Igor Leshuk, the goalkeeper of Moscow's Dynamo football club, set a new record as the player who has spent the most time on the bench in the history of the Russian Premier League. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
This was announced on a Telegram channel called Cyfroskop. In the fourth round of the Russian championship, during the match against the Sochi team, the Dynamo goalkeeper remained on the bench for the 224th time.
Thus, he surpassed the previous record held by former midfielder of Akhmat club, Khalid Qodirov. Qodirov had spent 223 matches on the bench.
Igor Leshuk is 29 years old and is a graduate of the Dynamo football school. He has played in 71 official matches for the main team.
In these matches, Leshuk has conceded 91 goals and has kept his goal safe in 25 matches. At the same time, Leshuk's long time spent on the bench has also attracted the attention of the football community.
This result has been noted as one of the significant indicators in the history of Russian football.
