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Full nameDaniil Lesovoy
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityRussia
Age28
Date of birth12 Jan 1998
BirthplaceMoskva
Height177 cm
Shirt number#88
ClubNizhny Novgorod
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD · DEF
25
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
1419
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nizhny Novgorod.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League253114196.64
Cup10044

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

D. Lesovoy is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Nizhny Novgorod, rated 22.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 190th of 274 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (54.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.25 goal contributions per 90 (0.19 goals, 0.06 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lesovoy.

Judged on this season alone, Lesovoy graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 40 of the 40 attacking midfielders in the Premier League, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 25 appearances (0.254 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 16). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 36th of 40 of the 40 attacking midfielders in the Premier League. At 28 Lesovoy is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Lesovoy is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential36th of 40 attacking midfielders · Premier LeagueCurrent season32nd of 40 attacking midfielders · Premier League32nd-best attacking midfielder in the Premier League190th in the Premier League · potential36th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Premier League
22.4
Ratingi
36th of 40 attacking midfielders
16.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
54.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.25
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

3
Goals
1
Assists
4
G+A
0.12
Goals / app

3 goals in 25 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 54.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.25 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.97 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.4, Lesovoy carries the 36th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Premier League of 40, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.25 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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