Denis Andreyevich Adamov (Russian: Дени́с Андре́евич Ада́мов; born 20 February 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Denis Adamov
Adamov with PFC Sochi in 2022
Personal information
Full name Denis Andreyevich Adamov
Date of birth (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Ulyanovsk, Russia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 16
Youth career
–2018 Krasnodar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Krasnodar-2 88 (0)
2016–2021 Krasnodar 2 (0)
2018–2019 Krasnodar-3 3 (1)
2021–2023 Sochi 28 (0)
2023– Zenit Saint Petersburg 39 (0)
International career
2015 Russia U17 1 (0)
2015–2016 Russia U18 9 (0)
2016 Russia U19 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2016

Club career

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Adamov made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Krasnodar-2 on 17 May 2016 in a game against MITOS Novocherkassk.[2]

He made his debut for the main squad of Krasnodar on 20 September 2017 in a Russian Cup game against Tom Tomsk.[3]

Adamov made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 8 September 2018 in a game against Avangard Kursk.

On 4 October 2019, in a PFL game of Krasnodar-3 against Inter Cherkessk Adamov scored a winning goal with a header after a corner kick, deep into added time to establish the final score of 3–2.[4]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for Krasnodar on 19 July 2020 in a game against Dynamo Moscow, as a substitute in the 20th minute after Matvei Safonov was sent off.[5]

On 25 January 2021, Adamov signed with Sochi.[6]

On 25 July 2023, Adamov signed a four-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg, with the option for another year.[7]

International career

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He was on the roster for the Russia national under-17 football team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, but did not play in any games at either tournament behind the first-choice goalkeeper Aleksandr Maksimenko.

Adamov was first called up to the senior Russia national football team for friendlies against Jordan and Qatar in September 2025.[8]

Honours

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Career statistics

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As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Krasnodar-2 2015–16 Russian Second League 1010
2016–17 Russian Second League 170170
2017–18 Russian Second League 1401[a]0150
2018–19 Russian First League 2302[a]0250
2019–20 Russian First League 180180
2020–21 Russian First League 150150
Total 88030910
Krasnodar 2016–17 Russian Premier League 00000000
2017–18 Russian Premier League 00100010
2018–19 Russian Premier League 00000000
2019–20 Russian Premier League 20000020
2020–21 Russian Premier League 00000000
Total 20100030
Krasnodar-3 2018–19 Russian Second League 2020
2019–20 Russian Second League 1111
Total 3131
Sochi 2020–21 Russian Premier League 001010
2021–22 Russian Premier League 1100000110
2022–23 Russian Premier League 17040210
Total 28050330
Zenit St. Petersburg 2023–24 Russian Premier League 9070160
2024–25 Russian Premier League 40120160
2025–26 Russian Premier League 26020280
Total 390210600
Career total 160127000301901

Notes

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  1. 1 2 Appearances in the FNL Cup

References

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  1. "Denis Adamov" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. Denis Adamov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
  3. "Tom - Krasnodar game report" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 20 September 2017.
  4. "Krasnodar-3 v Inter game report" (in Russian). Sportbox. 4 October 2019.
  5. "Krasnodar v Dynamo Moscow game report". Russian Premier League. 19 July 2020.
  6. "Денис Адамов в "Сочи". Состав клуба пополнил еще один вратарь" (in Russian). Sochi. 25 February 2021.
  7. ""Зенит" достиг договоренности о переходе Дениса Адамова, Гойло продолжит сезон в "Сочи"" (in Russian). FC Zenit St. Petersburg. 25 July 2023.
  8. "Матвей Лукин и Денис Адамов впервые вызваны в сборную России" [Matvey Lukin and Denis Adamov called up to the Russia national team for the first time] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  9. ""Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!" [Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  10. ""Зенит" стал 11-кратным чемпионом России и обновил рекорд по количеству титулов" [Zenit became Russian champion for 11th time and updated the record for number of trophies] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  11. "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.
  12. ""Зенит" – обладатель OLIMPBET Суперкубка России-2024" [Zenit is the winner of OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup 2024] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 July 2024.
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