Igor Lebedenko is a Russian footballer who is currently playing for Terek from Grozny. He is 33 years old, so most likely in the near future he will complete his professional career. Igor Lebedenko plays as a winger, prefers to play on the right flank, but can play on the left if necessary. It is also sometimes used as a center forward.
Carier start
Igor Lebedenko was born on May 27, 1983 in the capital of Russia - Moscow. There he began to play football, as a result of being at the Academy of the Moscow Torpedo. Having passed through the club’s youth teams, in 2001 he received a professional contract, but could not immediately break into the main team. From 2000 to 2002, he played for the club’s double, only occasionally receiving invitations to the main team, and only in 2002 began to play for the club on an ongoing basis. For two years, he spent 73 matches, scoring 17 goals - then Igor Lebedenko still played at the position of the central striker on an ongoing basis. As a result, he attracted the attention of another Moscow club, Lokomotiv, where he moved to in the winter of 2005.
Transition to Lokomotiv
Igor Lebedenko is a footballer who was ready to fight for a place in the squad until the very end, but at Lokomotiv it was extremely difficult to do. During the year he entered the field only 23 times, scoring six goals, and when the coach changed in the club, he decided to leave. He was sold to Saturn for 600 thousand euros - then he was at the peak of his career and did not want to sit all the time on the bench.
The game for Saturn
In “Saturn” Lebedenko spent two and a half years, but he still did not become a key player, and his career was already declining. For all this time he entered the field only 57 times, scoring seven goals. Naturally, this didn’t suit him very much, but there were no people wanting to acquire a player, so he had to wait until the end of the contract in order to transfer to Rostov as a free agent.
Performances for "Rostov"
Lebedenko in “Rostov” was able to regain shape and play at a good level, having played 59 matches in two years and scored six goals. When his contract came to an end, he went on a promotion, joining the Kazan Rubin.
Last years
In Rubin, the player spent only one year, playing 22 matches and scoring two goals. He quickly realized that this was not his level and that it was time for him to find a club where he could play on an ongoing basis. This club was Terek, with which he signed a contract back in 2012. Since then, he played 130 matches for the club, scoring 18 goals.