# Sergei Bozhin

Sergei Vitalyevich Bozhin (Russian: Серге́й Витальевич Божин; born 12 September 1994) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Fakel Voronezh.

## Club career

Bozhin made his professional debut for Krylia Sovetov Samara on 3 June 2013 in the Premier League relegation play-off second leg against Spartak Nalchik, coming as a substitute on the 81st minute. However, he did not make a single appearance for the club in the following 2013–14 season. Krylia Sovetov, eventually, were relegated at the end of that season.
During the 2014–15 Russian Football National League season, Bozhin made 17 appearances and scored his first goal for Krylia Sovetov. The following 2015–16 Krylia Sovetov season was the club's first season return in the top division, but, again, Bozhin did not make a single appearance for the club.
Bozhin, eventually, made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 8 August 2016 in a 0–1 away loss against FC Spartak Moscow, coming on as a substitute on the 81st minute.
On 29 August 2017, Bozhin dropped the leagues by signing at first for Lada-Tolyatti, and later for Syzran-2003 in the Russian Professional Football League.
In summer 2018, Bozhin signed for Fakel Voronezh, making 37 appearances and scoring 2 goals in the 2018–19 Russian Football National League. He later moved to Torpedo Moscow the next summer as a free agent, making 25 appearances and scoring 4 goals in the following 2019–20 Russian Football National League season.
Due to the end of the contract with Torpedo, Bozhin returned to Krylia Sovetov Samara, which just had relegated from the top division, signing a two-year contract. During his second spell at the club, he played a total of 41 games, scoring 2 goals.
On 27 June 2022, Bozhin returned to Fakel Voronezh. He made 21 appearances for the club during the 2022–23 Russian Premier League season, scoring 2 goals (both headers, against his former club Torpedo Moscow and Akhmat Grozny on 2 October 2022 and 16 April 2023 respectively).
On 19 June 2023, Bozhin extended his contract with Fakel, keeping him at the club until 30 June 2024. On 7 June 2024, Bozhin extended his contract with Fakel once more.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2014–15 | Russian First League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| Lada-Tolyatti | 2017–18 | Russian Second League | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Syzran-2003 | 2017–18 | Russian Second League | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 |
| Fakel Voronezh | 2018–19 | Russian First League | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian First League | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 5 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2020–21 | Russian First League | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 2 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | Total | Total | 35 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 2 |
| Fakel Voronezh | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Fakel Voronezh | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 2 |
| Fakel Voronezh | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Fakel Voronezh | Total | Total | 62 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 71 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 209 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 239 | 16 |
* 1 2 Appearances in the relegation play-offs
* 1 2 Appearances in the FNL Cup