Yevgeny Eduardovich Gapon is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a left-back in Makhachkala's Anzhi at number 30. Previously, he played for such Russian clubs as Khimki, Shinnik, Fakel, Mordovia and Kuban. The height of Eugene Gapon is 189 centimeters, weight - about 75 kilograms. In the period from 2007 to 2012 he played in the youth team of Russia. Previously regularly involved in the youth team.
Biography and career of a football player
Eugene Gapon was born on April 20, 1991 in Novosibirsk, the RSFSR. In his hometown he played for teams such as Sever and Spartak. At the age of fourteen, he was invited by Konstantin Sarsaniya to the football school "Academician". Here he performed in such youthful teams as Labor Reserves and Sports Academy. As part of the latter, he began his professional career in 2008, in total for Sportakademklub he played 8 official matches.
Career at Khimki Club
Between 2009 and 2010, Evgeny Gapon played in the Khimki club in the First Division of Russia. He made his debut in the main team on April 3, 2009 in the match against Rostov. The team’s performances in the 2009 season were extremely unsuccessful, only in the 13th round did the red-blacks manage to win and take three points from the opponent. Eugene Gapon was the main player in the defense line, and as the left lateral often connected to the attacks, but it did not bring much fruit - the team still showed a low level of football. In the next season, Khimki already performed under the auspices of the FNL (National Football League), where the team ended up in 13th place. In total, Evgeni Gapon spent 38 matches in the “red-black” T-shirt.
In December 2010, the defender signed an agreement with the Yaroslavl “Shinnik” from the FNL. He spent only eleven matches in the “black and blue”, after which he left the club.
Speeches for the Voronezh Fakel and return to Shinnik
In the summer of 2011, Evgeny Gapon joined the Voronezh Fakel, where he played for the next 2 years. In the 2012/13 season, the team flew to the Second Division of Russia. The team from Voronezh experienced great financial difficulties, against which the team did not show a decent result, and key players gradually began to leave. Among these was the left lateral Evgeny Gapon, who again signed a contract with Shinnik from the National Football League Championship. Over the next three seasons, he regularly acted as the basis of “black and blue”. Here he spent 44 official matches and marked his debut goal in his career.
Transfer to Saransk Mordovia
In the winter transfer period of 2015, the player underwent a review at the Moscow CSKA, but was refused by the result. Soon, the Yaroslavl "Shinnik" receives an offer from the Saransk "Mordovia" regarding the ransom of Yevgeny Gapon for 1.5 million rubles. After brief negotiations, the parties enter into a deal and the defender goes to the disposal of the “red-white-blue” for 1.5 years. In general, he spent 20 official matches of the Football National League of Russia for the Saransk club.
Performances for the Kuban
In June 2016, Eugene signs an agreement with the Krasnodar Kuban. In the debut season for the “Kuban” took part in 26 matches. In the 2016/17 season, he played as a backup for the Kuban-2 club.
On May 14, 2017, Eugene was seriously injured in the match of the 37th round of the FNL with Volgar. During the fight, the defender collided with Volgar striker Dmitry Kabutov, Gapon was diagnosed with a closed fracture of the right humerus with an offset. Due to damage, the athlete left the game for a long time.
Transition to Makhachkala "Anji"
In July 2018, the defender accepted the proposal to move from Makhachkala “Anji”, where he plays to the present. Here he again begins to play in the Russian Football Premier League after a long break. In the Premier League season 2018/19, he plays irregularly, most often remains on the bench.