Denys Volodymyrovych Favorov (Ukrainian: Денис Володимирович Фаворов; born 1 April 1991) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I liga club Kotwica Kołobrzeg.[1]
Career
Cherkaskyi Dnipro
In 2014, he played for Cherkaskyi Dnipro.[2]
Desna Chernihiv
In March 2016, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Ukrainian First League club Desna Chernihiv. In Chernihiv, he soon became one of the leaders of the team.[3] In week 3 of the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League season, he was voted Player of the Week.[4]
On 13 July 2017, Favorov signed a new contract with Desna for a period of three years.[5] With Desna, he was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League in the 2017–18 season.[6]
In the 2018–19 season, Favorov finished with 15 goals in all competitions, making him the team's top scorer and earning him Player of the Year honours.[7]
During the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League play-offs, he scored a penalty in a 2–0 away win against Kolos Kovalivka.[8] On 5 July 2020, he scored two goals against Kolos Kovalivka on his way to Play of the Week plaudits.[9][10]
These efforts earned Desna a place in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round for the first time in club history.[11]
Favarov was included in the Best IX squad for the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League.[12]
Zorya Luhansk
On 9 August 2020, Favorov signed a two-year contract with Zorya Luhansk in the Ukrainian Premier League.[13] On 22 August, he scored his first goal for the new club against Desna Chernihiv at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin in Chernihiv in the first match of the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League.[14]
On 22 October 2020, he made his debut in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.[15] On 3 December, he provided the assist for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh's winning goal against Leicester in the return fixture at Slavutych-Arena.[16] On 17 April 2021, he scored in a 2–4 league loss to Vorskla Poltava.[17]
Wieczysta Kraków
On 2 August 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Polish III liga side Wieczysta Kraków. On 6 August, he played his first match with the new club against Ostrowiec.[18] On 24 September, he scored his first goal for Wieczysta against Unia Tarnów.[19]
Favorow featured regularly for Wieczysta, as the won group IV of the III liga in mid-2024 and won promotion to the third division.[20] Shortly after, on 8 June 2024, it was announced Favorow would leave the club at the end of the month.[21]
Kotwica Kołobrzeg
On 14 March 2025, he signed a contract with Kotwica Kołobrzeg in I liga.[22]
Personal life
His younger brother Artem Favorov is also a professional footballer.[23]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 May 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Poltava | 2013–14 | Ukrainian First League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Cherkaskyi Dnipro | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Second League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | Ukrainian Second League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Poltava | 2014–15 | Ukrainian First League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | Ukrainian First League | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| Total | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 6 | |||
| Desna Chernihiv | 2015–16 | Ukrainian First League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Ukrainian First League | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ukrainian First League | 27 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 16 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 8 | ||
| Total | 132 | 38 | 9 | 3 | — | 141 | 41 | |||
| Zorya Luhansk | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
| Wieczysta Kraków | 2022–23 | III liga, gr. IV | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | III liga, gr. IV | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | ||
| Total | 59 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 62 | 14 | |||
| Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 2024–25 | I liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 284 | 63 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 312 | 66 | ||
- ^ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Polish Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Desna Chernihiv
Zorya Luhansk
- Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2020–21
Wieczysta Kraków
Individual
- Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: 2020[26][27]
- Desna Chernihiv Player of the Year: 2018–19[28]
- Ukrainian First League Best Player: 2017–18
References
- ^ "Фаворов Денис Владимирович". www.footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Чернігівська «Десна» підписала сім новачків і відправиться на збори в Анталію (in Ukrainian). 1927.kiev.ua. 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Д. Фаворов: мне нравится Десна, и я верю в её перспективы". SportArena.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Денис Фаворов - Герой третього туру у Першій лізі". pfl.ua.
- ^ "Денис Фаворов продовжив контракт з Десною". Официальный сайт ФК «Десна». 13 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Dale (20 June 2018). "European league champions and European qualification 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "V отчетно-выборная конференция ПФЛ Украины. Текстовая трансляция". metalist1925.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Kolos - Desna | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Desna - Kolos | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Денис Фаворов — найкращий гравець 29-го туру Favbet Ліги!".
- ^ "Denys Favorov qualified with Desna for the Europa League third qualifying round". thetimeshub.in. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Denys Favorov |". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Denys Favorov signed with Zorya". zarya-lugansk.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Favorov scored against Desna | Referee report". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Leicester City FC - FC Zorya Luhansk". UEFA. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "FC Zorya Luhansk 1 - 0 Leicester City FC". UEFA. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Ворскла 4 : 2 Зоря". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "DENYS FAVOROV ZAWODNIKIEM WIECZYSTEJ". kswieczysta.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "ODBLOKOWANI. WIECZYSTA - UNIA 7:0". www.kswieczysta.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ a b Piegza, Michał (18 May 2024). "Zrobili to! Wieczysta Kraków z awansem". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Zawodnicy odchodzą z Wieczystej". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Denys Favorov nowym zawodnikiem Kotwicy Kołobrzeg". kotwicakolobrzeg.com. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Denys Favorov brother of Artem Favorov | Referee report". footballski.fr. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Denys Favorov at Soccerway
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2022/2023, grupa: Małopolski ZPN". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Лауреатом нашого конкурсу вперше став представник "Десни"". www.ukrfootball.ua. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "У першому півріччі 2020-го найкращий — Д. Фаворов". www.ukrfootball.ua. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Денис Фаворов — лучший игрок Десны в минувшем сезоне". www.football.ua. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
External links
- Profile on Official website of FC Desna Chernihiv
- Denys Favorov at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Denys Favorov at Soccerway
