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Dmitri Sychev

Sychev in Domodedovo airport (July 7, 2007)
Personal information
Full name	Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev
Date of birth	October 26, 1983 (1983-10-26) (age 26)
Place of birth	Omsk, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker, Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lokomotiv Moscow
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)†
2000–2002	Spartak Tambov	0042 0(9)
2002	Spartak Moscow	0018 0(9)
2002–2004	Olympique Marseille	0033 0(5)
2004–	Lokomotiv Moscow	01550(58)
National team‡
2002–	Russia	046 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:36, 15 March 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:14, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev (Russian: Дми́трий Евге́ньевич Сычёв​ (help·info), Dmitriy Yevgen’yevich Sychyov; born October 26, 1983) is a Russian footballer. His last name is also transcribed as Sytchev, and his first name as Dmitry or Dmitriy. He has been hailed by the international press as "The Russian Michael Owen" because of his pace and as "The most sensational young Russian forward since Vladimir Beschastnykh".^[1] He usually plays as a centre forward although he can play as a support strike and an attacking midfielder. His blinding pace, agility and the ability to finish well from all angles make him one of Russia's most dangerous strikers.

Early life

Sychev was born in Omsk, a city in south-central Russia. He spent his formative years at St. Petersburg's famous Smena football academy before joining FC Spartak Tambov, a second division club. At that time he played as a midfielder.^[2]

Career

Club career

Spartak Moscow and Marseille

After having trials at clubs in FC Nantes and FC Metz, Sychev was picked up by FC Spartak Moscow in January 2002, where he scored eight goals in his first 12 matches, and it was during that time when he was transformed into a striker. With Spartak he reached the final of the 2002 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup. He scored 6 goals and finished second on the top scorer list, after coming in as a substitute in every match he played.^[3] He entered the symbolic top players list of the tournament.^[4]

Sychev in action for Lokomotiv (May 2, 2007)

In August 2002 Sychev announced he was quitting Spartak, by giving his employers three months' notice. Having already signed a five-year contract with the Russian club he was banned from football for four months by the Russian Professional Football League (RPFL).

After finishing this suspension, Sychev signed a five-year contract with Olympique de Marseille, rejecting an offer from FC Dynamo Kyiv. He was mainly used as a substitute during his days in France. In Olympique de Marseille Sychev was used as a midfielder, both left and right.^[5][6]

Lokomotiv

In January 2004 Sychev returned to Russia to join FC Lokomotiv Moscow on a four-year contract, where he scored twice on the opening day of the season. He went on to claim the Russian Footballer of the Year award in his first season back in the Russian Premier League. With the team he won the Russian Premier League 2004, the 2005 Russian Super Cup, the 2005 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup and 2007 Russian Cup. In FC Lokomotiv Moscow Sychev played mostly as a striker, except the period when Lokomotiv was coached by Anatoliy Byshovets and Rashid Rakhimov respectively. During those times Dmitry was mainly employed as a midfielder. Sychev started playing again in his natural position with the appointment of Yury Semin. In 2009, Dmitry was voted by Lokomotiv fans as the player of the season.

National Team

Sychev was selected to play for the Russian national team at the 2002 World Cup, where he became the youngest player to appear for the USSR or Russia at 18 years and 222 days. In the event, he scored a goal and set up other three in an otherwise disappointing Russian campaign. This goal made Dmitri Sychev the fourth youngest goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup.

Sychev was called up to Russia's squad for Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. Despite being a striker at his team Lokomotiv Moscow, during Guus Hiddink's term at the Russian national football team he was used as a midfielder.^[7]

Personal life

Besides football, Sychev is a fan of ice hockey and his hometown team Avangard Omsk.^[8] He also likes tennis and billiard.^[9] Outside of sports, he plays the guitar and was seen rapping at the MTV Russia Music Awards ceremony in Moscow with national teammate Diniyar Bilyaletdinov.^[10]

Besides his native Russian, Sychev also speaks English, French, and plans to learn more.^[9]

In 2007 Sychev received a degree from the Russian State University Of Physical culture.^[11]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
01.	19 May 2002	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Yugoslavia	1 – 1	1 – 1	Friendly
02.	14 June 2002	Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan	Belgium	3 – 2	3 – 2	2002 World Cup
03.	11 October 2003	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Georgia	3 – 1	3 – 1	2004 Euro Qualifying
04.	31 March 2004	Vasil Levski, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	0 – 1	2 – 2	Friendly
05.	31 March 2004	Vasil Levski, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	1 – 2	2 – 2	Friendly
06.	18 August 2004	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Lithuania	4 – 2	4 – 3	Friendly
07.	9 October 2004	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1 – 0	4 – 0	2006 World Cup qualification
08.	9 October 2004	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	3 – 0	4 – 0	2006 World Cup qualification
09.	9 October 2004	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	4 – 0	4 – 0	2006 World Cup qualification
10.	17 November 2004	Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia	Estonia	3 – 0	4 – 0	2006 World Cup qualification
11.	11 October 2006	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Estonia	2 – 0	2 – 0	Euro 2008 qualifying
12.	2 June 2007	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Andorra	4 – 0	4 – 0	Euro 2008 qualifying
13.	22 August 2007	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Poland	2 – 0	2 – 2	Friendly
14.	21 November 2007	Estadi Communal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Andorra	0 – 1	0 – 1	Euro 2008 qualifying
15.	23 May 2008	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Kazakhstan	6 – 0	6 – 0	Friendly

Career statistics

As of January 13, 2010

References

External links

• Dmitri Sychev FIFA competition record
• Personal blog

Russia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Nigmatullin • 2 Kovtun • 3 Nikiforov • 4 Smertin • 5 Solomatin • 6 Semshov • 7 Onopko • 8 Karpin • 9 Titov • 10 Mostovoi • 11 Beschastnykh • 12 Cherchesov • 13 Dayev • 14 Chugainov • 15 Alenichev • 16 Kerzhakov • 17 Semak • 18 Sennikov • 19 Pimenov • 20 Izmailov • 21 Khokhlov • 22 Sychev • 23 Filimonov • Coach: Romantsev

Russia squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Ovchinnikov • 2 Radimov • 3 Sychev • 4 Smertin • 5 Karyaka • 6 Semshov • 7 Izmailov • 8 Gusev • 9 Bulykin • 10 Mostovoi • 11 Kerzhakov • 12 Malafeev • 13 Sharonov • 14 Anyukov • 15 Alenichev • 16 Evseev • 17 Sennikov • 18 Kirichenko • 19 Bystrov • 20 Loskov • 21 Bugayev • 22 Aldonin • 23 Akinfeev • Coach: Yartsev

Russia squad – UEFA Euro 2008 semi-finalists 1 Akinfeev • 2 V. Berezutski • 3 Yanbayev • 4 Ignashevich • 5 A. Berezutski • 6 Adamov • 7 Torbinski • 8 Kolodin • 9 Saenko • 10 Arshavin • 11 Semak • 12 Gabulov • 13 Ivanov • 14 Shirokov • 15 Bilyaletdinov • 16 Malafeev • 17 Zyryanov • 18 Zhirkov • 19 Pavlyuchenko • 20 Semshov • 21 Sychev • 22 Anyukov • 23 Bystrov • Coach: Hiddink