Everybody in the division was measured and a Fakel man came out on top: 8.03 across the month and 4 goal contributions. There is no serious case for anybody else.
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Spartak Kostroma people have started saying his name in the past tense.
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Eldar Ćivić had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
7.34 across the month and 2 goal contributions from a Chaika player everybody else in the division now has a file on. His price rose this month without anybody at his club lifting a finger.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 3 of them made by a Nizhniy Novgorod player marked 7.84, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
Belajdi Pusi averaged 8.03 over 3 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
3 in 3 for Arsenal Tula. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
Fee agreed, wages agreed, and Druzhba waiting with a shirt. Nobody at Yenisey is pretending otherwise, and the supporters have stopped asking whether and started asking when.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Chelyabinsk, and it is not being withdrawn.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Volga they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Rodina can pretend not to have heard.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Rostislav Ogienko will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Yenisey the goodbyes have quietly begun.
It is not a grievance and it is not a demand: he wants to play continental football, and he has stopped hiding it. Whether Ural can give him that is a question about the club, not about him.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Shinnik, and it is not being withdrawn.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Saminu Abdullahi will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around KAMAZ the goodbyes have quietly begun.
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Artem Sukhanov had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
3 assists, 9.19, and a Spartak Kostroma player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
1 in 1 for Chelyabinsk. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
1 in 1 for Chernomorets. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
7.72 for a Rodina player whose contribution is measured entirely in other people's celebrations. The providers' chart is the one nobody frames and everybody in a dressing room reads.
9.77 for a Spartak Kostroma player whose contribution is measured entirely in other people's celebrations. The providers' chart is the one nobody frames and everybody in a dressing room reads.
The month closes with Belajdi Pusi out in front — 4 goals in 3 games, and Fakel have the division's most feared finisher.
Scoring charts1 Mar 2027
Evgeny Markov is the division's player of the month — 7.78
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Ural man on 7.78 with 4 goal contributions.
Fee agreed, wages agreed, and Dobrudzha waiting with a shirt. Nobody at Yenisey is pretending otherwise, and the supporters have stopped asking whether and started asking when.
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Miloš Brnović had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
7.40 across the month and 2 goal contributions from a Chelyabinsk player everybody else in the division now has a file on. His price rose this month without anybody at his club lifting a finger.
4 assists across the month from a Rodina player marked 8.04. Somebody has to open the door before anybody walks through it, and nobody in the league opened more.
Belajdi Pusi averaged 8.31 over 3 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
4 in 3 for Rodina. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
5 goals in 5 games, and nobody else in the league close to it. Rodina have the man every defence in the division is planning around.
Scoring charts1 Feb 2027
German Onugkha is the division's player of the month — 7.99
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Rodina man on 7.99 with 6 goal contributions.
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Yenisey have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Scoring charts1 Feb 2027
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Spartak Kostroma
Ruslan Cherviakov was marked 7.42 and had a hand in 5 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Yenisey can pretend not to have heard.
The offer from Omonoia for German Onugkha was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 5 of them made by a Sokol player marked 7.54, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
4 in 5 for Rodina. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
Everybody in the division was measured and a Rodina man came out on top: 8.33 across the month and 7 goal contributions. There is no serious case for anybody else.
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.85 over the month and 4 goal contributions, from a Chelyabinsk player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Arsenal Tula can pretend not to have heard.
3 assists across the month from a Rodina player marked 8.33. Somebody has to open the door before anybody walks through it, and nobody in the league opened more.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Volga they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Scoring charts1 Jan 2027
Brian Mansilla is the division's best-marked player — 8.42
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.42 across 4 matches for Rodina.
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Arsenal Tula, another week without a signature from Ramazan Gadjimuradov.
Everybody in the division was measured and a Fakel man came out on top: 7.99 across the month and 4 goal contributions. There is no serious case for anybody else.
Scoring charts1 Dec 2026
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Yenisey
Lucas Gaona was marked 7.66 and had a hand in 4 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 4 of them made by a Fakel player marked 7.40, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
Scoring charts1 Dec 2026
Best marks in the division for Belajdi Pusi — 7.99
7.99 on average across 4 matches for Fakel. The chart that notices the players a goal tally never does, and this month it noticed him.
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Léo Cordeiro wants continental football; whether Ural can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Nobody in the division bettered it last month: 6 goals in 5 appearances for Torpedo Moscow.
Scoring charts1 Nov 2026
Amur Kalmykov is the division's player of the month — 8.08
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Spartak Kostroma man on 8.08 with 7 goal contributions.
7.48 across the month and 4 goal contributions from a Ural player everybody else in the division now has a file on. His price rose this month without anybody at his club lifting a finger.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Shinnik can pretend not to have heard.
3 assists across the month from a Rodina player marked 7.96. Somebody has to open the door before anybody walks through it, and nobody in the league opened more.
3 in 5 for Neftekhimik. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Yenisey has been clear about where Andrey Mazurin stands, which is more than many ever get.
Marked 8.20 across it, 5 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Ufa have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.
Scoring charts1 Oct 2026
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Chelyabinsk
Matija Popović was marked 8.23 and had a hand in 3 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Montana had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Neftekhimik have lost him in all but the paperwork.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 3 of them made by a Nizhniy Novgorod U21 player marked 7.11, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
Scoring charts1 Oct 2026
Highest marks in the league belong to a Chelyabinsk man
Matija Popović averaged 8.23 over 2 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
Everybody in the division was measured and a Ufa man came out on top: 7.76 across the month and 4 goal contributions. There is no serious case for anybody else.
Scoring charts1 Sep 2026
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Chaika
Arseny Filev was marked 7.40 and had a hand in 4 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Arseny Filev had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Neftekhimik can pretend not to have heard.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 4 of them made by a Rodina player marked 7.67, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
The name of Rashid Magomedov has come up in conversations Neftekhimik were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.