Ukrainian footballer
Artem Favorov (Ukrainian : Артем Володимирович Фаворов ; born 19 March 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Puskás Akadémia .
Career
Favorov is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth academy.
FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv
From 2013 to 2016 he played for Obolon-Brovar Kyiv in the Ukrainian First League .
Vejle Boldklub
In 2017 he moved to Danish club Vejle Boldklub . He scored against Næstved Boldklub and won the 2017–18 Danish 1st Division with the club.[ 1]
FC Desna Chernihiv
In 2018 he signed a contract with FC Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian Premier League , where he played with his older brother Denys Favorov .[ 2] With FC Desna Chernihiv got the Round of 16 of the 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup . He played 57 matches and scored 14 goals.
Puskás Akadémia FC
In 2020, Favorov signed a 2.5 years contract with Puskás Akadémia in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I , the top flight of the Hungarian football system .[ 3] He scored his first goal on 8 February against Paksi FC . In all, he made 10 appearances, helping the club qualify for the 2020–21 Europa League first qualifying round .
Loan to Zalaegerszeg
In summer 2020 he went on loan to Zalaegerszeg in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I for 1 year.[ 4] In the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 away victory over MTK Budapest .[ 5] On 23 December he scored his second goal against Újpest FC .[ 6] On 31 January 2021, he scored his third goal of the season against Paksi FC .[ 7] On 24 April he scored against his parent club Puskás Akadémia.[ 8]
Puskás Akadémia FC
In June 2021 he returned to Puskás Akadémia.[ 9] [ 10] On 8 June and 15 June he played against Inter Turku in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League .[ 11] [ 12] On 27 June he played for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League against RFS .[ 13] On 1 August he played his first match of the 2021-22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I against Újpest .[ 14] On 18 August he scored his first goal of season his former team Zalaegerszeg .[ 15]
International career
He was called up to Ukraine's under-23 squad for the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup in January 2014 but was not included in the final squad list.[ 16]
Personal life
His older brother Denys Favorov is also a professional football player.[ 17] [ 18]
In March 2022, during the Siege of Chernihiv , Artem with his brother Denys Favorov and others players raised money for the defense of the city of Chernihiv .[ 19]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 15 May 2023 [ 20]
Honours
Desna Chernihiv
Obolon-Brovar Kyiv
Individual
References
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