# Denis Makarov

Denis Yevgenyevich Makarov (Russian: Дени́с Евге́ньевич Мака́ров; born 18 February 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Dynamo Moscow.

## Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Orenburg-2 on 27 July 2017 in a game against FC Chelyabinsk.
He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on 7 July 2019 in a game against FC Mordovia Saransk.
On 6 January 2020 he signed a 3.5-year contract with FC Rubin Kazan. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rubin on 1 March 2020 in a game against FC Tambov. He substituted Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the 89th minute. He scored his first RPL goal on 5 July 2020 in a 1–0 victory over FC Orenburg.
On 6 August 2021, he signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Moscow. He was voted player of the month by Dynamo fans for December 2021.

## International career

He represented Russia at the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where they were eliminated at group stage. Makarov was included in the Squad of the Tournament.
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man Russia squad for UEFA Euro 2020. That was the first time he was called up to the senior national team. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He did not appear in any games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.

## Career statistics
### Club

    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 |
| Orenburg-2 | 2017–18 | Russian Second League | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 5 |
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2018–19 | Russian Second League | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 7 |
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2019–20 | Russian First League | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 11 |
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Total | Total | 41 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 18 |
| Rubin Kazan | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 |
| Rubin Kazan | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 9 |
| Rubin Kazan | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Rubin Kazan | Total | Total | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 11 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 5 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 6 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 5 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 |
| Dynamo Moscow | Total | Total | 77 | 12 | 27 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 104 | 19 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 179 | 44 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 53 |

## Honours
### Individual

* UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2021
* Russian Professional Football League Zone Ural-Privolzhye best young player (2018–19).
* Russian Premier League Goal of the Season: 2020–21 (Rubin 2–1 Zenit, 8 March 2021)
* Russian Premier League Goal of the Month: September 2022 (Dynamo 2–1 Ural, 3 September 2022)