Which of the goalkeepers scored a goal in Russian football

Former goalkeeper of “Spartak”, and now the player of “Ural” Alexander Selikhov scored a goal from the penalty in the match of the First League against “Chelyabinsk”. That goal ended up winning.

"RBC Sport" tells who else of the goalkeepers scored in Russian football.

Goalkeepers' goals in Russian football

Andrei Novosadov

In 2001, Torpedo-ZIL goalkeeper Andrei Novosadov scored a goal in the 47th minute of the match of the Russian championship against Torch (3: 1). He implemented a penalty, punching exactly into the right nine. This goal remained the only goalkeeper in the top division of Russia for more than 23 years - until Leshchuk's goal in 2024.

Alexander Budakov

In the FNL match against KAMAZ in 2010, Kuban goalkeeper Alexander Budakov scored the winning goal in the 35th minute - the meeting ended with the score 2: 1 in favor of Kuban. The blow came from its gate. The goalkeeper himself admitted that he did not try to score, but just wanted to take the ball away from his goal.

Boris Shogenov

In 2015, the goalkeeper of Kirov “Dynamo” Boris Shogenov scored a goal in the 14th minute of the PFL match against Izhevsk “Zenit”. He knocked the ball out of his hand from his goal, which hit the lawn in front of the penalty opponent and flew over the goalkeeper.

Rostislav Soldatenko

In 2016, SKA goalkeeper Rostov Rostislav Soldatenko scored a goal in the 78th minute of the PFL match against the Seagull. He took the ball out of his penalty area, after which he through the entire football field, bounced off the lawn and was in the opponent's goal. This goal was the only and winning in the match (1: 0).

Dmitri Khomich

In 2020, Khimok goalkeeper Dmitry Khomich distinguished himself in the match of the group stage of the Cup of Russia against Nizhny Novgorod. In a series of post-match penalties, he first repulsed the opponent's blow, and then he scored the decisive 11-meter, bringing his team victory.

Alexander Radionov

In 2021, Chertanovo goalkeeper Alexander Radionov scored a goal in the 93rd minute of the match of the 42nd round of the Olympus-FNL against Spartak-2 (3: 4). At compensated time, he came to the penalty area of the opponent and scored with a head blow after serving from the penalty box.

Igor Leshchuk

In 2024, the goalkeeper of Dynamo Moscow Igor Leshchuk scored a goal in the 95th minute of the RPL match against Akhmat (1: 1). The goalkeeper came to someone else's penalty area on the corner, after his hit the ball, soaring up, was in the goal because of the error of the opponent's goalkeeper. Leschuk called the episode "a mess." This was the first goal of the goalkeeper from the game in the history of the championships of Russia.

Rasul Mitsayev

In 2026, Veles goalkeeper Rasul Mitsayev scored a goal in the 76th minute of the Second League match against Mashuk-KMV. With a direct blow from his penalty area, the goalkeeper struck the opponent's goal - the ball bounced off the lawn and flew over the goalkeeper. After the goal, Mitsaev ran to the podium to hug his mother.