The four-time silver medalist of Russia Nikita Bazhenov is a pupil of FC Avtomobilist (Noginsk) and FC Torpedo (Lyubertsy). Known for his performances for Moscow Spartak and FC Tom.
Carier start
A football player was born on February 1, 1965 in the Moscow Region, in the post of Bolshoy Bunkovo. In 2002-03, he played for the backup squad of the Ramensky Saturn. On April 10, 2004, he made his debut in the main team of this club. Then “Saturn” played against the Moscow “Locomotive”. At the end of the match, “Locomotive” won with a score of 0: 2. Nikita Bazhenov replaced at the very end of the game, when there was only seven minutes left to the whistle of the judge. He was able to score a goal against the opponent. However, the situation could not be saved, and Saturn lost this match with a score of 1: 2.
Nikita played twelve matches for the Ramen team and scored five goals. His performance attracted the attention of the capital's Spartak, where he was invited. He moved to the metropolitan team on June 28, 2004.
The game in Spartak
Nikita’s business at the Moscow club didn’t go as well as at Saturn. In the first 1.5 seasons, having spent 24 games, he scored only three goals. As part of the Moscow club, Bazhenov played both as a striker and a right midfielder, replacing the injured Vladimir Bystrov. In terms of his role, he is a pure forward, but he was not able to fully reveal himself.
In 2006, the beginning of the season was not bad, Bazhenov managed to hold three productive games in a row, but then his performance fell. In addition, Nikita was injured and was able to appear on the football field only eleven times this season. In the same season, Nikita first played in the Champions League. He entered the field against Slovan, Bayern and Sheriff.
The next year began with a match for the Russian Super Cup. In this game, Moscow Spartak lost to CSKA 2-4. The leading striker of Spartak Roman Pavlyuchenko was injured at that time, and head coach Vladimir Fedotov released Bazhenov at the very beginning of the game. Nikita lived up to the trust of management and took his chance. He scored a beautiful goal against the “army team”, overtaking Alexei Berezutsky and coming face to face with CSKA goalkeeper. Bazhenov in 2007 spent only sixteen games and scored four goals.
The most successful year of the football player in the Spartak team is 2008. Nikita Bazhenov, whose photo is in this article, managed to score six goals in the Russian championship and two more in European competitions. One of Nikita’s goals became the thousandth for Spartak in the Russian championships.
2009 was a bad year for a football player. He was able to score only two goals against opponents. He went on the field in twenty-two games. At the end of the season, the club's management rarely began to put it in the starting lineup, often releasing it for a replacement.
2010 was almost a failure. Nikita Bazhenov was remembered by the fans only because he was able to score a beautiful goal for London Chelsea. Spartak then played away in England. And in the home championship, Nikita only went out onto the field twelve times, he still could not score goals this year.
Further career
In 2011, the footballer left Spartak and began to play for Tom, signing a contract for three and a half years. Here his leadership qualities were revealed. His experience allowed him to quickly gain a foothold in the team and become its real leader. At the moment, he continues to play for this team.
Soccer Player Achievements
Nikita Bazhenov played for the national team of his country only once. Two more times went on the field for the Olympic team of the Russian Federation. In these two matches, he was able to score four goals.
Nikita Bazhenov is a football player who four times became the silver medalist of the Russian championship. This happened during his game for Spartak in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009.