MOSCOW, June 23 The Executive Committee of the Russian Football Union approved the list of «33 best football players «according to the results of the 2021/22 season, according to the RFU website. The best goalkeepers included Matvey Safonov (Krasnodar), Igor Akinfeev (CSKA), Ilya Lantratov (Khimki). The best in their positions were also:
- —right back — Mario Fernandez (CSKA), Alexei Sutormin (Zenit), Guillermo Varela (Dynamo);
- —right central back — Fabian Balbuena (Dynamo «), Igor Diveev (CSKA Moscow), Maxim Osipenko («Rostov»).
- —left central defender — Rodrigao («Sochi»), Georgy Jikia («Spartak») , Dmitry Chistyakov («Zenith»);
- —left back — Douglas Santos («Zenith»), Sergey Terekhov («Sochi»), Danil Krugovoy («Zenith») ;
- —right midfielder — Malcolm («Zenith»), Zelimkhan Bakaev («Spartak»), Daler Kuzyaev («Zenith»);
- —right central midfielder — Christian Noboa (» Sochi»), Sebastian Shimansky («Dynamo»), Daniil Fomin («Dynamo»);
- —left central midfielder — Claudinho («Zenith»), Vilmar Barrios (» Zenit»), Danil Glebov («Rostov»);
- —left midfielder — Arsen Zakharyan («Dynamo»), Anton Zinkovsky («Wings of the Soviets»), Dmitry Poloz ( «Rostov»);
- —right forward — Hamid Agalarov («Ufa»), Rifat Zhemaletdinov («Lokomotiv»), Artyom Dzyuba («Zenith»);
- —left winger — Mateo Cassierra (Sochi), Ivan Sergeev (Zenith), Eric Bicfalvi (Ural).
List «33 of the best football players» is compiled and approved annually by the RFU Executive Committee following the results of the Russian Championship. It represents three symbolic compositions of football players, distributed according to their roles.