Matvey Safonov
{{short description|Russian footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Family name hatnote|Yevgenyevich|Safonov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matvey Safonov
| full_name = Matvey Yevgenyevich Safonov
| image = Safonov asse psg 2425.png
| caption = Safonov with Paris Saint-Germain in 2025
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Krasnodar, Russia{{cite web|url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/matvey-safonov|title=Player profile: Matvey Safonov|date=25 February 1999 }}
| height = 1.92 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Paris Saint-Germain
| clubnumber = 39
| youthyears1 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs1 = Krasnodar
| years1 = 2017–2024
| clubs1 = Krasnodar
| caps1 = 147
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2021
| clubs2 = Krasnodar-2
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Paris Saint-Germain
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Russia U15
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam2 = Russia U16
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam3 = Russia U17
| nationalcaps3 = 9
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam4 = Russia U18
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2017
| nationalteam5 = Russia U19
| nationalcaps5 = 3
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2018–2020
| nationalteam6 = Russia U21
| nationalcaps6 = 10
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| nationalyears7 = 2021–
| nationalteam7 = Russia
| nationalcaps7 = 15
| nationalgoals7 = 0
| pcupdate = 3 May 2025
| ntupdate = 6 June 2025
}}
Matvey Yevgenyevich Safonov (also spelled Matvei Safonov; {{langx|ru|Матвей Евгеньевич Сафонов}}; born 25 February 1999) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Russia national team.
Club career
=Krasnodar=
File:Matvei Safonov 2022.jpg in 2022]]
Safonov made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Krasnodar on 13 August 2017 in a game against Amkar Perm.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/match/match_11980.html|title=Krasnodar v Amkar game report|date=13 August 2017}}{{cite web|publisher=Championat|url=https://www.championat.com/football/article-3595013-kto-takoj-vratar-krasnodara-matvej-safonov.html|title="У него характер Акинфеева и бешеный талант". Новая звёздочка "Краснодара"|trans-title="He has Akinfeev's character and mad talent". Krasnodar's new starlet|date=12 November 2018|access-date=14 June 2024}} On 20 October 2020, he was named the man of the match in Krasnodar's 1–1 draw with Rennes in the UEFA Champions League, his club's debut in the competition.{{cite web|publisher=Match TV|url=https://matchtv.ru/football/matchtvnews_NI1257314_Safonov_priznan_luchshim_igrokom_matcha_Renn__Krasnodar|title=Сафонов признан лучшим игроком матча "Ренн" — "Краснодар"|trans-title=Safonov named man of the match "Rennes" — "Krasnodar"|date=20 October 2024|access-date=14 June 2024|language=ru}} On 18 January 2024, Safonov extended his contract with Krasnodar to 31 January 2029.{{cite web|publisher=FC Krasnodar|url=https://fckrasnodar.ru/team/news/object/?object_id=146049|title="Краснодар" переподписал контракт с Матвеем Сафоновым|trans-title="Krasnodar" extends the contract with Matvei Safonov|date=18 January 2024|language=ru}}
=Paris Saint-Germain=
On 14 June 2024, Safonov joined reigning Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), signing a five-year deal.{{cite web|publisher=Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/matvey-safonov-joins-paris-saint-germain-on-a-five-year-deal-psg-new-transferts-mercato-equipe-premiere-2024-2025|title=Matvey Safonov joins Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year deal|date=14 June 2024|access-date=14 June 2024}} Media reports quoted a transfer fee in the region of €20 million.{{Cite web |title=Le PSG officialise l'arrivée du gardien de but russe Matveï Safonov |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-psg-officialise-l-arrivee-du-gardien-de-but-russe-matvey-safonov/1474753 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}} On 18 September 2024, he made his debut for PSG in a 1–0 Champions League win over Girona.{{Cite web |date=18 September 2024 |title=First for Matvey Safonov |url=https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/first-for-matvey-safonov-paris-saint-germain-girona-fc-uefa-champions-league-2024-2025 |access-date=18 September 2024 |publisher=Paris Saint-Germain F.C.}} Following his team's 5–0 victory over Inter Milan in the 2025 UEFA Champions League final on 1 June, he became the fifth Russian Champions League winner and the first in nine years, since Denis Cheryshev.{{cite web|publisher=RBC|url=https://www.rbc.ru/sport/08/05/2025/681b2d839a79470a7c362842|title=Кто из россиян становился победителем Лиги чемпионов|trans-title=Which Russians have won the Champions League?|date=1 June 2025|access-date=1 June 2025|language=ru}}{{efn-ua|The previous four were Igor Dobrovolski, Vladimir But, Dmitri Alenichev and Denis Cheryshev.}}
International career
On 9 October 2020, he was called up to Russia national football team for the first time for UEFA Nations League games against Turkey and Hungary.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://twitter.com/TeamRussia/status/1314642845341569026|title=Матвей Сафонов {{!}} в национальной сборной!|trans-title=Matvey Safonov in national team!|language=ru|date=9 October 2020}}{{Better source needed|date=May 2024}}
On 11 May 2021, Safonov was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/news/213625|script-title=ru:Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО|trans-title=Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations|language=ru|date=11 May 2021}} He debuted on 1 June in a friendly match against Poland.{{Cite news|first=Alexey|last=Lasnov|script-title=ru:Матвей Сафонов дебютировал за сборную России|trans-title=Matvey Safonov made his debut for the Russian national team|url=https://www.championat.com/football/news-4364963-matvej-safonov-debyutiroval-za-sbornuyu-rossii.html|website=Championat|date=1 June 2021|access-date=27 May 2024|language=ru}}
On 2 June, Safonov was included in the final squad.{{cite web|url=https://rfs.ru/news/213785|title=Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020|trans-title=Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020|date=2 June 2021|publisher=Russian Football Union|language=ru}} On 16 June, he played in Russia's second group game against Finland, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2024460--finland-vs-russia/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317165042/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2024460--finland-vs-russia/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2020|title=Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020|publisher=UEFA|date=16 June 2021}} He played again on 21 June in the last group game – a 1–4 loss against Denmark.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2024469--russia-vs-denmark/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210621214109/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2024469--russia-vs-denmark/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 June 2021|title=Russia v Denmark game report|publisher=UEFA|date=21 June 2021}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|id=424249|name=Matvey Safonov}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes Russian Cup, Coupe de France}} !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=4|Krasnodar-2
|1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=FNLCUP|Appearances in FNL Cup}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|16 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=FNLCUP}} | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|Russian First League |1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!18 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=8|Krasnodar
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|Russian Premier League |14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan=2|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Russian Premier League |27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan=2|— | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Russian Premier League |21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan=2|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Russian Premier League |27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Russian Premier League |27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|Russian Premier League |30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!147 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 175 | 0 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain
|10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!175 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 216 | 0 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 6 June 2025}}{{NFT player |id=82639 |name=Safonov, Matvei |access-date=6 June 2025}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Russia
|2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||15||0 |
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2024–25{{Cite web |title=Le PSG champion de France pour la 13e fois de son histoire après sa victoire contre Angers |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-psg-champion-de-france-pour-la-13e-fois-de-son-histoire-apres-sa-victoire-contre-angers/1551951 |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}
- Coupe de France: 2024–25{{Cite web |last=Guillemet |first=Hugo |date=24 May 2025 |title=Le PSG s'offre une 16e Coupe de France après une victoire facile en finale contre Reims |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-psg-s-offre-une-16e-coupe-de-france-apres-une-victoire-facile-en-finale-contre-reims/1564666 |access-date=24 May 2025 |website=L'Équipe |language=Fr}}
- Trophée des Champions: 2024{{Cite web |date=5 January 2025 |title=Foot : Ousmane Dembélé offre sur le fil un nouveau Trophée des champions au PSG contre Monaco |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Ousmane-dembele-offre-sur-le-fil-un-nouveau-trophee-des-champions-au-psg-contre-monaco/1530323 |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}
- UEFA Champions League: 2024–25{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0299-1de417608530-15b01ff7b150-1000/ |title=Paris win Champions League: Doué double helps secure record-breaking final win against Inter |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=31 May 2025 |access-date=31 May 2025}}
Individual
- Russian Premier League Goalkeeper of the Season: 2023–24{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_30787.html|title=Все лауреаты второй премии Winline Герои РПЛ|trans-title=All winners of the second Winline Heroes of the RPL award|date=26 May 2024|access-date=26 May 2024|language=ru}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/matvey-safonov Matvey Safonov] at Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
- {{LFP Ligue 1|new_id=13_103328}}
- {{RPL player|Safonov-Matvey}}
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{{Paris Saint-Germain F.C. squad}}
{{Russia squad UEFA Euro 2020}}
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Category:Footballers from Stavropol
Category:Russian men's footballers
Category:Russia men's youth international footballers
Category:Russia men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Russia men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:FC Krasnodar-2 players
Category:Paris Saint-Germain FC players
Category:Russian Premier League players
Category:Russian First League players
Category:Russian Second League players
Category:UEFA Euro 2020 players
Category:Russian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Russian expatriate sportspeople in France