Daniil Olegovich Lesovoy (; ; tr. Daniil Olehovych Lisovyi; born 12 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Dynamo Makhachkala on loan from Nizhny Novgorod. Born in Russia, he represented Ukraine internationally on youth levels before switching allegiance back to Russia.
Club career Born in Moscow, Russia, Lesovoy moved to Prague, Czech Republic at early age, and later moved to Kyiv, Ukraine.
He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 18 March 2017 in a game against Spartak Nalchik.
On 28 July 2018, he joined Arsenal Tula on loan for the 2018–19 season.
On 4 July 2019, the loan was extended for the 2019–20 season.
On 3 July 2020, Arsenal used their purchase option in the loan contract and signed a 3-year contract with Lesovoy.
On 7 September 2020, he signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Moscow. On 7 August 2021, he underwent a knee surgery which left him unable to play until 2022.
On 2 February 2024, Lesovoy joined Maccabi Haifa in Israel on loan with an option to buy.
On 1 August 2024, Lesovoy was loaned to AEL Limassol in Cyprus for the 2024–25 season.
On 17 July 2025, Lesovoy signed a three-year contract with Pari Nizhny Novgorod. On 11 July 2026, he was loaned by Dynamo Makhachkala for the 2026–27 season.
International career After representing Ukraine on under-16 and under-17 level, he debuted for Russia national under-20 football team in September 2018.
In November 2020, he was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for the games against Moldova, Turkey and Serbia.
On 11 May 2021, he was named as a back-up player for Russia's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.
Personal life His great-grandfather Leonid Kostandov was the minister of the chemical industry of the Soviet Union and was interred at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsZenit-2 St. Petersburg2016–17Russian First League80——411212017–18Russian First League241———241Total321000041362Arsenal Tula2018–19Russian Premier League13240——1722019–20Russian Premier League2732020—3132020–21Russian Premier League62———62Total467602000547Dynamo Moscow2020–21Russian Premier League2252010—2552021–22Russian Premier League8040——1202022–23Russian Premier League13090——2202023–24Russian Premier League8050——1302024–25Russian Premier League0000——00Total5152001000725Maccabi Haifa (loan)2023–24Israeli Premier League502020—90AEL Limassol (loan)2024–25Cypriot First Division28421——305Pari Nizhny Novgorod2025–26Russian Premier League25340——293Dynamo Makhachkala (loan)2026–27Russian Premier League9120——111Career total19621361504124123
References
External links
Daniil Lesovoy at the Russian Football National League website