Denis Yanakov

{{short description|Ukrainian footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Denis Yanakov

| full_name = Denis Oleksiyovych Yanakov

| image = File:Контрольный матч «Динамо» - «Оболонь-Бровар» 5-0. 17 ноября 2019 года — 1035411.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|01|01|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

| height = 1.80 m

| currentclub = Chornomorets Odesa

| clubnumber = 17

| position = Left winger

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Dynamo Kyiv

| years1 = 2018–2020

| clubs1 = Dynamo Kyiv

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = → Arsenal Kyiv (loan)

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020

| clubs3 = → Chornomorets Odesa (loan)

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2020–2022

| clubs4 = Zorya Luhansk

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020–2021

| clubs5 = → Inhulets Petrove (loan)

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = → Polissya Zhytomyr (loan)

| caps6 = 6

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2022–2024

| clubs7 = Polissya Zhytomyr

| caps7 = 24

| goals7 = 7

| years8 = 2024

| clubs8 = → Veres Rivne (loan)

| caps8 = 6

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = Chornomorets Odesa

| caps9 = 26

| goals9 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam1 = Ukraine U17

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2017

| nationalteam2 = Ukraine U19

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| club-update = 29 May 2025

}}

Denis Oleksiyovych Yanakov ({{langx|uk|Деніс Олексійович Янаков}}; born 1 January 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as left winger for Ukrainian Premier League side Chornomorets Odesa.{{cite web|url=https://www.ua-football.com/ua/ukrainian/transfers/1721649629-chornomorec-pidpisav-dvoh-svoyih-kolishnih-gravciv.html|title=«Чорноморець» підписав двох своїх колишніх гравців|language=uk|publisher=ua-football.ua|author=|date=2024-07-22|accessdate=2024-07-23}}{{cite web|url=https://sport.ua/uk/news/694981-ofitsiyno-chornomorets-pidpisav-dvoh-pivzahisnikiv|title=ОФІЦІЙНО. «Чорноморець» підписав двох півзахисників|language=uk|publisher=sport.ua|author=|date=2024-07-22|accessdate=2024-07-23}}

In the 2019–20 season, Yanakov played on loan at Chornomorets Odesa and became the team's top goalscorer along with Volodymyr Arzhanov. In the 2024–25 season, Yanakov played for Chornomorets Odesa and for the second time became the team's top goalscorer.{{cite web|url=https://chornomorets.ua/news/sezon-202425-hto-grav-i-zabivav-za-chornomorec|title=Сезон-2024/25: хто грав і забивав за Чорноморець»|language=uk|publisher=chornomorets.ua|author=|date=2025-05-26|accessdate=2025-05-30}}