Artyom Evgenyevich Sokolov (born April 1, 2003, Yakutsk) began his football career at the youth club DFC Puls Yakutsk.[3] He is a Russian footballer, a midfielder for the club "Nizhny Novgorod". Master of Sport of Russia (2025).[1] He plays as a midfielder and is equally confident with both feet. The player's agent is Pavel Andreev.[3] On Transfermarkt his primary position is listed as attacking midfielder, with left and right winger as additional positions.[3] The footballer is 1.73 m tall.[3][1]

Career

Sokolov's professional career began at Chertanovo in Moscow: in the 2019/2020 season he played one match in the FNL, and in 2020/2021 he played 14 games and scored 3 goals.[2] In the 2021/2022 season he played for Khimki in the Premier League (12 matches).[2]

Since the 2021/2022 season Sokolov has been tied to Krylya Sovetov of Samara: over several years he played a total of 19 Premier League matches for the club (seasons 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024), and was also loaned to Torpedo Moscow (5 FNL matches in the 2024/2025 season) and to Chelyabinsk, who played in the Second League — Division A (17 matches in the 2024/2025 season).[2] In the 2022/2023 season he played 7 Premier League matches for Nizhny Novgorod.[2]

In July 2025 he moved to Chayka (Peschanokopskoye) as a free agent, where he had one of the best seasons of his career: 28 matches and 10 goals in the FNL (First League) in the 2025/2026 season, plus 2 matches and 1 goal in the Russian Cup.[2]

In July 2026, he again moved as a free agent — this time to Nizhny Novgorod, with whom he signed a contract through June 30, 2027.[1][2] At the start of the 2026/2027 season, he played 12 matches in the First League and scored 3 goals.[1] He wears number 18.[1]

National team appearances

Sokolov was called up to Russia's youth national teams at various age levels: he played friendly matches for the U16 and U17 teams in 2018, took part in the U17 European Championship qualifiers in 2020 (3 matches, 3 goals), and played for the U19 and U21 teams in 2021–2022.[2] In the U19 European Championship qualifiers (2022), he played 3 matches and scored a goal.[2] In the Soccer365 database, he is listed under number 10 for the U19 national team.[1]

Sources

  1. transfermarkt.world — Sokolov's height is 1.73 m. His primary position on Transfermarkt is listed as attacking midfielder; secondary positions are left and right winger. (archive)
  1. soccer365.ru — Artyom Sokolov (Nizhny Novgorod) (archive)
  2. livesport.com — /ru: Artyom Sokolov (Nizhny Novgorod) — profile