
Top performer
J. Boselli
Season 33
Highest potential
O. Olusegun
Rating 33
Marquee signing
Y. Mikhaylov
€ 580K
Top asset
J. Boselli
Value 5.4

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
125
Defence
1228
Midfield
925
Attack
824

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Boselli
3330
Karič
3025
Olusegun
2933
Balboa
2314
Tičić
2329
Shnaptsev
1932
Koledin
1931
Fariña
1829
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1J. Boselli8goals
  2. 2O. Olusegun5goals
  3. 3D. Lesovoy3goals
  4. 4A. Balboa3goals
  5. 5V. Grulev3goals

Top assists

  1. 1O. Olusegun3assists
  2. 2E. Smelov2assists
  3. 3J. Boselli2assists
  4. 4R. Cephas2assists
  5. 5Y. Koledin1assists

Squad · 41

Nat.
1V. LukjanovGoalkeeperRussia232.71—0256.4%
30N. MedvedevGoalkeeperRussia310.929—824.5%1820.7%
51Egor KoshkinGoalkeeperRussia202.4——026
81N. GeneralovGoalkeeper—172——027
81N. GeneralovGoalkeeperRussia182.1——027
—K. MelentyevGoalkeeperRussia202.4——026
2V. AleksandrovCentre-backRussia243.119—1237.9%296.5%
3Y. KoledinFull-back
played DEF · MID
on loan at Saturn Ramenskoye · 259 min, 0g
Russia213.121—19295.8%3118%
4I. KirschCentre-back
Loanfrom Zenit
Russia212.810—9423.5%293.3%
16Y. KrashevskiyCentre-backRussia222.76—1550%263.4%
22N. KakkoevCentre-backRussia262.717—1450.9%2519.4%
23J. CastilloFull-back
played DEF · MID
Colombia232.99—433.3%274.7%
24E. FariñaCentre-backPanama243.214—1840.4%296.5%
25S. KaričFull-back
played DEF · MID
Slovenia282.72913016.2%259%
32V. PigasFull-backBelarus242.912—927
52A. ChistyakovCentre-backRussia192.3——026
70M. ShnaptsevFull-back
played DEF · MID
Russia223.323—19377.5%328.6%
6A. OpokuCentral midfielder
Loanfrom Aris
Ghana212.914—1330
7V. KarapuzovCentral midfielderRussia262.32—0100%2219.7%
8M. MaigaDefensive midfielder
played MID · DEF
Russia310.611—74.2%1229.1%
17E. SmelovCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Loanfrom Dynamo
on loan at Dynamo · 90 min, 0g
Russia212.916—134300%305.9%
19N. ErmakovCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Russia232.918—657.7%2710%
29L. TičićCentral midfielderSlovenia254.12622374.8%292.6%
69Artem SidorenkoCentral midfielderRussia192.35—127
77A. IvlevCentral midfielderRussia192.725—147%31±0%
78N. KalinskiyCentral midfielderRussia320.49—290.6%950.5%
80V. TsarukyanCentral midfielderRussia242.64—0100%2519.9%
87I. BreslavtsevCentral midfielderRussia202.4——026
87I. BreslavtsevCentral midfielder—192.3——026
88D. LesovoyAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD · DEF
Russia281.825316226.3%
9T. VecinoCentre-forwardUruguay272.371313.5%2118.9%
10A. BalboaCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
earlier at Racing Club · 2917 min, 8g
Uruguay3214832334%1462.2%
11V. BedoshviliWinger
on loan at Gareji · 1070 min, 2g
Georgia222.61—025
14M. UrvantsevCentre-forward
earlier at Chertanovo Moscow · 442 min, 2g
Russia212.710—028
17S. LapinskiyCentre-forwardRussia212.5——026
20J. BoselliAttacking midfielder
played FWD · MID
Uruguay265.42883319.6%3012.3%
21R. CephasWinger
played FWD · MID
Jamaica262.7181112530.8%
21R. CephasCentre-forwardJamaica262.37—022
27V. GrulevCentre-forwardRussia272.52131219.3%2318.7%
40O. OlusegunCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Loanfrom FC Krasnodar
Nigeria245.126529266.7%335.7%
75Matvey FedorovCentre-forward—01.71—027

Season form

Record (W-D-L)6-5-19 in 30
Goals (for / against)26 / 50
Clean sheets5
Last 5DLLLL

Fixtures & results

Premier League6W 5D 19LFriendlies Clubs2W 2D 2LCup1W 0D 5L
May 17ARubin2–2D
May 11HCSKA Moscow1–2L
May 3AAkhmat0–2L
Apr 26HSpartak Moscow1–2L
Apr 22AFC Orenburg1–2L
Apr 18HDynamo1–1D
Apr 11ABaltika2–2D
Apr 5HFC Rostov0–1L
Mar 21AFC Krasnodar0–5L
Mar 15HKrylia Sovetov3–0W
Mar 7HFC Sochi2–1W
Feb 28ALokomotiv1–2L
Dec 7ADinamo Makhachkala1–0W
Nov 29AAkron2–1W
Nov 23HZenit0–2L
Nov 8HRubin0–0D
Oct 31ACSKA Moscow0–2L
Oct 26HBaltika0–0D
Oct 22AFC Rostov1–4L
Oct 18HAkron0–1L
Oct 5AFC Sochi1–2L
Oct 1HSpartak Moscow1–2L
Sep 28ASpartak Moscow0–3L
Sep 20HAkhmat1–2L
Sep 16HDinamo Makhachkala1–2L
Sep 13HFC Orenburg3–1W
Aug 30AZenit0–2L
Aug 26ASpartak Moscow0–4L
Aug 23ADynamo0–3L
Aug 18HDinamo Makhachkala2–0W
Aug 14HFC Rostov1–0W
Aug 10AFC Rostov0–1L
Aug 2HLokomotiv2–3L
Jul 30ADinamo Makhachkala0–1L
Jul 25AKrylia Sovetov0–2L
Jul 20HFC Krasnodar0–3L
Feb 22HUrozhay—·
Feb 22AKhimki3–1W
Feb 15AEnisey1–1D
Feb 5HKairat Almaty4–2W
Feb 5HSka-khabarovsk—·
Feb 1AFakel1–1D
Jan 25ABorac Banja Luka2–3L
Jan 19ARadnicki 19231–2L

Completed transfers · 2025/26

All seasons →

In

I. SutuginRotor Volgograd· Back from Loan2025/26
I. SutuginSpartak Kostroma· Back from Loan2025/26
A. MukhinDinamo Vladivostok2025/26
O. OžegovićSakaryaspor· Back from Loan2025/26
Zé TurboAEL· Back from Loan2025/26
K. BozhenovChelyabinsk· Back from Loan2025/26
Ruslanbek JiyanovNavbahor· Return from loan2025/26
N. KutateladzeDinamo Tbilisi· Back from Loan2025/26

Out

M. StamatovSeptemvri Sofia· Free agent2025/26
A. GyurdzhanEnisey· Free Transfer2025/26
I. KukharchukChernomorets· Free Transfer2025/26
I. SutuginChernomorets· Loan2025/26
I. SutuginSpartak Kostroma· Loan2025/26
S. MagkeevFakel· Free Transfer2025/26
K. GotsukSSerik Belediyespor· Free agent2025/26
A. MukhinFK Sokol Saratov· Loan2025/26