Fedor Černych

Fedor Ivanovič Černych (; born 21 May 1991) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder or winger for A Lyga club Kauno Žalgiris. Born in Russia, he plays for and captains the Lithuania national team. With 103 caps, he is Lithuania's most capped player.

Club career Černych was born in Moscow into a Russian family of Lithuanian descent. When his parents broke up, he went to live in Vilnius, Lithuania with his maternal grandparents.

He started his career at , which then played in the LFF II league, South zone. In 2009, Černych signed a contract with Dnepr Mogilev.

Černych was loaned in 2012 to Naftan Novopolotsk when Dnepr Mogilev was relegated to the lower league.

In 2014, he signed for Polish club Górnik Łęczna. In an interview, he said that in Poland most of training was devoted to fitness.

On 26 January 2018, he signed with the Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow. On 31 March 2018, he scored his first goal for Dynamo, securing a 2–1 victory over Arsenal Tula. On 21 October 2018, he scored the only goal of the game to help Dynamo defeat Zenit Saint Petersburg, which was leading the league at the time.

On 21 August 2019, Fedor was loaned to FC Orenburg. On 8 September 2020, his contract with Dynamo Moscow was dissolved by mutual consent. On 17 September 2020, he returned to former club Jagiellonia Białystok.

On 8 January 2023, Cypriot side AEL Limassol announced reaching an agreement in principle to sign Černych until June 2024, with an option for another year, with the move to be finalized following a medical examination.

On 10 January 2024, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Černych, subject to a medical. In June 2024, he signed for Kauno Žalgiris.

International career Černych made his debut for Lithuania on 14 November 2012 in a friendly match against Armenia.

On 7 June 2025, Černych made his 100th international appearance in a 0–0 draw against Malta during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification. Later that year, on 12 October, he matched Saulius Mikoliūnas' record as the most-capped Lithuanian player, earning his 101st appearance in a match against Poland during the same qualification campaign. A month later, on 13 November, he earned his 102nd cap, becoming Lithuania's all-time most-capped player in a goalless draw during a friendly match against Israel.

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Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Černych goal.

Honours Naftan Novopolotsk Belarusian Cup: 2011–12

Kauno Zalgiris A Lyga: 2025

Individual Lithuanian Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017