Partial data. Chelyabinsk play in a division we don't yet fully cover, so we only hold this player's appearances against teams in our tracked leagues — his full season is more than shown here. Ratings reflect the games we have.

Vitali Lystsov

Experienced head

Chelyabinsk · 31 yrsNot playingNew signing

Profile

Full nameVitali Lystsov

PositionCentre-back

NationalityRussia

Age31

Date of birth11 Jul 1995

BirthplaceVoronezh

Height192 cm

ClubChelyabinsk

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Centre-back

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shinnik Yaroslavl.

Career

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Cup×2

Following his move to Boavista, Lystsov's current-season form is level with last season (Season 7→9), while his Rating held around 30. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 21).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Shinnik Yaroslavl · 8th	21	1	—	—	—
2024/25	Boavista · 18th	13	1	6.8	30	9
2023/24	União de Leiria · 12th	15	0	—	31	7
2022/23	Khimki · 15th	8	0	6.18	21	7
2021/22	AkhmatLoan · 7th	13	1	6.78	26	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Russia · international

Side	Apps	G
Russia U21	10	2
Russia U19	4	0
Russia U17	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

V. Lystsov is a 31-year-old central defender at Chelyabinsk, rated 8.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lystsov.

On the season, Lystsov graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 31 Lystsov is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/255 clubs

8.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Chelyabinsk finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

Def. / 90

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Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) 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 0% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 8.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %0%

Available fixtures34 of 8

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 31, Lystsov sits on 0.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lystsov's projected Rating — 8.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

€1.2M total transfer fees · 8 moves

ChelyabinskJul 2026 – nowFree

Shinnik YaroslavlJul 2025 – Jul 2026Free Transfer

BBoavistauntil Jul 2025

Akhmat(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2025

LokomotivAug 2020 – Jul 2021€ 1M

Krylia SovetovAug 2019 – Aug 2020€ 150K

Tondela(on loan)Jul 2016 – Aug 2019

BenficaJul 2015 – Jul 2016Free

União de LeiriaJul 2014 – Jul 2015Free

Lokomotivuntil Jul 2014

About V. Lystsov

Vitali Lystsov is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Chelyabinsk, born on July 11, 1995 in Voronezh, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Russia. Chelyabinsk currently sit 14th of 18 in the First League.

This season

In the current season, V. Lystsov has made 21 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 0 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

V. Lystsov's next match is on September 5, 2026, when Chelyabinsk face Spartak Kostroma at home in the First League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates V. Lystsov at 8.1 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, V. Lystsov has totalled 160 club appearances with 9 goals and 0 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 27 appearances for Benfica B.

V. Lystsov's career has also included time at Shinnik Yaroslavl, BBoavista, Akhmat, Lokomotiv, Krylia Sovetov, Tondela, Benfica and União de Leiria.

On the international stage, V. Lystsov has represented Russia U21, Russia U19, Russia U17 — 20 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

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