Denis Makarov

Denis Yevgenyevich Makarov (Денис Евгеньевич Макаров; born 18 February 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Dynamo Moscow.

Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Orenburg-2 on 27 July 2017 in a game against FC Chelyabinsk.

He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on 7 July 2019 in a game against FC Mordovia Saransk.

On 6 January 2020 he signed a 3.5-year contract with FC Rubin Kazan. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rubin on 1 March 2020 in a game against FC Tambov. He substituted Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the 89th minute. He scored his first RPL goal on 5 July 2020 in a 1–0 victory over FC Orenburg.

On 6 August 2021, he signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Moscow. He was voted player of the month by Dynamo fans for December 2021.

International career
He represented Russia at the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where they were eliminated at group stage. Makarov was included in the Squad of the Tournament.

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man Russia squad for UEFA Euro 2020. That was the first time he was called up to the senior national team. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He did not appear in any games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.

Individual

 * UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2021
 * Russian Professional Football League Zone Ural-Privolzhye best young player (2018–19).
 * Russian Premier League Goal of the Season: 2020–21 (Rubin 2–1 Zenit, 8 March 2021)
 * Russian Premier League Goal of the Month: September 2022 (Dynamo 2–1 Ural, 3 September 2022)