Ilya Gaponov

Russian footballer

Ilya Gaponov
Personal information
Gaponov with Krylia Sovetov in 2022
Full name	Ilya Sergeyevich Gaponov
Date of birth	(1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Oryol, Russia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Krylia Sovetov Samara
Number	95
Youth career
0000–2009	DYuSSh-3 Oryol
2009–2010	DYuSSh Krylya Sovetov Moscow
2010	Lokomotiv Moscow
2010–2011	DYuSSh-3 Oryol
2011	Rusichi Oryol
2011–2013	UOR Master-Saturn Yegoryevsk
2013–2015	Strogino Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Strogino Moscow	58	(0)
2018–2022	Spartak-2 Moscow	59	(1)
2018–2022	Spartak Moscow	20	(0)
2022	→ Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan)	6	(0)
2022–	Krylia Sovetov Samara	29	(1)
International career^‡
2018	Russia U-21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2018

Ilya Sergeyevich Gaponov (Russian: Илья Сергеевич Гапонов; born 25 October 1997) is a Russian football player who plays as a centre-back for Krylia Sovetov Samara.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Strogino Moscow on 20 July 2015 in a game against Dolgoprudny.^[1]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for Spartak Moscow on 25 April 2019 in a game against Arsenal Tula, as a starter.^[2]

On 22 February 2022, Gaponov joined Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan.^[3] On 30 May 2022, Gaponov moved to Krylia Sovetov on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Strogino Moscow	2015–16	Russian Second League	14	0	0	0	–		14	0
	2016–17	Russian Second League	20	0	1	0	–		21	0
	2017–18	Russian Second League	24	0	1	0	–		25	0
	Total		58	0	2	0	0	0	60	0
Spartak-2 Moscow	2018–19	Russian First League	27	1	–		–		27	1
	2019–20	Russian First League	14	0	–		–		14	0
	2020–21	Russian First League	12	0	–		–		12	0
	2021–22	Russian First League	6	0	–		–		6	0
	Total		59	1	0	0	0	0	59	1
Spartak Moscow	2018–19	Russian Premier League	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	11	0	2	0	–		13	0
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		20	0	3	0	0	0	23	0
Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan)	2021–22	Russian Premier League	6	0	–		–		6	0
Krylia Sovetov Samara	2022–23	Russian Premier League	16	1	6	1	–		22	2
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	13	0	1	0	–		14	0
	Total		29	1	7	1	0	0	36	2
Career total			172	2	12	1	0	0	184	3

References

^ Ilya Gaponov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
^ "Arsenal Tula v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 25 April 2019.
^ "Чернов перешел в "Спартак", Гапонов арендован "Крыльями"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^ ""Крылья" выкупили Илью Гапонова у "Спартака"" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.