# Fedor Černych

Fedor Ivanovič Černych (Russian: Фёдор Иванович Черных; born 21 May 1991) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder or winger. Born in Russia, he plays and captains for Lithuania national team.

## Career

Černych was born in Moscow into a Russian family of Lithuanian descent. When his parents broke up, he went to live in Vilnius, Lithuania with his maternal grandparents.
He started his career at Granitas Vilnius [lt], which then played in the LFF II league, South zone. In 2009, Černych signed a contract with Dnepr Mogilev.
Černych was loaned in 2012 to Naftan Novopolotsk when Dnepr Mogilev was relegated to the lower league.
In 2014, he signed for Polish club Górnik Łęczna. In an interview, he said that in Poland most of training was devoted to fitness.
On 26 January 2018, he signed with the Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow. On 31 March 2018, he scored his first goal for Dynamo, securing a 2–1 victory over Arsenal Tula. On 21 October 2018, he scored the only goal of the game to help Dynamo defeat Zenit Saint Petersburg, which was leading the league at the time.
On 21 August 2019, Fedor was loaned to FC Orenburg.
On 8 September 2020, his contract with Dynamo Moscow was dissolved by mutual consent.
On 17 September 2020, he returned to former club Jagiellonia Białystok.
On 8 January 2023, Cypriot side AEL Limassol announced reaching an agreement in principle to sign Černych until June 2024, with an option for another year, with the move to be finalized following a medical examination.
On 10 January 2024, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Černych, subject to a medical.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 14 April 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 2009 | Belarusian Premier League | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 2010 | Belarusian Premier League | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 2011 | Belarusian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 2013 | Belarusian Premier League | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 2014 | Belarusian Premier League | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | Total | Total | 85 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 15 |
| Naftan (loan) | 2012 | Belarusian Premier League | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Górnik Łęczna | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 12 |
| Górnik Łęczna | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Górnik Łęczna | Total | Total | 38 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 |
| Jagiellonia | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 |
| Jagiellonia | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 13 |
| Jagiellonia | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| Jagiellonia | Total | Total | 82 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 90 | 20 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| Orenburg (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 292 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 320 | 58 |

### International

    As of 21 May 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Lithuania | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 2015 | 6 | 2 |
| Lithuania | 2016 | 9 | 5 |
| Lithuania | 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 12 | 2 |
| Lithuania | 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 2023 | 9 | 2 |
| Lithuania | 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 91 | 15 |
    As of match played 26 March 2024
    Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Černych goal.
List of international goals scored by Fedor Černych :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 October 2013 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 3 | Latvia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 14 June 2015 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 17 | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 3 | 8 September 2015 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 19 | San Marino | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 4 | 29 May 2016 | Klaipėda Central Stadium, Klaipėda, Lithuania | 24 | Estonia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 Baltic Cup |
| 5 | 1 June 2016 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia | 25 | Latvia | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2016 Baltic Cup |
| 6 | 4 September 2016 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 27 | Slovenia | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 8 October 2016 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 28 | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 11 October 2016 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 29 | Malta | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 22 March 2019 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | 49 | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 10 | 9 October 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 68 | Bulgaria | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2022 World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 9 October 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 68 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 11 June 2022 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 75 | Faroe Islands | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League |
| 13 | 8 September 2023 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | 84 | Montenegro | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 14 | 17 October 2023 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | 87 | Hungary | 1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 15 | 26 March 2024 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | 91 | Gibraltar | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League relegation play-outs |

## Honours

Naftan Novopolotsk
* Belarusian Cup: 2011–12
Individual
* Lithuanian Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017