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Full nameNikita Chernov
PositionCentre-back
NationalityRussia
Age30
Date of birth14 Jan 1996
BirthplaceVolzhskiy
Height188 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubKrylia Sovetov
Centre-back
21
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1491
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Krylia Sovetov.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League161014066.75

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

N. Chernov is a 30-year-old central defender at Krylia Sovetov, rated 17.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 235th of 274 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (57.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chernov.

Judged on this season alone, Chernov graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 48 of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 3 clean sheets and 2.897 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 42nd of 48 of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 30 Chernov is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStepped up 2021/22
Current potential42nd of 48 centre-backs · Premier LeagueCurrent season36th of 48 centre-backs · Premier League36th-best centre-back in the Premier League235th in the Premier League · potential42nd-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League
17.4
Ratingi
42nd of 48 centre-backs
14.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
57.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.9
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Krylia Sovetov finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side

2.9
Def. / 90
16
Tackles
19
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 57.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.4, Chernov carries the 42nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 48, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Krylia Sovetov finished 11th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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